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

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

Bill Approved by Oklahoma Agriculture Committee Adds Subsidies.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 31--Legislation approved last week by the House Agriculture Committee would maintain subsidies to grain and cotton farmers. It will add payment programs for farmers who raise honey, peanuts and other crops....

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Jul. 31--Maybe it's just me, but virtually every Tulsan I've talked to during the past year or so seems almost awe-struck by Oklahoma City. A typical lunch conversation goes something like this: Tulsan:...

Retooling Work Back to Normal after Fire in GM's Oklahoma City Plant.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 31--Retooling construction work at the General Motors plant in Oklahoma City was back on schedule early Sunday after a four-alarm fire Saturday gutted the old paint shop, spokeswoman Kathy Oden said Monday. ...

Ada, Okla.-Based Legal Services Firm's Earnings Fail to Meet Expectations.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 31--Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. -- employing an accounting change recommended by the Securities and Exchange Commission -- reported that second-quarter earnings rose 54 percent over earnings for the same...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Natural Gas Company Beats Profit Estimate.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 31--Williams Cos. of Tulsa announced second-quarter earnings Monday that were up 19 percent, as earnings-per-share beat Wall Street analysts' estimates by 15 cents. Unaudited second-quarter income from...

Oklahoma Farmers Aim to Defend Peanut Price.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 31--Oklahoma peanut farmers plan to rush to Washington this morning to protest lawmakers' plans to shell the peanut quota system. Lawmakers are working on a new farm bill and the House Committee on...

Menomonee Falls, Wis.-Based Retailer to Open Four Oklahoma City-Area Stores.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 31--KOHL'S is entering the Oklahoma City market this fall ready to redefine the department store niche, District Manager Doug Arnoldi said. Arnoldi recently visited the metro area to help prepare for the...

Oklahoma Sales-Tax Holiday Dies in Legislature; Texas Merchants to Profit.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 31--Smell the pumpkin pie baking? Feel the crisp air outside? Is that the Macy's parade on the tube? Well, maybe not. Despite the sultry July temperatures, something of Thanksgiving is in the air....

Oklahoma-Based Utility's Parent Company Reports Earnings Fall, Revenue Rise.
July 31, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 31--OGE Energy Corp. reported lower second-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share Monday, compared with 41 cents a share for the same period last year. OGE Energy said its second-quarter gross margin was $224...

Oil Field Robot Tested Recently in Oklahoma City.
July 30, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 30--In Oklahoma City's Wheatland oil field recently, a shiny metal contraption resembling a flagpole whirred slowly down an oil well and disappeared. The device popped back up a few minutes later --...

Oklahoma College Students Search for Ways to Avoid Loans.
July 29, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 29--Thousands of Oklahoma students and parents are scrambling to find money for college as tuition rates increase. Grant and scholarship amounts have remained constant during the past two decades while...

Sending Employees Back to School Part of Growing Trend in Oklahoma.
July 29, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 29--WAYNE, Okla.--Wallace worked at Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. for 24 years before he went back to school at the company's expense. Now an organizational development consultant in human resources,...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
July 29, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 29--Kathleen Williams didn't set out to become Oklahoma City's only female, black financial planner. She came here to save her marriage. The oldest of eight children -- whom she grew up tending as her...

Retired Oklahoma City Banker Agrees to Take New Executive Role.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 28--A veteran Oklahoma City banker has emerged from retirement to lead one of the fastest-growing segments of BancFirst. William "Bill" Bell -- who spent 35 years growing Oklahoma City's former Liberty Bank...

Developer Makes Plans for Home Construction in Moore, Okla.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 28--MOORE, Okla.--It's not that Oak Creek, J.W. Mashburn Homes' newest addition, is radically different from the 15 others the company has developed since 1960. In fact, it's similar to his later developments....

Historic Oklahoma Funeral Company Closes Edmond Location.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 28--Oklahoma's oldest funeral home company -- founded before statehood -- has closed its Edmond location. The Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Funeral Home, formerly at 201 -- Bryant Ave. in Edmond, ceased...

Oklahoma Insurance Official Places Tulsa Company into Receivership.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 28--A Tulsa insurance company -- deemed insolvent and months behind on its claims -- has been placed into receivership. State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher on Thursday received permission from...

