Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) articles from October 2001, page 2

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

Oklahoma's Tinker Air Force Base to Solicit Bids for Distribution Depot.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 11--The defense distribution depot at Tinker Air Force Base is about to start in a "public-private competition," the Defense Logistics Agency said Wednesday. The Tinker distribution depot is one of seven...

Airport Project Remains on Track in Oklahoma City.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 11--Even in light of recent airline problems nationwide, work will continue on a $100 million expansion at Will Rogers World Airport -- although reviews of the plan will be necessary, said Luther Trent, director...

Oklahoma City-Based Biotech Firm ZymeTx Aims to Help Spot Terrorist Threat.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 11--Biotech company ZymeTx could alert the nation of a bioterrorist attack, if the company's efforts move forward. There's a gap in detecting the presence of a biological agent that could be unleashed by a...

Oklahoma City-Based CD Warehouse Offers Defense; Franchisee Files Claim.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Oct. 11--CD Warehouse Inc. -- facing legal battles with shareholders and franchisees -- broke a weeklong silence Wednesday to speak out in its defense. The company's attorney, Mike Chionopoulos, addressed two...

Oklahoma City-Based Eatery Chain Sonic Jumps into Network Advertising Contract.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 11--Drive-in restaurant giant Sonic Corp. has grown to the point where a national network advertising schedule with college football games on CBS will allow it to reach more potential customers in untapped...

Retail Spending in Oklahoma City Tops U.S. Figures, Survey Says.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 11--Even though retail spending was generally poor in September -- when terrorist attacks drove shoppers from stores -- retailing held up remarkably well in Oklahoma, according to a new survey. In fact,...

Contractors See Growth in Oklahoma City School Rebuilding Plan.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 11--The MAPS for Kids project to rebuild Oklahoma City public schools could replace industrial expansion plans dashed by the economic downturn, construction industry leaders said. The board of Associated...

Oklahoma Regional Airline Hopes to Raise Money for Expansion.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 10--Great Plains Airlines, a regional carrier serving Tulsa and Oklahoma City, announced Tuesday that Allegiance Capital Corp. has been named to help raise $25 million for expansion. Great Plains Airline...

Oklahoma Scientist Works to Combat Anthrax Germ.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Oct. 10--The concept of biological warfare was nothing new to Rodney Tweten when he applied for a grant last year to research the deadly anthrax germ. As a scientist studying toxins, the Oklahoma researcher knew...

Friends Mourn Unexpected Death of Tulsa, Okla., Businessman.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 10--Charles Ryan, president and chief operating officer of The Nordam Group, died Monday in a plane crash while enjoying one of his greatest loves -- the outdoors. Ryan, who would have celebrated his 51st...

Oklahoma Commercial Realty Markets Continue to Soften.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 10--Oklahoma's biggest commercial realty markets have softened since 2000, and vacancies are rising slightly in all property segments. Measured growth here, as other big cities were overdeveloping, should...

Alva, Okla., Food Plant Hurt by Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Dawn Marks Oct. 10--ALVA, Okla.--After three weeks with no orders, Alva's Value Added Products has laid off 42 employees from the company that produces self-rising pizza crusts, Danish, breads and cinnamon rolls. Since the...

Oklahoma High School Students Asked to Consider Careers in Health Care.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Oct. 10--Think of them as health care reservists. Thousands of Oklahoma high school students are readying themselves to help solve a national problem that is expected to reach crisis levels within the next decade...

Tulsa, Okla., Trucking Company Chairman Dies in Plane Crash.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 10--The chairman of Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking Co, Jim Pielsticker, died Monday when a pontoon plane he was riding crashed into Lake Mollet in Canada. Pielsticker was riding in the front section of the...

Two Oklahoma Colleges Pledge to Develop Degree in Telecommunications.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Larry Levy Oct. 10--TULSA, Okla.--Two state higher education institutions signed a pact Tuesday to offer degrees in telecommunications. Joe Wiley, president of Rogers State University in Claremore, and Joe White, president of...

Oklahoma Officials Pay Attention to Florida Anthrax Investigation.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 9--Although anthrax killed a worker and is suspected of infecting a co-worker in Florida, it doesn't mean America is under a bioterrorist attack, some experts said Monday. But others said the anthrax could...

Oklahoma Expects Large Number of Residents Will Want Gas Reconnections.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 9--In the wake of many customer shutoffs last winter, an unusually high number of Reliant Energy Arkla customers will want their gas reconnected this fall, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission warned Monday. ...

Enid, Okla.-Based Food Company Helps Employees Buy Homes.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Dawn Marks Oct. 9--ENID, Okla.--For 13 years, Lupe Roldan never could scrape together the money necessary to buy her own home. Instead, after she moved from California to Enid, she lived in rent houses or apartments and...

Federal Officials Award Grant Money to Ten Oklahoma Housing Agencies.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 9--Ten Oklahoma agencies will share $17.5 million in "housing counseling assistance" money awarded nationally by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. State agencies will receive $192,336....

Oklahoma City Native Plans to Open Restaurant, Jazz Club.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 9--James Clegg is looking to help revitalize a downtown Oklahoma City business district by recapturing something of its history -- an exciting musical era he vaguely remembers from his youth. He wants to jazz...

Durant, Okla., Stone Production Company Becomes Tenant of Business Incubator.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 9--Allied Stone in Durant is the likely tenant for Durant-based Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma Inc.'s latest business incubator, a 30,000-square-foot warehouse-distribution center, said Tom Seth Smith, Rural...

