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

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

Oklahoma Company Creates Remote Sensing System For Crops.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 1--Blue skies and technology are blending to help farmers plow more profitability into the land. Oklahoma City-based Agricultural Management Systems has developed a remote sensing system designed to pinpoint...

Hooters Plans Restaurant in Oklahoma City's Bricktown District.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Jack Money Jun. 1--Yet another canal-front restaurant/bar is headed for Bricktown. A Hooters restaurant is being built in the old Monkey Moose Saloon space inside Jeff Brown's Miller Jackson Building, on the canal's north side...

Use Plan as Foundation for New Business, Oklahoma Retired Executive Says.
June 1, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 1--If you are planning to start a business, you better have a business plan. Such is the advice of Frank Sorrentino, a veteran businessman who volunteers his expertise with the Service Corps of...

Exide Technologies to Close Oklahoma City Distribution Center.
June 2, 2001... Jun. 2--Exide Technologies announced Friday that 100 employees will lose their jobs this summer when its Oklahoma City automotive battery distribution center shuts down. The center, at 1101 SE 59, will close its doors Aug. 3 and operations...

PSINet Bankruptcy Filing May Have Ripple Effect on Oklahomans.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 2--In another sign of deepening woes for telecommunications companies, PSINet filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and set off ripples that could hit Oklahomans. Oklahoma employees won't immediately lose...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 2--It's June. Vacation time. Time for a break. Here are a couple of realty- and construction-related funnies found in the flotsam and jetsam of the Internet. The break for me is somebody else wrote them. Come...

Past Inspires Something New in Oklahoma City Inner-City Neighborhood.
June 2, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 2--Friends and neighbors of the inner city are stirring up a construction time warp in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. The Jefferson Park Neighbors Association is building four houses in the 2600 block of...

New Federal and Oklahoma Laws Ease Paying for College.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 3--Congress and the state Legislature may deserve an "A" for their work recently -- passing laws that will help taxpayers save and pay for college, financial experts say. The federal tax relief bill...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Jun. 3--It's uncanny how decisions made a world away can have an impact at home. Often, the distant decision occurs months before the impact arrives home, so we don't even recognize the subtle chain reaction that...

Wheat Growers Invest in Alva, Okla., Doughmaking Facility.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 3--Despite some controversy, the former Wal-Mart property in Alva is alive today with an enterprise revolving around Oklahoma farmers. The Value Added Products Center began in 1999 on nine acres once...

Partnership with Conoco Raises Hope for Growth in Ponca City, Okla.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 3--PONCA CITY, Okla.--A line of limousines sporting foreign flags speeds through the city's downtown, headed somewhere important. An authoritative voice is heard: "Ever since Conoco made its breakthrough in...

Financial Institutions Inundate Consumers with Privacy Notices.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 3--The July 1 deadline is quickly approaching for financial institutions to comply with requirements of new privacy regulations. And consumers' mailboxes are being stuffed with more than just bills. The...

Tax Deduction Rewards Parents for Putting Teen-Agers to Work.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 3--Parents who have a family business -- and teen-agers or preteens who one day will be college-bound -- might want to take advantage of a little-known tax deduction that will help them save for their...

Williams Cos. First in Line for California Permit Renewal.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jun. 3--Williams isn't the only rich energy company California hopes to restrain with electricity price controls. Rather, Williams is, by sheer coincidence, the first of many companies on California's hit list....

Oklahoma City-Based Company Uses Technology to Transform Food Service.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 5--The humidity is not ideal for a Texas restaurant to create perfect taco shells. The district manager spots the situation immediately and knows it could drain cash as customers discover their favorite...

Krispy Kreme Opens Its First Store in Oklahoma.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 5--Krispy Kreme Doughnuts often creates a phenomenon when it enters a market -- and in Oklahoma, it's created something of a record. Oklahoma's first Krispy Kreme shop opens at 5:30 a.m. today, and the first...

Northwest Airlines Adds Oklahoma City-Minneapolis Nonstop Route.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 5--Northwest Airlines will add nonstop flights between Oklahoma City and Minneapolis, Northwest spokesman Curt Longamore said Monday. Northwest affiliate Airlink is the only major carrier to offer the nonstop...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Communications Sees Stock Sink.
June 5, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jun. 5--Investors sent shares of Williams Communications plunging on Monday, following an analyst's assumption that the Tulsa-based company would either go out of business or file bankruptcy within the next few years....