Unionized Oklahoma City Employees to Receive Severance Packages.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 28--Although the future of Lucent employees in Oklahoma City remains uncertain, union members will still get their contract severance package whether or not they're rehired by Celestica Inc., a Lucent spokesman...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
July 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 28--Apologies to Michael Harrington, but none other than Fannie Mae is helping document another "Other America" -- the dark underside of the mortgage business. The intent of Harrington, the famous leftist,...

Abandonment of Oklahoma's Corn Crop Seen in Central Sections.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 26--Thousands of acres of Oklahoma's corn crop will be left to roast in the fields as farmers try to salvage what's left of their harvest. Triple-digit temperatures and weeks without rain have drained the...

Oklahoma Gas Plant Plan Criticized, Defended.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 26--The future remained uncertain for the proposed Redbud natural-gas-fired electric generating plant, as a hearing continued into the night Wednesday on the plant's air-quality permit. Two issues occupied...

Oklahoma Legal Services Firm Loses Third Campaign Over Accounting Change.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 26--Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. has lost its third -- and perhaps final -- battle against an accounting change that would slash reported earnings and shareholder equity in the company. Reaffirming its two...

Oklahoma City Lucent Workers May Be Facing Additional Loss of Jobs.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 26--A day after Celestica Inc. announced plans to take over Oklahoma City's Lucent plant, the future of about 2,700 employees at the plant remained unclear. When asked Wednesday what will happen to Oklahoma...

Realtor Group President Cites Minority Home Potential in Oklahoma.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 26--NORMAN, Okla.--When all Realtors see the green -- the money to be made in minority markets -- they'll all do their part in closing the disparity between white and minority home ownership rates. That was...

$1 Telephone Service Grows in Oklahoma.
July 26, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jul. 26--More than 20,000 of Oklahoma's low-income people are paying only $1 a month for their basic local telephone service from Southwestern Bell Telephone, but 258,000 more are eligible for varying discounts. ...

Entertainment Projects Offer Variety for Oklahoma City Historic Area.
July 25, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Jul. 25--It may seem an odd mixture of entertainment venues -- a fisherman's fantasy store, a Steven Spielberg-inspired entertainment complex and a winding row of upscale restaurants -- but Bricktown planners and...

Lucent Finds New Operator for Oklahoma City Plant.
July 25, 2001... Jul. 25--Months of speculation ended Tuesday with an agreement that Celestica Inc., a Canadian electronics manufacturer, will operate the Oklahoma City Lucent Technologies plant. What the plant's 2,700 employees don't know is who they...

Oklahoma City Nonprofits Build Homes In Inner City.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 24--Nonprofit housing groups in Oklahoma City are using their experience in renovating dilapidated property to take the next logical step: They're building houses -- eight in the inner city in the past year...

Nonprofit Housing Groups Say Rules for Lead Paint Are Too Costly.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 24--Leaders of nonprofit housing groups using federal money to buy, repair and sell old homes in Oklahoma City say they have been painted into a figurative corner by new federal lead regulations. Renovation...

Regulator Criticizes State Attorney General in Oklahoma Natural Gas Case.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 24--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission's general counsel accused the Oklahoma attorney general's office Monday of playing politics in saying the Corporation Commission helped cause soaring Oklahoma natural gas...

Edmond, Okla., Asks Residents to Spend Tax Rebates Locally.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Ryan McNeill Jul. 24--EDMOND, Okla.--Edmond city officials joined with business leaders Monday to kick off a campaign urging residents to spend their federal tax rebates locally. According to the Edmond Economic Development...

Window Manufacturer Simonton to Build Plant in McAlester, Okla.
July 24, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jul. 24--McAlester is the new site for a Simonton Windows manufacturing plant expected to generate 300 jobs and a $7 million yearly payroll, company officials and city leaders said Monday. The $10 million window...

Oklahoma-Based Bank to Open New Branch in Oklahoma City Hotel.
July 23, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 23--BancFirst will open an Oklahoma City branch in the Waterford hotel complex in September, President David M. Seat said Friday. The site at NW 63 and Pennsylvania Avenue will be the 14th metro location for...

Drought Creeps across Oklahoma.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 22--A severe drought has been growing in Texas and creeping into Oklahoma, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported last week. "A severe heat wave continued on the southern Plains,...

