Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) articles from April 2001

Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) archives from April 2001

Health Center Is a Boon for Oklahoma City, Study Reports.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 29--The Oklahoma Health Center each year has a $1.7 billion effect on Oklahoma City's economy, plus it generates $800 million in labor income, according to a University of Oklahoma study. The report,...

Official: Oklahoma Program to Gain State 820 Jobs in Next Three Years.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Mar. 29--Oklahoma's Quality Jobs Program will add some 820 jobs to the economy in the next three years, an Oklahoma Commerce Department spokeswoman said. Ann Dee Lee said four companies have signed on to the...

Oklahoma Pharmacy Board Revoke's License from Online Pill Distributor.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Mar. 29--The state Board of Pharmacy revoked an Oklahoma businessman's license Wednesday after a hearing on complaints that his pharmacy dealt in excessive quantities of controlled drugs online. The board's attorney,...

Oklahoma City-Area Technology Firm Finds Selling New Systems Can Be Tough.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 29--Coming up with a novel solution to a manufacturing problem is tough enough. Sometimes Hadley Design Inc. finds it's even harder to convince a customer to accept new technology. It took months for the...

Oklahoma City Bird Store Owner Hopes New Venture Will Feather Nest.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 30--A store for bird lovers has opened at the Town & Country Village shopping center at 12325 -- May Ave. in Oklahoma City. The Wild Bird Center -- a franchisee of the Glen Echo, Md.-based Wild Bird...

Comair Transfers Most of Its Passengers during Pilots' Strike.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 30--Shut down by a pilots' strike since Monday, regional airline Comair is transferring about 70 percent of its passengers to Delta Airlines, a Comair spokeswoman said Thursday. The remaining 30 percent of...

Oklahoma House to Vote on Delaying Electric Deregulation.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 28--A bill to delay electric deregulation in Oklahoma until 2003 won approval in the House energy committee Tuesday and headed for consideration by the full House. The measure, Senate Bill 440, will create a...

Oklahoma City-Based Energy Company Prospers in 2000.
April 2, 2001... Mar. 28--Oklahoma City-based Canaan Energy Corp. announced Tuesday that net earnings for 2000 were $2 million, or 52 cents per share, on revenues of $18 million. That compares with net earnings of $3.6 million, or $1.01 per share, on revenues...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Gas Utility Seeks Monthly Tax to Recover Costs.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 30--Oklahoma Natural Gas wants to levy a "flat rate recovery tariff" of $5.50 per customer for each of the next seven months to help recover the remaining cost of gas purchased for consumers the past winter. ...

Oklahoma City Jobless Rate Makes Big Jump in February.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 30--Unemployment in February in the Oklahoma City area climbed nearly a full percentage point from January, according to a preliminary report of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. The report...

Energy Companies Revive Shipment of Natural Gas to U.S. in Liquefied Form.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 28--How high are natural gas prices? High enough that energy companies are revisiting a time-honored, but costly way to raise production -- hauling liquefied natural gas to the United States in ships. ...

Oklahoma Board Seeks to Require 'Live' Telephone Customer Representative.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 30--Telephone companies will have to make available a "live" person to speak with customers during regular business hours if the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has its way. The proposal, announced Thursday,...

Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Owners from `Surprise Liens'.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 30--A bill to protect property owners and contractors from "surprise liens" without overburdening subcontractors and suppliers is before the governor after unanimous passage at every step in the Legislature. ...

Oklahoma Tech Companies Make Slight Rebound on Wall Street.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 28--Oklahoma technology stocks -- which enjoyed their heyday more than a year ago -- got to shine again Tuesday. Of the six state companies posting gains of more than 5 percent Tuesday, half are in the...

Nichols Hills, Okla., Family to Auction Off House.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 31--NICHOLS HILLS, Okla.--Wayne and Helen Von Feldt's sprawling, six-bedroom, seven-bath home on Dorchester Drive has something for every generation. For little ones, there is room to play, on lawns and in...

Etiquette at Business Meals Can Mean Difference between Success, Failure.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 2--We are what we eat. It may be more than just a saying when it comes to business meals. Without proper etiquette, prospective employees and business partners can blow their chances to secure...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Cos. to Sell Communications Branch.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 31--Tulsa-based Williams is shedding a limping Williams Communications. The directors of Williams, the parent of Williams Communications, announced plans Friday to turn over to Williams shareholders some 400...

