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Maumelle Fine Wines & Spirits is building a new and bigger location and relocating there.

I think most were hoping for something more community oriented but it's one less empty lot and they've really spent a lot of money rehabilitating the lot. The building and landscaping look very presentable.

North Little Rock votes to approve a railroad overpass on East McCain this week: http://www.fox16.com...QAzaU7GElw.cspx

I spend a lot of time working with retail stores - particularly Kroger. I've spoken with the store managers and district personnel who confirm a late '13 early '14 opening of the remodel and expansion. They rearranged everything to get customers used to the new layout to minimize disruption and confusion later on.

That extension is now complete.

Buffalo Wild Wings coming to Sherwood! http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/planreview/PLUMB/81760.htm

The recently opened Kroger store in Maumelle is in the process of being reset to prepare for a remodel and expansion into a Kroger Marketplace in 2013.

Looks like we'll finally be getting a Dunkin Donuts by Steinmart in Little Rock... http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/planreview/PLUMB/80205.htm

The Kroger store on Highway 10 has begun demolition of the adjoining strip mall for expansion and rebranding into a Kroger Marketplace... will be the 3rd in the state.

Metroplan has a "design competition" for the Broadway Bridge: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/oct/21/metroplan-launches-broadway-bridge-design-competit/ http://media.arkansasonline.com/news/documents/2011/09/28/Proposed_Bridge_Replacement.pdf

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/aug/23/apple-store-little-rock-saturday/ LITTLE ROCK — A much-anticipated Apple Store in Little Rock will open its doors Saturday, the company said on its website. The store, located in The Promenade at Chenal, 17711 Chenal Parkway, has a grand opening set for 10 a.m. Its normal business hours will be 10 a.m. through 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon through 6 p.m. Sunday. The location will be the first in Arkansas.

I'd like to see a merging of the 1st and 3rd options....

Here is the PDF from the article showing some of the conceptual work... http://media.arkansasonline.com/news/documents/2011/07/21/Stakeholders_final.pdf

I've seen many independent Kroger/Dillon Fuel Centers in other states ... but this will be the first for Arkansas.

Bella Vista Bypass groundbreaking today... Got to love the end of the article where they are still clueless on where 'the rest of the funding will come from'... http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=440407