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

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

Oklahoma City's Air Connection to Ohio Hurt by Comair Strike.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 27--Comair Airlines is the only air carrier offering direct, nonstop flights between Oklahoma City and Cincinnati, Karen Carney said Monday at Will Rogers World Airport. Even so, Comair and its customers...

Downtown Oklahoma City Improvement District Nears Reality.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Jack Money Mar. 28--"I just think it is important for downtown Oklahoma City to take control of itself." This comment, made Tuesday by developer Nick Preftakes, sums up the feelings of many who support creating a downtown...

Construction of Medical Building in Oklahoma City Uses New Approach.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 27--The 200-foot skybridge now connecting University Physicians Medical Group's new clinic building to existing offices isn't the only thing tying the ongoing construction project together. Behind the...

Stock of Norman, Okla.-Based Tech Company Rises on News of Acquisition.
March 29, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 27--Investors reacted with excitement Monday to news that Norman-based Precis Smart Card Systems Inc. soon will join forces with a Dallas company that markets discounted medical services. After the...

Cox Communications to Hire 200 Employees in Oklahoma City Area.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 26--Increased demand for its products and services will force Cox Communications to hire more than 200 employees in the Oklahoma City area within the next six months, local company executives said Friday. ...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
March 28, 2001... Mar. 26--When Boeing Co. made its surprise announcement Wednesday that it would pull its corporate headquarters out of Seattle, it made big news far from Seattle. The Wall Street Journal, for example, played the story on Page 1. The...

Oklahoma Dairy Farmers Look to Make More off Milk.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 25--Marketing geniuses have made milk cool by putting milk mustaches on celebrities. Now Oklahoma dairy farmers want to make milk more profitable. Oklahoma has joined the dairy compact trend that is...

Oklahoma Energy Agency Denies Federal Claims of Price-Gouging.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 26--TULSA, Okla.--Saying "we didn't overcharge anybody," Williams Energy said Friday that federal regulators' claims of price-gouging by power sellers appears to be "an attempt to install price controls." ...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Mar. 25--Joey Root sees Stillwater National Bank as a "honorable corporate citizen." "Or we try to be," said Root, the president of Stillwater National Bank & Trust's central Oklahoma division. "Part of being a...

Oklahoma Farmers Try to Shield Selves from Higher Production Costs.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 25--Farmers do what they can to cushion themselves from production costs that are higher because of rising fertilizer and energy costs. Already more farmers are turning to conservative tilling methods so...

Oklahoma Farmers Rue Rising Price of Fertilizer.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 26--Ernest Davis folded his big hands on his steering wheel and watched a yellow spray truck barrel down his field of spring-green wheat west of Guthrie. The truck crossed the field at about 10 mph with its...

Oklahoma Attorneys, Insurance Executives Argue over Roof Replacement Costs.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 26--Oklahoma is a "major catastrophe state," and yet insurance executives and attorneys argued Friday over a basic insurance industry issue. Depreciation in roof replacement claims was at the heart of the...

Oklahoma City Consultants Offer Tips for Newly Jobless.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 26--It could happen to you. Odds are most people aren't going to win the lottery. But for those who work in corporate America, there is a chance they could be laid off, let go, terminated,...

Oklahoma City Consultants Counsel Employers to Lay People Off Tactfully.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 26--The time, day and date are etched in Dot Blythe's memory. That's when she got the ominous call from the chief financial officer at Logix Communications asking her to come to his office. There,...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 26--The cockfighting controversy isn't much of a real estate topic in most of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, or their suburbs -- and maybe not if you live in Lawton, Enid, Muskogee or McAlester. But if you live in...

The Daily Oklahoman Rick Robinson Column.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 26--Lost a bundle in stocks last year, you say? The pain could be lessened if you can deduct those capital losses from your 2000 taxes. The most basic rule is that you can't deduct securities gains or...

Oklahoma Stocks Weather Rough Week on Market.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 25--It was a harrowing week for Oklahoma stocks. As the Dow Jones industrial average fell 434 points between Monday and Thursday, many Oklahoma stocks went tumbling. But Friday brought some relief, as...