Oklahoma City-Based Construction Firm Lost $30 Million Last Year, CEO Says.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 3--Citing unsold inventory and higher finance costs, CMI Corp. had a loss of $30.2 million, or $1.39 per share, on revenues of $228.3 million in the year ended Dec. 31, Chairman Bill Swisher said Monday. That...

Japan Wooed by Other Corn-Producing Countries in Wake of Biotech Debacle.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 1--The StarLink corn scare is ripping into the American farmer's export market and leaving behind strong competitors that are wooing Japan, this country's biggest foreign customer. Corn isn't huge in...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Apr. 1--Just what are consumers thinking? Anything? Shouldn't consumers be depressed? After all, there's been a drumbeat of bad economic news. Manufacturers are leaking jobs. Many dot-coms are dot-gones. The...

Enid, Okla., Wins Award as One of Five Best Revitalized Downtowns.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 3--The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Monday named Enid one of its five best communities in the nation for revitalizing its central business district through historic preservation. The...

Federal Program Helps Oklahoma Towns Restore Business Districts.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 3--A state Department of Commerce program has pumped more than $280 million into the business districts of 48 Oklahoma towns without handing the communities a nickel. Since 1985, Main Street Oklahoma...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 1--Armed with two bachelor's degrees, one in architecture and one in construction management, Bill White was prepared for the finesse of architecture or the ruggedness of building. The first door that opened...

Five Oklahoma-Based Firms Reach Fortune 500 List.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 3--Five Oklahoma companies -- all energy-related -- have been included in this year's Fortune 500 list of top U.S. corporations. One of those, Kerr-McGee, also was named to the BusinessWeek 50 list of...

Oklahoma City-Based Internet Hotel Chain Wants to Build Two New Locations.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 31--InternetINNS.com is advancing plans to build two hotels in the core of Oklahoma City, company executives said Friday. The Oklahoma City-based hotel chain is now trying to line up about $10 million to pay for...

Poll: Americans Fear Internet Has Spawned New Dangers.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 3--People are worried that the Internet age has generated a group of dangerous entrepreneurs and opportunists, according to a study released Monday. The dangers people fear range from online scam artists to...

Oklahoma City-Based Legal Services Company Holds Convention.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 31--Lights flashed. Music pounded. Up to 8,000 Pre-Paid Legal Services associates roared with approval as their leader, Harland Stonecipher -- chief executive of a company under fire -- took center stage during...

Norman, Okla., Company's Stock Rises after Notice of Possible Acquisition.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 1--A sketchy acquisition announcement nearly doubled the stock price of Precis Smart Card Systems last week. On Monday, the Norman company announced that it will soon "acquire" the Capella Group, a private...

Oklahoma Officials Delay Vote on Proposed Natural Gas Fee Increase.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 31--Expressing concerns about a proposed flat gas fee, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Friday delayed a vote on an Oklahoma Natural Gas request to require that its residential customers pay a monthly fee of...

Internet Security People Watch for `Business Opportunity' Scams.
April 4, 2001... Mar. 31--Some of the so-called "business opportunities" making the rounds on the Internet are far from the prankish humor of Mr. Fox being urged to invest in the Zoo. It's easy to become an April Fool, though, as the online universe is...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Oil Firm to Buy Canadian Exploration Company.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 29--TULSA, Okla.--Vintage Petroleum Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire Genesis Exploration Ltd., based in Alberta, Canada . Vintage said its offer of $18.25 Canadian per share in cash has been unanimously...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 2--BIG growth in intermodal shipping -- those big containers and trailers hauled on rail cars, then attached to trucks -- is good news for industrial property markets. But intermodal shipping and just-in-time...

Oklahoma Uses Foreign Offices to Promote Trade.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 1--An international trade expert in California said the value of foreign trade offices -- at least to his state -- is easy to measure. "It's statistically insignificant," said Jock O'Connell, one of...

Oklahoma Auditor Investigates Use of Taxes by Foreign Trade Offices.
April 4, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 2--State Auditor Clifton Scott is examining the use of tax dollars for foreign trade offices whose value has never been formally documented. State Sen. James Williamson, who sits on the economic development...

Congress Mulls Bills to Tighten, Toughen Bankruptcy Laws.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 4--Almost 1 million people nationwide are expected to file for bankruptcy this year, but federal legislation being worked on now would make it much more difficult for those people to leave their debts behind. ...