School Buses Replace Bombers at Refurbished Plant in Tulsa, Okla.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Larry Levy Jun. 6--TULSA, Okla.--Yellow school buses were the center of attention Tuesday where once bombers came off the assembly line for duty during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The International Truck...

Thousands Flock to Taste Oklahoma's First Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 6--Randy Talley and his sister, Terri Hayworth, were among the first of the thousands who descended on a small building in south Oklahoma City early Tuesday morning. The line of people encircled the state's...

Oklahoma-Based Phillips Petroleum Prepares for Stricter Sulfur Regulations.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 6--BARTLESVILLE, Okla.--Phillips Petroleum Co. launched a sulfur credits clearinghouse this week to connect refiners that have excess sulfur credits with those in need of credits. The move comes in...

Oklahoma Fails to Invest in High Technology, Report Says.
June 6, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 6--High technology has given Oklahoma a $1.4 billion kiss on the cheek, but the state is failing to reciprocate by tossing big bucks toward high-tech, a report says. Almost 36,000 Oklahomans work in...

AT&T Wireless Offers Residential Phone Service in Oklahoma City.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 7--AT&T Wireless entered the Oklahoma City metropolitan area phone service market Wednesday with what it is promoting as the next step in wireless communications technology. The company is the fourth to offer...

Tulsa, Okla., Attorney Raises Issues over Revamped Mechanic's Lien Law.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 7--The state's new mechanic's lien law is more like a lean-to, to hear a Tulsa attorney tell it: The law provides protection from some elements, but rats can still get in. The law is an improvement over the...

Edmond, Okla., Officials Announce Plans for Financial District.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 7--What is being promoted as Edmond's first financial district is being planned at 15th Street and Bryant Avenue, officials said. The project, east of Spring Creek Plaza, is the brainchild of Victoria Woods,...

Planned Electric Plant in Luther, Okla., Inks Gas Deal.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 7--TULSA, Okla.--ONEOK Inc. said Tuesday that its ONEOK Gas Transportation LLC unit has signed long-term agreements to provide natural gas transportation services to the Redbud Energy facility, an electricity...

Oklahoma City Catches `Doughnut Fever' with Opening of Krispy Kreme Store.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 7--Oklahoma City is under an epidemic. Maybe that would explain why people are waiting for hours to get doughnuts and cannot seem to satisfy their appetite for the pastries. The opening of Oklahoma's first...

More than 1,000 Employees to Leave Lucent's Oklahoma City Plant.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 7--In excess of 1,000 workers -- more than previously expected and more than one-quarter of the employees at Oklahoma City's Lucent plant -- will soon leave their jobs in a voluntary job reduction, plant Manager...

Oklahoma City Entrepreneur's Mini-Cycles Motor toward Major Business.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 7--Tooling around in his shop one day, Clay Ridley built a three-quarter size motorcycle for his sons. For a man who had assembled and flown a helicopter without benefit of lessons, the cycle was a snap. He took...

Oklahoma Space Development Authority Names Director.
June 7, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 7--The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority chose one of its own Wednesday to be its first executive director. The authority's board unanimously approved Gen. Jay Edwards for the job. The move had...

Edmond, Okla., Closet Store Provides Solutions.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 8--A new business in Edmond is offering custom-designed closets and other storage systems that can help people simplify their lives, owners B.J. and Jerrie Miller say. California Closets, 2701...

Construction Work Halted at Corning's Oklahoma City Plant.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 8--Corning Inc. is putting off construction of a $400 million optical fiber plant in Oklahoma City, citing a need to pace production and expansion. As many as 1,500 construction jobs are affected. Although the...

Deregulation Could Increase Electricity Costs in Oklahoma, Analysts Predicts.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jun. 8--Oklahoma residents and businesses would likely pay $486 million a year more for electricity if the state went from regulation to deregulation, a senior analyst for Oak Ridge National Laboratory said Thursday....

Virginia-Based PSINet Reportedly Closing Its Oklahoma City Office.
June 8, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 8--An Oklahoma City office apparently will shut down, despite assurances that PSINet had no plans to close offices in the state after filing for bankruptcy protection. Between 30 and 40 employees of PSINet...

Oklahoma City Area Is Ready for New Apartment Complexes, Builders Say.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 9--Three more big apartment complexes are going up in the metro area and contrary to what some might think, the developers insist there is no cause for alarm in rental circles. Hanging banners hawking special...