Oklahoma Home Builder Changed by Tornado That Destroyed Mother's House.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 26--Catastrophe drew home builder Michael Evans to southwest Oklahoma City -- to his mother's wrecked house and fractured life in the days after the tornado on May 3, 1999. His mother had seen Oklahomans at...

Tulsa, Okla., Airline Company Buys Interest in Counterpart.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 16--TULSA, Okla.--Great Plains Airlines, a Tulsa airline-holding company, has signed a deal to buy an interest in Ozark Air Lines, executives at both companies said. Ozark Chairman Wes Stricker said the...

Oklahoma Businesswoman Prepares to Lobby President Bush.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 16--Small-business owner Terry Neese of Oklahoma City is disappointed with this week's news that some congressional Republicans may be shying away from the administration's proposed estate tax repeal....

Oklahoma City Officials Hope to Become New Boeing Headquarters Site.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 23--If Boeing Co. decides Dallas, Denver or Chicago are unsuitable sites for the giant airplane company's headquarters, economic developer Richard Burpee has a ready alternative. "Why not Oklahoma City?"...

Two Electricity Companies Deny Allegations of Price Manipulation.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 16--An Oklahoma-based company and its partner have denied they deliberately shut down two electric generating plants in California to increase by 10 times the price for electricity generated by their other...

Oklahoma City-Based Grocery Chain Threatened with De-Listing from Nasdaq.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 16--Homeland Holding Corp. had little good news for its investors Thursday. The Oklahoma City-based grocery chain lost money in 2000 and is faced with de-listing procedures by Nasdaq. The company hopes to...

Oklahoma City Experiences Decline in Home Sales.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 14--Fewer homes sold last month than in February 2000, but they cost more than a year ago, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors. Realtors sold 800 homes last month, compared to 869 in...

Oklahoma City Interior Decoration Business to Close Original Location.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 16--The owner of Flower City plans to close the store in the Mayfair Shopping Center where he and his late father have conducted business for the past 33 years. Steve Remerowski said the company...

Oklahoma City Shopping Malls Swell with Spring Break Student Traffic.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 16--If they're not skiing in Breckenridge, Colo., or sunning in Padre Island, Texas, students on spring break this week are hangin' at the malls. Traffic is up 52 percent over last week at the...

Oklahoma Companies Take Big Hit As Market Continues Downward Spiral.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 15--More than half of Oklahoma's publicly traded companies lost ground on Wednesday -- some of them doubling the percentage losses suffered by the market overall. While the Dow Jones industrial average...

Developers Plan New Shopping Center in Oklahoma City despite Slowing Economy.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 15--Shell-shocked investors might question the timing. A big new shopping center in Oklahoma City? Nationally, the economy appears to be sliding. Retailers are hurting. But Terryl Zerby is hanging the...

Oklahoma Nursing Home Re-Certified by State Board.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 16--When the state Health Department two weeks ago re-certified the Seminole Estates nursing home, the sigh of relief could be heard all the way to Albuquerque, N.M. Since July 1 -- when New...

Oklahoma Firms Take Hits as Stock Markets Plummet.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 13--Last March -- when the stock market hit record highs -- Tulsa money manager Fredric E. Russell warned listeners on National Public Radio that a downturn was looming. One year later, Russell watched...

Ada, Okla.-Based Pre-Paid Legal Insurance Firm Sued for Marketing Strategy.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 16--California criminal attorney Karl Henry is seeking to change the way Ada-based Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. portrays the coverage included in its legal insurance-type memberships. Henry said many people...

Oklahoma Airport Asked to Delay Awarding of Roofing Contract.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 23--Alva Roofing Co. is asking Oklahoma County District Court to delay the award of a $1.9 million roofing contract at Will Rogers World Airport, company attorney Matthew Winton said. The court has set April...

Oklahoma City Women's Clothing Store Owner Featured by Bush.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 15--Bob Benham, owner and president of Balliet's women's clothing store in 50 Penn Place, will be among 100 representatives on hand Friday when President Bush touts his tax-cut plans to small businesses...

Oklahoma City Man Builds Replicas of Sports Stadiums.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 23--Ask Derek Smith his age, and he'll tell you he's as old as the Super Bowl: XXXV. The 35-year-old Oklahoma City man can tick off tons of football trivia. His forte, though, is stadiums. He builds...