Oklahoma City-Area Bookstores Downplay New Book by Terrorist McVeigh.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 4--It seemed a typical day Tuesday at Borders Books & Music on Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City. Seven people sat at tables in the store's cafe: a businessman talking on a cellular phone, a...

Oklahoma Car Dealer to Open Establishment in Oklahoma City.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 4--Fowler Holding Co. will enter the Oklahoma City auto market with a new Dodge dealership in south Oklahoma City, chairman Mike Fowler said Tuesday. The store will use a six-acre site at the northwest corner of...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Communications Firm Weathers Harsh Loss in Trading.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 4--As the president of Williams Communications conducted a "road show" in New York, the news back home in Tulsa grew increasingly unsettling on Tuesday. While Howard Janzen talked to potential investors about...

Oklahoma Governor Pushes to Add Republicans to Energy Task Force.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 4--Gov. Frank Keating wants two Republican lawmakers added to a proposed electric deregulation task force, an aide said Tuesday. Secretary of State Mike Hunter said the makeup of the task force proposed in...

Oklahoma-Based Energy Companies Take a Beating As Markets Continue to Fall.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 4--Ten Oklahoma companies -- including four in the energy sector -- were among those pounded by investors Tuesday, as the market tumbled on earnings warnings and nervousness over a U.S. spy plane grounded in...

Attorneys Look to Expand Firestone Recall to All Tires Made in Decatur, Ill.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 4--Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. should have recalled all the tires it made at a Decatur, Ill., plant. Jill Phillips and Philip Outhier want the inquiry to include a Seiberling brand 30-by-9.5-inch TrailRider radial...

New Management Takes Over Thirty Nursing Homes in Oklahoma, Texas.
April 5, 2001... Byline: Jim Killackey Apr. 4--Thirty Oklahoma and Texas nursing homes operated by Rocky Lemon are under new management after mounting financial problems led to unpaid food bills. The operational changes affect 1,543 nursing home patients...

Oklahoma City Questions Impact of Renovation at Local Airport.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 5--Will Rogers World Airport has a $100 million makeover under way that frequently prompts three questions. Airport executives have quick answers for two: Who pays for it? Will it turn Oklahoma City into a major...

Corning Addresses Concerns in Oklahoma City over Optical Fiber Plant.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 5--The dot-com crash is causing Corning Inc. to doubt its projected robust earnings, and the company hired to manage construction of Corning's $400 million optical fiber plant in west Oklahoma City is in financial...

Oklahoma Electricity Firms Want Corporation Commission to Study Deregulation.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 5--Oklahoma lawmakers should reject a proposed task force to study electricity deregulation and give the job to an agency with expertise -- the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a lobbyist for an electricity...

Oklahoma Insurers Wrestle with Exclusion of `Actual Cash Value' Definition.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 3--It's an enigma in Oklahoma's insurance industry. Though most homeowner, automobile and renter insurance claims are adjusted using actual cash value, the definition of that value cannot be found in...

Small Oklahoma Oil Companies Receive Lower Number of Loans.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 5--Small oil independents are finding it increasingly difficult to procure bank loans, FDIC economist Adrian Rangel Sanchez found in the first quarter of this year. Oklahoma banks, however, haven't shied away...

Williams Cos. Hopes to Use Market Rates for Electricity Sales in California.
April 6, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 5--TULSA, Okla.--Williams Cos. said Wednesday it is confident that federal regulators will allow the company to continue using market-based rates for its power sales in California. Two California utilities...

Oklahoma Aircraft Manufacturing Company Aero Fab Seeks Liquidation.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Larry Levy Apr. 7--TULSA, Okla.--An aircraft manufacturing company in business since 1990 is seeking liquidation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The Aero Fab Corp. reported assets of $5.83...

Plight of Endangered 'Bait Fish' Spawns Controversy in Oklahoma.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 8--Call it bait fish, modern-day canary or killer shark -- the Arkansas River shiner has made its presence known in Oklahoma. Since last year, the pinkie-finger-size fish has been awash in controversy marked...

Dallas-Based TXI Plans Rock Aggregate Plant in Oklahoma.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 7--Dallas-based TXI is investing $20 million in a crushed-stone operation in southern Oklahoma, spokesman Randall Jones said Friday. Construction is under way on the Mill Creek Stone Plant. Completion is...