Oklahoma Developers Offer Italian-Style Homes in Gated Community.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 9--EDMOND, Okla.--What inspired Oklahoma developers to fashion an Italian-style villa of homes smack in the heart of the Sooner State? A Mediterranean cruise with a stopover at Bari? A long weekend of...

Oklahoma-Based Companies Affected by Glitch on New York Stock Exchange.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 9--Publicly owned Oklahoma companies traded on the world's largest equity market also were affected by a computer glitch at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning. Trading on the NYSE was stopped for...

Office Buildings Opening Doors to Telecommunication Service Providers.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 9--The doorbell rings, which, these days, usually means someone wants to get a foot in the door. Do you sneak a peek through the peephole, afraid of who might be there? Or do you open the door, ready to shake...

Confidence Greets Shareholders at Oklahoma City-Based Utility's Annual Meeting.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 9--The mood was confident at Chesapeake Energy's annual meeting Friday, despite recent drops in natural gas prices. Chief Executive Aubrey K. McClendon told the meeting that Chesapeake expects to surpass 2000...

Oklahoma Stopping Harvesters at Texas Border to Avoid Spread of Wheat Fungus.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 9--In a move that may be too late, Oklahoma is halting custom wheat harvesters at the Texas border to try to stop a disease that could infect Oklahoma wheat. The disease would devastate Oklahoma's export...

Wheat Harvest Expected to Be Down for Oklahoma Farmers.
June 9, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 9--HOOKER, Okla.--Wheat farmer Gary Olinger interrupted working on his combine to wipe grease from his hands and ponder the upcoming harvest. "I got a quarter section that got hailed out. A pretty good swath...

Oklahoma Grain Harvest A Family Affair.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 10--OKEENE, Okla.--The world inched by outside the picture window of Wayne Janzen's combine. From his perch, Janzen fixed his eyes on golden sheets of wheat 12 feet below as the machine sheared the wheat,...

Oklahoma Grocery-Chain Owner Reflects on His Climb Atop A Food Chain.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 10--Callers who reach the voice mailbox of Jim Mills, president and chief executive of Snyders IGA Superthrift, hear a message that he's "busy out selling groceries for Snyders IGA." The brief...

Harvest Wraps Up in Southwest Oklahoma.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 10--Harvest began May 23 in southwest Oklahoma and proceeded north through central Oklahoma to the counties along the Kansas border. From south to north, here's the harvest status as of Friday morning: ...

Krispy Kreme Investors Could Face Bitter Aftertaste.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jun. 12--More than a few locals took a hard look at the lines outside Oklahoma City's new Krispy Kreme doughnut shop last week and called their stock brokers. Brokers at the Oklahoma City offices of A.G. Edwards &...

National Nurse Shortage Hits Oklahoma.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 10--Oklahoma City nurse Hart Green recalls one night when he and a co-worker were caring for 22 patients in an Oklahoma City hospital. That's a big patient load. Especially since they were on a...

OPINION: Good Move By Bush to Protect U.S. Steel -- or Was It?
June 10, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Jun. 10--The American steel industry appears to be one of those hapless bad guys in a Jackie Chan movie. It's been kicked in the shins, whacked on the head and punched in the gut. Cheap steel imported from...

Hearing Ends on Plans to Replace Oklahoma City, Okla., Bridge.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jun. 12--A hearing that could help decide the fate of the Walnut Avenue Bridge near Bricktown ended Monday, but a ruling is not expected until July. Administrative Law Judge Charles Dudley, an employee of the...

Oklahoma City-Area Construction Industry Reports Overall Increase in Permits.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 12--Home builders in Oklahoma City, Midwest City and Norman made up for reduced construction plans in Edmond and Moore with overall growth in the number of building permits issued in May in the metro area. A...

Congress Ensures Reductions in Estate Tax Will Be Short-Lived.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 12--Fresh out of college, Tom Goodner returned home to Duncan to help run his family's grocery business in the early 1960s, and he soon received a crash course in estate planning. The estate tax law sometimes...

Oklahoma Rate Panel Rebuts Gas Company's Testimony.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jun. 12--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission staff fired back Monday at Oklahoma Natural Gas' claims that the staff's review of ONG's purchasing practices was seriously flawed. Ken Zimmerman, energy chief of the...