Oklahoma Companies Suffer Along with Rest of Stock Market.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Mar. 23--Stock portfolios were awash with red ink Thursday, drawing Oklahoma companies down along with the rest of the stock market. By the end of a dismal trading day, investors had pulled out of "security" issues...

Oklahoma City-Based Web, Computer Training Firm Think Outside Dot-Com World.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Mar. 13--In the high-tech business world, "You grow and become public -- or die," Rick Morris said. The co-owner of OpenBox Interactive LLC, a new Oklahoma City business specializing in developing custom Web- and...

Oklahoma Union Workers Converge on Capitol to Protest Right-to-Work Bill.
March 26, 2001... Byline: John Greiner Mar. 14--On the eve of a crucial vote on right to work, more than 2,500 union members converged on the Capitol on Monday to urge state senators to reject the issue. Leon Lynch, international vice president of the...

Oklahoma City Entrepreneurs to Open Web-Based Casket Business.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 14--Two entrepreneurs today will launch a Web-based business to sell caskets to consumers nationwide -- and file suit against Oklahoma for laws that bar them from doing so here. Kim Powers of Ponca...

Oklahoma State Senate to Vote on Right-to-Work Bill.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Mar. 14--The state Senate today will take up the issue of whether Oklahomans will vote on right to work. Supporters, most of whom are Republicans, say more businesses would be attracted to the state if right to...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Airline Completes Takeover of Columbia, Mo., Counterpart.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 22--TULSA, Okla.--Great Plains Airline Holding Co. said Wednesday that it has completed its takeover of Ozark Air Lines. The move could result in nonstop service from Oklahoma City and Tulsa to the East...

Oklahoma City-Based Energy Firm Goes Ahead with Initial Offering.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 22--The recent market for initial public stock offerings has been as frigid as the weather. There were 10 IPOs last month, versus 55 the previous February. One Oklahoma City energy company plowed ahead,...

Oklahoma City Printing Firm Ends 20-Year Association with Xerox.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 22--A sluggish sales outlook is leading an Oklahoma City company to drop its Xerox product line in favor of Hitachi, said Timothy Clem, president of Document Solutions Co. Clem, doing business as The Document...

Investors in Oklahoma City-Based Tech Firm Sue after Overstated Revenues.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 22--Investors from Oklahoma and across the nation have lost millions of dollars in a high-tech company that overstated its revenues by $4 million, alleges a class-action lawsuit. An Oklahoma City firm filed...

Muskogee, Okla., Courts New Tile Factory.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 22--Muskogee may well be on its way to a $58 million factory with Texas tile giant Dal-Tile, an official with the Port of Muskogee said Wednesday. Just don't ask Port Director Scott Robinson to confirm the...

Oklahoma City to Host Workshop on Wind-Power Opportunities.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 22--A daylong workshop on wind-power opportunities will be held May 3 in Oklahoma City to inform landowners and investors how they can benefit from what sponsors call "our next major 'cash- crop.'" Tim...

Oklahoma Offers Amnesty to Businesses with Unclaimed Property.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 21--Amnesty is being offered to businesses that have failed to turn over unclaimed and abandoned property to the state, state Treasurer Robert Butkin said Tuesday. By giving the unclaimed property to the...

Oklahoma City Power Executive Wants Increased Access to Federal Lands.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 21--Increased access to federal lands would mean growth for a broad range of U.S. energy companies, not just for super-majors, such as Exxon, Chevron and Texaco. It could also mean a long-term shot in the...

Oklahoma City Hotel, Conference Center to Take Ramada Name.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 21--A prime Oklahoma City hotel and conference site is getting dressed up as a Ramada Inn after months of operation under a flapping "change is coming" sign. The 30-year-old property, best known as Lincoln...

Stock Market Falls Again as Investors Express Disappointment with Rate Cut.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 21--Investors pouted over a disappointing interest rate cut Tuesday and wound up steering the stock market to levels analysts compared to a train wreck. The market faltered on the interest rate news,...