Gasoline Price Spike Looms, But News Not All Bad in Oklahoma.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 7--Retail gasoline prices have been trending upward for the last 40 days, and it can only get worse with summer driving season price spikes looming, experts say. The increases have taken place despite only...

Persistence Key Strategy for Investors.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 8--Stock investment clubs in Oklahoma know better than to pull away from a volatile stock market, National Association of Investors Corp. members said. Even though the Dow Jones industrial average has dropped...

Staples to Open Store in Yukon, Okla.
April 11, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 7--Staples Inc. will open a new store today in Yukon. The Boston-based office supply company will be the first of four retailers in the new 72-acre West End Point shopping center near Interstate 40...

Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Business Center Changes Name.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Apr. 11--The Business Development Center on the campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford is changing its name to better reflect the center's purpose, officials said Monday. The newly named...

Oklahoma Guards Against Cattle Disease.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Mick Hinton Apr. 10--Sen. John Crutchfield said his family had to kill its herd of registered Hereford cattle in 1929 and has never forgotten it. They dug a pit and ran the cattle into it, Crutchfield said. "Now, I'm sure this...

Oklahoma Oil Companies with Chinese Investments Watch Diplomatic Front.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 11--Three Oklahoma energy companies -- Phillips Petroleum, Kerr-McGee and Devon Energy -- have significant oil and gas interests in China. Could a worsening of the standoff between the United States and...

Easter Season, Warm Weather Bring Shoppers to Oklahoma City Stores.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 11--Easter and the welcomed arrival of spring-like temperatures are sending consumers to the stores en masse, area retailers say. Shoppers are buying everything, from traditional chocolate bunnies...

Former Economics Professor Still Learning As Energy Executive in Oklahoma.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 8--Steven C. Agee has something that few executives have but many might find useful -- a doctorate in economics. As president of XAE Corp., a private energy firm, Agee is living proof that knowing reams of...

Panel to Rehear Oklahoma Natural Gas' Audit Issues.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 10--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will conduct a rehearing today on whether to require Oklahoma Natural Gas' unregulated affiliates to open their books to commission auditors. Commission staff says...

Oklahoma Officials Ask for Documents from Natural Gas Company.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 11--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission voted 2-1 Tuesday to require Oklahoma Natural Gas' affiliates to provide records that would show whether they charged other customers less for gas than ONG customers paid....

Natural Gas Storage Aided by Warm Weather, Oklahoma City Company Says.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 11--An Oklahoma City company has reported that warmer than usual weather throughout much of the nation has helped the natural gas storage season get off to a strong start. C.H. Guernsey & Co. said Monday its...

Oklahoma Reseller, Fuel Producer Say New Pump Will Improve Oilfield Work.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 10--To a layman, it looked like a very long pipe. To the oil-patch personnel gathered around it, it was exciting--a unique oil-and gas-well pump. Tom Whilden, president of Oklahoma City-based Burleson Pump...

OPINION: Airlines' Woes Not Their Fault.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Apr. 8--If you're planning on boarding an airplane in the next few months, buckle up--there could be turbulence ahead. Just think of last summer's airport snarls: overbooked flights, missed connections, delays....

Petroleum Firm Denies Talks with Russia.
April 12, 2001... Apr. 7--Phillips Petroleum Co. denied reports Friday that is in discussions with Russian company Tatneft. Phillips also denied that it is pursuing activities in Iraq. Both reports were published in the Thursday edition of Oil Daily,...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 7--Slowdown? What slowdown? Wall Street is about 1,500 miles from Oklahoma City, as the crow flies. Wall Street is even further from Reno Avenue, Sunnylane and SE 74, as the bear runs. Wall Street is...

Log Cabin Houses Center for Software in Noble, Okla.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 10--NOBLE, Okla.--An unexpected business has sprung up in a log cabin in rural Noble, where cattle graze and an oil well rests in the front yard as the Canadian River curls along the countryside to the south. ...

Bankrupt Oklahoma City-Based Tower Tech Garners $1 Million Loan.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 11--Tower Tech Inc., which has filed for bankruptcy court protection, has arranged a loan of more than $1 million, Chief Executive Robert C. Brink said Tuesday. Taglich Brothers Investment Banking of New York is...