GM Plans to Unveil SUV at Oklahoma City, Okla., Plant.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 12--The winds of change are whirling as General Motors spotlights the GMC Envoy as an Oklahoma City Assembly Plant product. GM is expected to unveil the Envoy XL -- for extra-long -- sport utility vehicle today...

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Area Home Construction Sees Increase.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 12--Home builders in Oklahoma City, Midwest City and Norman made up for reduced construction plans in Edmond and Moore with overall growth in the number of building permits issued in May in the metro area. A...

Oklahoma Tribe Partners with Fannie Mae to Help Members Buy Homes.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Bob Doucette Jun. 12--DURANT, Okla.--Choctaw Nation officials said Monday the tribe will be partnering with a major housing finance company to give $25 million in home loans to tribal members. The Choctaw Tribal Housing...

Ada, Okla.-Based Pre-Paid Legal Services' Directors Face Lawsuit over Expenses.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jun. 12--Members of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.'s board of directors face a lawsuit which accuses them of mishandling their responsibilities and wasting company funds. The "shareholder derivative complaint,"...

Ada, Okla.-Based Legal Services Company's Directors Face Lawsuit over Expenses.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Jun. 12--Members of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.'s board of directors face a lawsuit which accuses them of mishandling their responsibilities and wasting company funds. The "shareholder derivative complaint,"...

McDonald's Hopes to Double the Service in Oklahoma City, Okla.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 12--When the pile of rubble at SW 74 and S Western Avenue is cleared out and the McDonald's restaurant is rebuilt, the fast-food restaurant will feature the hamburger chain's first double drive-through in Oklahoma...

Oklahoma Rate Panel Staff Assails Natural Gas Company's Stance.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jun. 12--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission staff fired back Monday at Oklahoma Natural Gas' claims that the staff's review of ONG's purchasing practices was seriously flawed. Ken Zimmerman, energy chief of the...

Houston Flooding Cuts Off Oklahoma City, Okla., Company's Internet Access.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 12--A computer-center outage in flood-ravaged Houston has knocked at least one Oklahoma City company off the Internet, leaving customers unable to access data from its Web site. Oil-Law Records Corp. said...

Choctaw Tribe Will Help Members Buy Homes in Oklahoma.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Bob Doucette Jun. 12--DURANT, Okla.--Choctaw Nation officials said Monday the tribe will be partnering with a major housing finance company to give $25 million in home loans to tribal members. The Choctaw Tribal Housing...

Oklahoma City Firm Uses `Just Enough' Technology to Upgrade Water Company.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 12--Data Systems Consultants Inc.'s latest automation upgrade of Eureka Water Co.'s accounting and delivery systems is a prime example of using technology, "but just enough," Data Systems President Dan Lessmann...

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Based Tech Support Firm Upgrades Client Based on Needs.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 12--DATA Systems Consultants Inc.'s latest automation upgrade of Eureka Water Co.'s accounting and delivery systems is a prime example of using technology, "but just enough," Data Systems President Dan Lessmann...

Houston Flooding Causes Web-Service Drought for Oklahoma City Company.
June 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 12--A computer-center outage in flood-ravaged Houston has knocked at least one Oklahoma City company off the Internet, leaving customers unable to access data from its Web site. Oil-Law Records Corp. said...

Anadarko, Okla.-Based Western Farmers Cooperative Receives Storm Damage Funds.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Paul English Jun. 13--The Federal Emergency Management Agency has made more than $1.3 million available to repair the public utilities system of the Western Farmers Electric Cooperative damaged in last winter's ice storms, two...

Researchers Seek Ways to Store Greenhouse Gases.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Jun. 13--Energy production is a significant source of two greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, believed by many scientists to be a major factor in global warming. However, as the United States negotiates...

Oklahoma-Based Lighting Company Owner Plants Her Roots with New Building.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 13--Theda B. Lee emerged from the shadows of her husband's commercial lighting business in an instant, but she evolved from office tenant to landlord and developer. The changes were difficult, like so many...

Oklahoma Realty Agency Proposes Fee Hike to Increase Revenue.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 13--The Oklahoma Real Estate Commission is operating on a shoestring that will snap by April if emergency steps aren't taken to increase revenue, executive director Anne M. Woody said Tuesday. She said "lights...

Construction to Resume at Edmond, Okla., Shopping Center.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 13--Construction is expected to resume next week on a shopping center that abuts a new Office Depot store on the northwest corner of 15th Street and Broadway in Edmond, the Oklahoma City landlord developer...