Oklahoma City Landmark Creates Dilemma for Bank One.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Jul. 22--Imagine that you unexpectedly inherit your grandfather's 1958 DeSoto. That may seem nice at first, but you quickly find you've got a dilemma. Your siblings want you to restore the old car, because it...

New Oklahoma Law Poses Questions, Not Solutions over Noncompete Pacts.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 22--A new state law that voids noncompete agreements may cause more questions than answers, observers say. Many companies ask new hires -- particularly sales professionals and others who are privy...

Sprint Oklahoma Executive Molded on Mean Streets of Jersey City, N.J.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 22--The mean streets of New Jersey forced Rich DiAngelo to grow up fast and rugged. In Jersey City, the oldest son of an Italian family of six children found out who his hero was one day in 1971. ...

Tax Reduction Doesn't Necessitate Adjustments to Withholding.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 22--With lower federal tax rates that began July 1, employees might be wondering whether they should make adjustments to what they withhold for taxes. There's no need to worry, experts say -- changes related...

Oklahoma Joins System that Lets Trucks Bypass Weigh Stations.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 22--For the first 24 years of his trucking career, Gordon Wilson wasted up to an hour sitting in his truck every time he reached a weigh station. Now he cruises past the stations while his colleagues huddle...

Oklahoma Farm Organization to Aid in Lawsuit over Fish Protection.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 21--Another anti-environmental tidal wave hit Friday when the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and 25 organizations in four other states announced plans to sue the government to force it to stop protecting a fish. The...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
July 21, 2001... Jul. 21--Some guys like to design things. Some guys like to build things. Most guys like to tear things up. Maybe it's just me. Maybe the inner caveman, or cavewoman, is expressed in all of us at times: "Ugh! Big thing! Must come...

Historic House in Downtown Oklahoma City for Sale.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 21--Ari and Karen Kugelmass just stumbled upon Heritage Hills when they moved here from Boston seven years ago. They're moving again, heading for Detroit. Their future is bright with career advancement, but...

Oklahoma City Shopping Center Nearly Full with Tenants.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 21--A little more than a year since it opened its first stores, the Chatenay Square Shopping Center just east of Pennsylvania Avenue on SW 104 is 98 percent leased. Two months ago, a Panera Bread...

Durant, Okla., Stone Fabrication Company to Expand.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jul. 21--DURANT, Okla.--Allied Stone Inc. will double the size of its operation in the Wes Watkins Global Distribution Center, factory President Walter Foo said. The center, three miles south of Durant on U.S. 69,...

President of Burns Flat, Okla., Waste Disposal Facility Resigns.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Dawn Marks Jul. 21--BURNS FLAT, Okla.--The president of a waste disposal facility resigned Friday as the company deals with charges of multiple violations from the state Department of Environmental Quality. Agency officials...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Company's Contract-Drilling Division Scores Well in Quarter.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 20--TULSA, Okla.--Helmerich & Payne Inc.'s contract drilling business was the company's top earner for the third quarter. Earnings more than doubled from the prior year, the company said Thursday. H&P...

Oklahoma Utility Company Tries Hedging Gas Supply.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 20--Oklahoma Natural Gas already is locking in its gas supply prices for next winter, although the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has not approved such "financial hedging" plans for the utility, an ONG...

Wild Horses, Burros Will Be Up for Sale in Durant, Okla., Auction.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 20--In a pen of wild horses, a pair of big brown eyes flashing behind stormy lashes caught Kathy Brister, and she was captivated. A strip of white adorned the quivering nose of the red horse with a black...

Company Puts Oklahoma City-Area Hotel Projects on Hold.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jul. 20--The nation's economic doldrums have put plans to build two Bricktown inns on hold, developer David Littlefield said Thursday. The chief executive of Internet-Inns.com has delayed a decision on the project...

Albertson's Supermarket Chain Plans to Close 165 Stores Across U.S.
July 19, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 19--Supermarket giant Albertson's Inc. announced plans Wednesday to close about 165 underperforming stores in 25 states, but it doesn't appear the closures will affect any stores in Oklahoma. ...