Oklahoma City Law Firm Files Suit for Investors Against Technology Company.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 10--An Oklahoma City law firm has filed a class action investor lawsuit against JNI Corp., a San Diego technology company whose stock price fell from $126 to $6.74 during the past five months. The lawsuit...

Some Former Workers at Oklahoma City's Firestone Tire Plant Asked to Return.
April 12, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Apr. 11--About half of the workers laid off at Oklahoma City's Dayton Tire Plant are getting calls to return to work, Bridgestone/Firestone spokesmen said Tuesday. Being called back to work are 330 workers. About 40...

Judge Rejects Oklahoma Gas Firm's Request to Stop Contempt Hearing.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 12--Acting Chief Justice Joseph M. Watt on Wednesday rejected an 11th-hour attempt by Oklahoma Natural Gas affiliates to prevent a hearing today on a contempt complaint brought by state regulators. The...

Oklahoma Retailers Sue Oil Company for Selling Gas Too Cheaply.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Apr. 12--A state law that forbids retailers from selling below cost and mandates a markup is at the center of a court case pending in eastern Oklahoma. The law, called the Unfair Sales Act, says retailers must...

Oklahoma City Investors Purchase Downtown Office Building.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 12--Local investors have bought One Benham Place, a 149,855-square-foot "Class A" office building at 9400 -- Broadway, for $12.2 million -- a 58.4 percent increase over its last sales price in 1995. The...

Oklahoma Governor Signs Modified Mechanic's Lien Legislation.
April 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 12--Gov. Frank Keating has signed Senate Bill 112, which gives property owners and general contractors protection against "surprise liens" while not overburdening subcontractors and suppliers, industry leaders...

Sewer Problems Back Up Housing Permits in Norman, Okla.
April 15, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 13--Norman's sewer problems are backing up the flow of housing permits in the Oklahoma City area, which otherwise is tending toward limited housing growth this year compared to 2000. Norman is issuing fewer...

Two Oklahoma Gas Affiliates Ask Court to Bar Regulators from Viewing Records.
April 15, 2001... Byline: Paul English Apr. 13--Two affiliates of Oklahoma Natural Gas on Thursday asked the state's highest court to bar the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from viewing records of the affiliates' sales to other utilities and companies. ...

Oklahoma City-Area Doll Store Manager Honored.
April 15, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Apr. 13--An Edmond doll store manager was honored recently at the International Toy Fair in New York. Debbie Bibb, manager of The Doll House at 18 S Broadway, was presented a top 10 dealer of the year...

Pre-Paid Legal Services Shares Soar 18 Percent.
April 15, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 13--Investors in Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. had reason to celebrate Thursday, when their stock -- which has suffered staggering losses in recent months -- shot upward to become the third-largest percentage...

Oklahoma City High-Tech Firm Seeks Approval for New Hearing Aid.
April 15, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 13--High tech is going to the ears as an Oklahoma City company this week seeks federal approval to manufacture a new hearing aid. The founder of Soundtec Inc., Dr. Jack Hough, has worked for 20 years with a...

The Daily Oklahoman Agricultural Notes Column.
April 17, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Apr. 15--OKLAHOMA ORGANIZES CREWS TO DEAL WITH ANY FOOT-AND-MOUTH OUTBREAK: Oklahoma is working on details to organize crews and bulldozers to destroy infected animals and bury them if foot-and-mouth disease hits the...

Yukon, Okla., Officials Dispute Recent Census Count.
April 17, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Apr. 14--YUKON, Okla.--Yukon city leaders and the census bureau disagree over the 2000 count, which showed what is regarded here as a piddling increase of 108 people since 1990. Circumstantial evidence suggests the...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
April 17, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Apr. 15--Let's say you and I formed a little business to sell widgets for only 5 percent above cost. Since other retailers sell widgets for 20 percent above cost, we'd probably be successful. Do you know what...

Left Off Exchange, Oklahoma Stocks Yearn for Change.
April 17, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Apr. 15--There are worse things than being a penny stock that trades for mere pocket change. Look at Atomic Burrito. That company hasn't seen a $1 share price since this time last year -- which almost seems like...

State Grain to Fuel Tulsa, Okla., Ethanol Plant.
April 17, 2001... Byline: Larry Levy Apr. 14--TULSA, Okla.--Some Oklahoma crops will become a fuel additive in a plant due to go into production here this year. Cattle feed, pet food, fish farm food and fertilizer will be byproducts from the manufacture...