Oklahoma Senate Committee Passes Bill over Mechanic's Lien Law.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 21--A Senate bill changing last year's mechanic's lien law to meet the concerns of construction trade groups has passed the House Judiciary Committee and is now before the full House. Senate Bill 112,...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Energy Denies Allegations of Overcharging.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 21--Williams Energy's actual costs on many of its alleged overcharges to California utilities probably exceeded a "price screen" used to determine overcharges, the company said Tuesday. The Federal Energy...

Oklahoma Residents Await Federal Reserve's Decision on Interest Rates.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 20--Home and car sales might get a healthy boost if Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cuts interest rates today as expected, Oklahomans say. Federal monetary policy-makers are expected to deal with the...

SBC Communications Gives Technicians Latest, Best Equipment.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 21--That beefy belt jangling with metal tools is a dinosaur in today's telephone world. One telephone company has replaced it with a toss-it-in-the-pool, drop-it-from-18-feet laptop computer with a lid like...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Cos. Accused of Manipulating Energy Prices.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 21--A Tulsa-based company is accused of being responsible for 30 percent of the $135 million that federal officials say California utilities were overcharged in January and February. The Federal Energy...

Oklahoma Farmers May Clinch Wheat Trade Deal with China.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 19--A farmer wants to put the nutty flavor of Oklahoma wheat in Chinese bread -- and more money in wheat farmers' pockets. A trade effort may mean that American farmers could sell more wheat to China than...

Oklahoma Cities Bethany, Yukon, Coming Closer Together.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 19--Bethkon? Yuthany? That's silly, but the cities of Bethany and Yukon are coming together. Experts say the thinning sliver of undeveloped property between the two will build up quicker than ever now that...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
March 20, 2001... Mar. 18--If Americans made a desperate plea for help, would Washington respond? It looks as if the answer is "no." Americans, indeed, cried out desperately last week when they hammered the price of stocks to frightening lows. ...

Oklahoma Professors Receive Grant to Stop Computer `Terrorism'.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 17--Two professors have been awarded almost $1 million to stop cyberterrorists from setting off an electronic Pearl Harbor. The Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism and...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 18--Dave Bialis arrived in 1992 to lead Cox Cable in Oklahoma City. The company had about 90,000 customers in the city area and offered 40 channels. Today, Cox Communications has 260,000 customers in...

Oklahoma Legislators Change Lien Law after Objections from Trade Groups.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 17--The Senate has passed a bill changing last year's controversial mechanic's lien law to meet concerns voiced this year by construction trade groups. The bill is now before the House. "It passed...

Oklahoma-Based Natural Resources Company Defies Bear Market.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 18--Panhandle Royalty stood out last week. The company was setting 52-week highs while other stocks were struggling -- and mostly failing -- to hold their own. On Monday, when some declared the "bear...

SEC Investigates Accounting Practices of Ada, Okla.-Based Legal Services Firm.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 19--The accounting methods of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. -- already at the center of numerous class action investor lawsuits -- are now being questioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well. ...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 19--Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar -- all for a cut in interest rates, stand up and holler. Youngsters, ask your grandparents to explain that a "bit" is 12 1/2 cents, hence, two bits is a quarter,...

Midwest City, Okla., Makes Plans for Big Shopping Center.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Mar. 19--Midwest City officials are stepping up plans for an 80-acre shopping center at what residents call their "front door." About 50 percent of the property -- along and north of SE 29th Street,...

Oklahoma City Newspaper Conducts Poll on Proposed Tax Cut.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 18--Oklahomans and others clicked out mixed responses to President Bush's version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." During his speech earlier this month touting his tax cut proposal, he said that some...

IRS Checks for Match between Tax Return, Social Security Number.
March 20, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 19--The letter Deanna Bradley received from the Internal Revenue Service was a bit of a shock. It said her Social Security number didn't match her name on her tax return, and she could lose deductions if...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Mar. 11--When Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys' owner and president, cut quarterback Troy Aikman on Wednesday, he was quoted as saying that it was a tough decision. It might have been tough for him...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Mar. 11--Dr. William "Bill" W. Talley II sometimes seems like a one-man union of opposites. Talley, chairman of the Oklahoma City-based RAM Cos., is a man of extensive academic credentials, yet he veered off...