Oklahoma Officials Complete Survey of Bank Charter Issues.
July 19, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 19--A recent survey of state-chartered banks revealed Oklahoma's legal lending limit of 30 percent is rarely reached and is not a primary reason that national banks are converting their federal charters, Banking...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Communications Unveils Network Management Services.
July 18, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 18--Tulsa-based Williams Communications Group tossed a bright marble into the telecommunications playground Tuesday by announcing a new service. The company launched its Network Managed Services business,...

Oklahoma City Council Approves Downtown Enhancement Plans.
July 18, 2001... Byline: Jack Money Jul. 18--Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. is in business. Oklahoma City council members unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday with the private company that will provide a variety of services within the downtown...

Oklahoma City-Based Energy Company Names Development Successor.
July 18, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 18--Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corp. said Tuesday that H. Allen Turner, senior vice president of corporate development, plans to retire at the end of the month. Brian J. Jennings, Devon's vice...

Oklahoma City-Based Financial Company Reports Increase in Net Income.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 17--Oklahoma City-based Local Financial Corp., the parent company of Local Oklahoma Bank, on Monday reported a 17.1 percent increase in second-quarter net income. Local Financial's net earnings were $7.05...

Construction Continues on Willamette Box Plant in Oklahoma City.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jul. 17--Exterior walls are almost complete at Willamette Industries Inc.'s 210,000-square-foot box plant in Oklahoma City, company regional manager Ed Sutton said Monday. Construction is moving toward a late...

Two Rulings Favor Bankrupt Tulsa, Okla.-Based Financial Company.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Larry Levy Jul. 17--TULSA, Okla.--Two rulings made just a week apart favoring the embattled, bankrupt Oklahoma firm once famed for the friendly way it collected on credit card debts likely will be appealed. The first ruling...

Chelsea, Okla.-Based Software Company Release Book Reader Software.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 17--CHELSEA, Okla.--GlobalMentor announced Monday it has released the first version of Mentoract Reader, its software for reading electronic books -- called eBooks -- on computers. The free software is...

Oklahoma Still Boasts Lowest Gas Prices in Nation.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 17--Oklahoma, the U.S. gasoline-price champ for weeks now, has widened its lead. Most states aren't even close. According to the widely quoted Lundberg Survey in a report last weekend, gasoline prices...

Oklahoma Takes Control of Troubled Tulsa-Based Insurance Company.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 17--The state has temporarily taken control of Tulsa-based Heritage National Insurance Co. because of financial troubles. Heritage reserves fall about $1.7 million short of the amount needed to pay claims...

Oklahoma City Distribution Warehouse under Construction.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 17--With half the space already leased, a big distribution warehouse is under construction at North Gate Commerce Park in northeast Oklahoma City. "We'll have this building in the sky in the next 30 days,"...

Williams Cos. Defends California Energy Profits.
July 16, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 16--Anthony Spano doesn't blame out-of-state energy companies, like Tulsa-based Williams Cos. Inc., for reaping huge profits on the electricity they sell in his home state of California. Spano is a...

CEO of Oklahoma's Troubled Pre-Paid Legal Maintains Gifts to Politicians.
July 16, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis and Paul English Jul. 16--Harland Stonecipher, chief executive of Oklahoma's most embattled public company, plans to continue writing generous checks to prominent state politicians. If history serves as a guide,...

The Daily Oklahoman Agricultural Notes Column.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jul. 15--Cattle have been blamed for burping enough methane into the air to put power plants and automobiles to shame. Scientists say cattle belch every two or three minutes, pumping more than 140 pounds of...

Varying Trends Slow Sales of Traditional Business Attire.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jul. 15--An unpredictable fashion trend may be working alongside the sluggish economy to cause retail sales in business attire to creep to a standstill. Scott Crugman, spokesman for the National Retail...

Childhood Influences Vital for Oklahoma Businesswoman.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jul. 15--Kathy Reilly Teel is challenging recent high school and college graduates to "push the envelope just a little bit." "Don't be afraid to really do what you love in the way that you think it should be...

Experts Urge 'Friendly' Downsizing.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 15--After 30 years working at the same location, Minnie Vickers on Friday spent her last day on the job at the Oklahoma City plant of Seagate Technology. Vickers, 50, is among 500 employees the...

