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Today on The Outline: at least one farm in northwest Arkansas was affected by avian influenza. Also, UAMS receives five stars for its treatment of heart failure, pneumonia, respiratory failure, and brain surgery. Plus, Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday.

On this week's episode of "I am Northwest Arkansas," Bill Fox, director of of technical assistance at the loan fund Forge, talks about business planning and market research.

Ozarks at Large's daily news recap covers possible prison expansion in Arkansas and updates on the state budget. Plus, Harps Foods is opening another store and more.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders ranging from setting a general cap on government rules and regulations, to banning the word "Latinx" on all government forms. Courtney Lanning, film critic for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, finishes her top 10 favorite movies of 2022 list. Plus, Northwest Arkansas cities enter 2023 with bigger budgets, and more.

Northwest Arkansas cities released their 2023 approved budgets in the latter part of 2022. Ozarks at Large’s growth impact reporter Anna Pope spoke with officials from Fayetteville and Springdale about growing budgets, raising employee salaries, investments in public safety and infrastructure.