Oklahoma Trust Fund Leaves Permanently Injured Workers in Dire Straits.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 13--The Multiple Injury Trust Fund has dried up again this year, leaving permanently injured workers without disability checks for the foreseeable future, fund director Richard Cole said. The former Special...

Wal-Mart to Pay $1 Million Fine for Errors during Construction in Moore, Okla.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Ben Scott Jun. 13--MOORE, Okla.--Infractions committed by contractors while building the Moore Wal-Mart six years ago contributed to a $1 million fine levied against the retail corporation by the Environmental Protection Agency....

Wheat-Fungus Warning Too Slow, Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Says.
June 13, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 13--Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Dennis Howard said Tuesday he blames the U.S. Department of Agriculture for being too slow to warn the state of an outbreak of a highly contagious wheat disease. Howard...

Oklahoma Insurance Mediation Program Helps Find Middle Ground.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Jun. 14--Denise and Dale Crow fought with insurance adjusters for nine months before reaching a policy settlement after a fire destroyed their Norman house. The insurance company finally wrote a check so the couple...

Renovation on Oklahoma City, Okla., Office Complex Proves Challenging.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 14--Fleming Cos. left a gaping hole in the Waterford Office Complex when it moved its headquarters to Texas last year. Waterford managers are filling it by turning the single daunting space into several...

Oklahoma City Area Is a Real Hitching Post with 24 Wedding Chapels.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 14--When Amanda McBroom walks down the aisle to meet her new husband, she won't be thinking about the months she spent planning for that one moment. She won't be thinking about how much money was spent, and...

Farm Group Wants Inquiry into Government's Handling of Wheat Disease Outbreak.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 14--Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas grain officials will ask for a congressional inquiry into the way the federal government has handled the outbreak of a highly contagious wheat disease. "We've requested this...

Heart, Hard Work Help Save Del City, Okla., Auto Detailing Business.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 15--Customers who walk into the Alta Mere window tinting and auto alarms store at 1805 S Sunnylane in Del City frequently mistake Tracy Thorson as "just a girl who works the counter," she says. The...

Heart, Hard Work Help Oklahoma Entrepreneur Save Business After Car Crash.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Jun. 15--Customers who walk into the Alta Mere window tinting and auto alarms store at 1805 S Sunnylane in Del City frequently mistake Tracy Thorson as "just a girl who works the counter," she says. The...

Corning May Never Open Oklahoma City Plant, Experts Say.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Jun. 15--Corning Inc.'s Oklahoma City plant could become debris in the company's "nuclear winter," two analysts said Thursday. Analyst and author Peter Cohan speculated Thursday that the plant may never open...

Lucent Gets New Bidder for Oklahoma City Plant Site.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 15--Flextronics International Ltd. apparently is no longer interested in buying Lucent Technologies' Oklahoma City plant. However, another leading bidder has emerged, some employees say. The online version...

Reports: Lucent Gets New Bidder for Oklahoma City Plant.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Jun. 15--Flextronics International Ltd. apparently is no longer interested in buying Lucent Technologies' Oklahoma City plant. However, another leading bidder has emerged, some employees say. The online version...

Owner, Tenant Square Off over Eugene, Ore., Strip-Mall Redevelopment.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 15--The bulldozers are moving, but Kevin Henry says he isn't going anywhere. The owners of a strip mall on the southeast corner of NW 23 and Meridian Avenue want to build a Walgreen Drug Store on the property,...

Oklahoma City, Okla., Site of Future Drug Store Brings Lease Conflict.
June 15, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 15--The bulldozers are moving, but Kevin Henry says he isn't going anywhere. The owners of a strip mall on the southeast corner of NW 23 and Meridian Avenue want to build a Walgreen Drug Store on the property,...

Oklahoma City Construction Company Founded on Youthful `Business Moxie'.
June 16, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Jun. 16--It was 1964 and the post World War II home-building boom was booming right along in Oklahoma City. Ben Turner had a business degree from the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School in one...

Curtain Falls on Small Movie Theater in Oklahoma City.
June 16, 2001... Byline: Adam Wilmoth Jun. 16--When megaplex movie theaters moved into town with their stadium-style seating, up to 24 screens and digital surround sound, they closed the curtain on some of the older, smaller theaters with flat floors and...