Edmond, Okla.-Based Eateries Inc. Steps Up Restaurant Franchising.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jul. 15--Changes are under way at Eateries Inc., an Edmond-based casual theme restaurant chain with an appetite for growth. Using a phrase from the "Oklahoma!" stage musical, Eateries "has gone about as far as it...

Oklahoma's Pre-Paid Legal Services Funds Incumbents' Campaigns.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis and Paul English Jul. 15--People associated with Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. sometimes make up the largest group of donors to elected officials who do -- or could -- regulate the company. According to The...

Oklahoma's Pre-Paid Legal Got Slow Start in Political Fund Raising.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis and Paul English Jul. 15--Harland Stonecipher remembers exactly what happened the first time he solicited campaign contributions from his employees at Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. His efforts, on behalf of...

OPINION: General Electric-Honeywell Merger Failure A Tale of Two Views.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Jul. 15--If you've walked a sidewalk in almost any city in Europe, you've probably been struck by all the little shops lining the street. On a pleasant afternoon, you may see the proprietors -- the tobacconist,...

Tuneup on 2002 Taxes Advised; Accountants Tell Taxpayers to Prepare.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 15--Mid-summer can be a good time for a mid-course correction on your 2002 tax situation. In some ways, it's not too late to soften the blow that's coming next April. One thing to remember is that tax rates...

Williams Cos. Sees Slight Skid in Stock Price.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 15--Williams Cos. stock slid slightly this week after an uncertain start Monday when a group of U.S. utilities failed to resolve California's claim that the companies owe residents there nearly $9 billion. ...

Oklahoma City-Based Construction Firm Falls Below NYSE Standards.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 14--CMI Corp. announced Friday it has fallen below New York Stock Exchange continued-listing standards, which require total market capitalization and total stockholder's equity of at least $50 million in each...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 14--If Rip Van Winkle woke up today a bachelor again -- with his domineering wife, Dame, the kids and his pal Wolf the dog long gone -- he might decide to sell the family home and buy a small condo. He'd...

Oklahoma Remodeler Wins National Award for Kitchen Project.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 14--All it took was a facelift, a nick here and a tuck there, to bring Kristy and Jeff Morton's dark, dowdy and dated kitchen -- unchanged since their house was built in 1982 -- into the 21st century. ...

Oklahoma City District Court Allows Settlement with Wireless Company.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 14--The U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City on Friday approved a settlement worth more than $300,000 from former Broadband Wireless International Corp. President Ivan Webb to the temporary receiver of the company...

Dallas Developer Buys Oklahoma City-Area Business Park.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jul. 13--A Dallas developer with Oklahoma roots has bought Mid America Business Park and plans to spend $12 million to quadruple the space, exceeding the original developers' goal. Many tenants have some...

Oklahoma City-Based Home Health Firm Opens Another Office.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 13--Heartland Healthcare Inc., an Oklahoma City-based company that provides home-based health services, has opened a branch in Norman. A grand opening will be from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at 808...

Ada, Okla.-Based Pre-Paid Legal Services Sees Dip in Recruitment Growth.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jul. 13--Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. on Thursday reported sales associates recruited in the second quarter this year rose 6 percent over the same period a year earlier to 26,905, far less than the 61 percent growth...

Lucent Buys Out Oklahoma City Plant Managers.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jul. 13--Virtually all eligible management employees at Oklahoma City's Lucent plant have accepted voluntary retirement buyouts that the telecommunications equipment maker offered to managers last month. ...

Major Utility Turns to Oklahoma City-Based Company to Track Power Use.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jul. 13--An Oklahoma City energy-monitoring company said Thursday it has forged a deal to provide its Internet-based system to a major West Coast utility. Automated Energy Inc. will be monitoring commercial...

Oklahoma Officials to Rule on Citation of Natural Gas Company.
July 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jul. 12--Oklahoma Corporation Commission members heard two hours of legal arguments on a proposed contempt citation against ONEOK Inc. on Wednesday but put off a decision. The commission gave attorneys on both...

Oklahoma-Based Pre-Paid Legal Services Sued by Alabama Residents.
July 12, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jul. 12--Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. -- targeted with lawsuits from its shareholders and independent sales agents -- is being swarmed by lawsuits from hundreds of policy holders in a region of Alabama known for...