Ada, Okla.-Based Legal Services Firm Nears Rock Bottom as Economy Slows.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 11--Pre-Paid Legal hasn't been this cheap since 1998. The stock dipped below $16 Friday before closing at $16.85 a share. Trading volume was heavy -- nearly triple the company's average -- as investors...

Multilevel Marketing Has Plenty of Fans, Foes.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 11--During the mid-1990s, James Smith decided to give multilevel marketing a serious try. He has since retired from Oklahoma City to sunny Florida. But multilevel marketing hardly paid his way. Rather,...

Oklahoma City Stock Picker Wins National Contest.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 11--The e-mail had to be a joke, reasoned Oklahoma City native Tracy Jenks. "I thought it may be... something like, get 50 of your friends signed up and get a free pair of Gap jeans," Jenks said. The...

Bush's Tax Plan Would Help Many Oklahoma Families, Small Businesses.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 11--One recent morning, Deana Morgan was busy packing the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches. Fifteen-month-old Jared was taking his bottle while his brothers, 7-year-old Joshua and 4 1/2-year-old Jacob stood...

Only Bank in Kaw City, Okla., to Close Doors in May.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Dawn Marks Mar. 12--KAW CITY, Okla.--The only bank in this Kay County town will pull out this spring for financial reasons. Kaw City BancFirst customers received letters in late February saying that the branch would close May...

General Motors Plant in Oklahoma City to Stay Idle for Two More Weeks.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 10--Swollen car inventories will add two more weeks of downtime to the schedule at the Oklahoma City General Motors Assembly Plant, a GM spokeswoman said Friday. The plant makes the Chevrolet Malibu sedan....

Oklahoma City Area Sees Decline in Number of Housing Permits.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 12--Home building continues to slow in the Oklahoma City metro area, with the number of homes permitted so far this year off 12.8 percent compared with the first two months of 2000. The trend is set. The...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 12--In Oklahoma City, "upscale" and "infill" are seldom, if ever, uttered in the same breath when someone is talking about housing and development. "Upscale" generally refers to the well-heeled, of course....

Oklahoma Residents Satisfied with Relatively Low Utility Bills.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Mar. 12--EDMOND, Okla.--Moms call Gaylia Pickard and want to know about her house: "Does it really stay warm?" Pickard, a young mom of three herself, said she answers in the affirmative. Yes, the geothermal...

Lure of Future Drives Public to Oklahoma City International Auto Show.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 9--There's so much polish and chrome at the Oklahoma City International Auto Show that some visitors may overlook the distinction of two kinds of vehicles on display. As expected, lustrous new cars and trucks...

Oklahoma Hosts Growing Number of Biotech Information Companies.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Paul English Mar. 1--Oklahoma is "strategically ready" to become a world leader in the emerging bioinformatics industry, which could create 40,000 jobs in the state in the next 20 years, a report for The State Chamber says. ...

Durant, Okla.-Based Nonprofit Group Loans Money to Small Businesses.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Mar. 2--In 1997, sales soared for Joe Inda's metal manufacturing business in Shawnee. Contractors and do-it-yourselfers were ordering sheets and sheets of the stuff for more than just metal buildings, custom...

Tulsa, Okla., Man Specializes in Helping People Start Businesses.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Mar. 8--A safe syringe just four years ago seemed destined for nothing more glorious than a trash heap. But Tulsa entrepreneur Gifford Mabie stuck with it, and his company has won an exclusive license to make...

Boeing Expands Presence in Oklahoma City.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Jon Denton Mar. 6--It was almost two decades ago that Boeing Co. managers realized the military was spending only 30 percent of its airplane budget to get a plane designed, made and delivered. The rest of the money came...

Bottled Water Plant with Local Labels to Begin Operation in Oologah, Okla.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Don Diehl Mar. 8--So, besides a nice clear bottle of water with a colorful reproduction of Will Rogers on its label, what's so special about bottled water? And why are people lapping up bottled water in such increasing...

Oklahoma City-Based Communications Company Posts Record Fourth Quarter.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Mar. 6--Dobson Communications Corp. enjoyed a record fourth quarter, boosted by soaring demand for digital telephone services and strong holiday sales. Oklahoma City-based Dobson provides cellular phone service...