Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) articles from April 2000

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) archives from April 2000

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Charles Crumpley Apr. 30--You probably already know that Wednesday is the first anniversary of the big tornado, but you may not know that it also is Tax Freedom Day. Tax Freedom Day? You may not even have heard about it. Even...

Oklahoma City Man Provides Emu Oil-Based Salve to Help Give Pain Relief.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Mike Strain Apr. 30--The tired, old building isn't a church, but the man inside talks about God and miracles and Super Blue. He talks about taking away people's pain. Actually, he does more than just talk about it. He guarantees...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 30--If Bentley Hedges could go to the most exotic place in the world, he says it would be Tahiti. That island's verdant mountains, silky beaches and comfortable hotels call him back. Since he owns a travel...

Oklahoma City Skyscraper Sold to Local Investors for $45 Million.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 30--Score one -- a big, shiny one -- for the downtown home team. Leadership Square, Oklahoma City's biggest skyscraper, was sold Friday to local investors. It was a big deal in more ways than one. The...

The Daily Oklahoman Local Stocks Column.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Mike Strain Apr. 30--There are wild market rides, and then there's viaLink. In its latest surge, the Edmond-based company is up 170 percent since Monday. That's right. ViaLink has nearly tripled its stock price since Monday....

Oklahoma City Meeting to Discuss Opportunities for Smaller Companies.
April 30, 2000... Apr. 30--Opportunities for small and disadvantaged companies will be explored May 24-25 in a procurement training conference sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration. The keynote speaker at the two-day trade show, at the Westin...

Oklahoma City Makes Big Return on Investment in Downtown Development.
April 29, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 29--Lots of news stories are like the tribbles in the original "Star Trek" television series: They're born pregnant. In other words, there are stories inside stories. The "story" of downtown Oklahoma City's...

Oklahoma City-Based Grocery Chain Revitalizes Finances, Regains Market Share.
April 29, 2000... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 29--Times are looking good at Homeland Holding Co. where, last week, the Oklahoma City-based grocery chain bought four Fleming Cos. stores. Homeland not only is shopping for stores, it's reporting profits...

Microsoft Stock Stays Steady at Lowered Price after Justice Department Decree.
April 29, 2000... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 29--The stock markets expected the government's filing Friday to urge a federal judge to split Microsoft Corp. in two, Oklahoma brokers said. So Microsoft's stock price closed down only slightly for the day, 6...

Oklahoma Bank Reports Solid Earnings from First Quarter of 2000.
April 28, 2000... Byline: Mike Strain Apr. 28--Local Financial Corp. released a strong first-quarter earnings report at the company's annual shareholders meeting Thursday at the Waterford Marriott Hotel in Oklahoma City. Local Financial is the holding...

Oklahoma Officials Analyze Financial, Social Effects of Electric Deregulation.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Gregory Potts Apr. 27--Oklahoma Corporation Commission staff members warned the three commissioners Wednesday that they see major gaps in electric deregulation legislation. Versions of the bill already have passed through...

Lenders See Fewer New Mortgages As Interest Rates Rise.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 27--The nation's lenders will trade the big "T" for the less illustrious "B" this year. But the $980 billion in residential home loans to be originated in 2000 isn't too shabby, the president-elect of the...

Two Oklahoma Men Recognized by California Firm for More Than 10 Patents.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 27--Designing something worthy of a patent is no mean feat. To be recognized by one of the world's premier computer technology companies for 10 patents is notable. Two of Seagate Technology Inc.'s Oklahoma...

National Housing Markets Slow Down, But Oklahoma City Stays Solid.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 27--Home buyers in the Oklahoma City area haven't heard of the supposed slowdown in housing markets, judging from the latest sales figures. Sales of existing homes in the Oklahoma City area in March surged a...

Three Leading National Real Estate Companies to Pool Resources Online.
April 27, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 27--Three leading commercial realty companies are combining forces -- where else? -- online. CB Richard Ellis in Los Angeles, Trammell Crow Co. in Dallas and Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. in Chicago are "pursuing...

Oklahoma Natural Gas Approves Plan to Cut Base Rate.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Gregory Potts Apr. 25--Customers of Oklahoma Natural Gas could see a rate reduction that averages $23 a household beginning in June, if an agreement approved Monday also gains the approval of regulators. However, even if the...

Job Market Geared for Employees.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Mike Strain Apr. 25--Imagine the scenario: You walk into an office for a job interview. You're talking with the person who soon may be your boss. The person asks you the standard questions and tells you about the job. And...

Lucent Technologies to Sell Several Plants; May Include Oklahoma City Plant.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 24--If the Lucent Technologies plant in Oklahoma City is sold in coming months, the future of its nearly 4,000 employees will be a consideration, a company spokeswoman said Friday. "Clearly one of the goals we...

Enid, Okla., Company Introduces Service to Raise Yield of Wheat Crops.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Bryan Painter Apr. 23--The rippling leaf tips of green wheat tap against Lance Embree's hip pockets as he wades into a field. This coincidental brush is rather ironic. That's because cash in the pocket is the ultimate goal...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Charles Crumpley Apr. 23--Who wants to be a millionaire? The television game show by that name is fascinating millions of Americans, judging by the show's astonishing ratings. And who wouldn't like the show? It's fun and flashy,...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 23--When Brent Gooden considers representing a company, he looks for specific aspects. "Innovators. We have been very careful of who our clients are. Most of our clients have national or international markets...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Notes Column.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 23--THE NEW preacher raised a few eyebrows when he became pastor of the small-town Southern Baptist church that helped bring me up in eastern Oklahoma. He dared to handle filthy lucre at times other than the...

Ponca City, Okla., Cable Television Provider Sues Former Manager.
April 5, 2000... Byline: Randy Ellis Apr. 5--Ponca City's cable television service provider filed a federal court lawsuit Monday against its former system manager -- accusing him of "outrageous acts of disloyalty" and unfair competition. Jerald D....

Teamsters' Grocer Strike Hasn't Spread to Oklahoma City Yet.
April 4, 2000... Byline: Gregory Potts Apr. 4--Teamsters in Springfield, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan., have gone on strike and are trying to organize a boycott against Associated Wholesale Grocers -- their former employer -- to protest the outsourcing of...

Oklahoma State Senator to Lead Right-to-Work Group.
April 4, 2000... Byline: Bryan Painter Apr. 4--Sen. Mike Fair, R-Oklahoma City, has been named president of the organization Oklahomans for Right to Work, and he has set education on the right-to-work issue as a goal for his tenure. Fair has been a...

Oil Industry Looks For Pricing 'Comfort Zone'.
April 4, 2000... Byline: Larry Levy Apr. 4--TULSA, Okla.--Somewhere between the oil well and the gasoline pump is a "comfort zone" that everyone can live with. That's the opinion of speakers at a three-day symposium on Improved Oil Recovery that...

Several Oklahoma City-Area Companies' Stock Prices Surge.
April 4, 2000... Byline: Mike Strain Apr. 4--Oklahoma companies may not be as glamorous as some of the high-tech superstars the national media constantly fawn over. But know this: Several Oklahoma companies have been making their investors happy -- no,...