Perry, Okla., Residents Optimistic after Layoffs at Charles Machine Works.
October 8, 2001... Byline: Dawn Marks Oct. 8--PERRY, Okla.-- Residents were trying to stay positive Thursday as 250 workers at Perry's largest employer lost their jobs. Charles Machine Works Inc., the company that makes Ditch Witch products, laid off...

The Daily Oklahoman Agricultural Notes Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 7--HISTORIC FARMS, RANCHES TO BE HONORED: Oklahoma will honor historic farms and ranches that have been worked by one family member after another for 100 years or more. On Oct. 21, 60 farms and 10 ranches...

Oklahoma Cattle Industry Gets Ready to Launch High-Tech Program.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 7--Cattle wearing designer tags will move the Oklahoma cattle business into a new technological era this fall. Cattlemen have put together a program designed to fetch higher prices for calves and fewer...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Oct. 7--The word of the moment is "war." The thought of war has migrated from the back toward the front of our minds. It affects our everyday decisions. People naturally ask such questions as: With a war...

Vice President of Kohl's Brings Stores to Hometown of Oklahoma City.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 7--After more than 13 years with Kohl's Stores, Oklahoma native Beryl Buley finally had the opportunity to open a store that his father and other family members can shop at. Buley was in the Oklahoma City...

Terrorism Brings Prayer at Work to Forefront for Oklahoma Employers.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Oct. 7--In observance of this past month's national day of prayer following the Sept. 11 attacks, the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic invited employees, office mates and patients to attend one of two...

Takeover of Heavy-Equipment Manufacturer Cuts 150 Jobs in Oklahoma City.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 6--Terex Corp.'s takeover of CMI Corp. is mixed news for Oklahoma City. The big CMI plant here stays, but 15 percent of the work force goes. Westport, Conn.-based Terex, which finished acquiring the...

Oklahoma City-Area Home Building Industry Surpasses Last Year's Pace.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 6--Home building in the Oklahoma City area is still in much better shape than it was in 2000, despite increasing national handwringing over construction and the general economy. Thank low interest rates,...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Oct. 6--EMPORIA, Kan.--The sky over the Kansas Flint Hills is pretty big, especially at the "cattle pens" exit, where ranchers ship cattle to and from the tallgrass prairie on Interstate 35. It reminds me of the...

Buyout Offer Boosts Stock of Oklahoma City-Based CD Warehouse.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Oct. 6--Shares of CD Warehouse Inc. waltzed to their highest price this year -- doubling in a single day -- after news Friday of a buyout offer. The stock, which opened at 40 cents a share, closed at 80 cents in...

Shareholder Sues Oklahoma City-Based CD Warehouse over Alleged Mismanagement.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Oct. 5--The directors of CD Warehouse Inc. -- once a popular stock market hit -- face a lawsuit for allegedly mismanaging the company. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by a local shareholder, accuses the directors of...

Oklahoma City-Area Movie Theater Closes as Megaplexes Take Over.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Ryan Mcneill Oct. 5--A trend forcing smaller theaters to close in favor of large megaplexes -- some with 24 screens and state-of-the-art sound systems -- claimed its latest Oklahoma City-area cinema last week. The 10-screen...

Shares Rise Sharply for Tulsa, Okla.-Based Williams Communications.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 5--Williams Communications shares surged nearly 20 percent Thursday after the Tulsa company said it is on track to meet its third-quarter financial targets. By 12:47 p.m. CDT, Williams Communications shares...

Oklahoma City-Based Energy, Chemical Firm Buys Deepwater Acreage off Morocco.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 5--Kerr-McGee Corp. announced Thursday it has acquired a 100 percent interest in more than 27 million deepwater acres off Morocco, a deal that boosts the company's worldwide deepwater holdings by 75 percent....

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Airline Adds Service to Colorado Springs, Colo.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Oct. 4--When Great Plains Airlines surveyors asked fliers which city they'd most like to have nonstop service to from Oklahoma, an overwhelming majority said Colorado Springs, Colo. On Tuesday, Great Plains...

East Jordan, Mich.-Based Company Finally Opens Foundry in Ardmore, Okla.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Oct. 4--ARDMORE, Okla.-- After a barrage of weather-related setbacks and a lengthy wait to replace some lost-at-sea equipment, East Jordan Iron Works officially opened its Oklahoma foundry Tuesday. The family-owned...

Oklahoma Motorists See Drop in Gasoline Prices.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 4--Oklahoma motorists are getting that pleasantly giddy feeling again. The gasoline-price roller-coaster is plunging once more. In one month it's dropped statewide by 34 cents to $1.33 for a gallon of...

Pay Plan Increases Heat Bills for Oklahoma Natural Gas Customers.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 4--Bob Walker received a shock recently when he opened his September gas bill. After hearing news reports that natural gas prices had plummeted 80 percent since January, the 81-year-old Del City resident...

Oklahoma HMO Diagnoses Its Own Poor Financial Health.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Oct. 4--After evaluating its financial health for months, HealthCare Oklahoma made a brutal self-diagnosis: The health maintenance organization -- one of the state's most popular -- announced Tuesday it had only six...

Oklahoma City-Based Mineral-Royalty Company Buys Tulsa, Okla.-Based Company.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 4--Panhandle Royalty Co. of Oklahoma City announced Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of Wood Oil Co. of Tulsa for $22.6 million in cash. Panhandle said it expects the deal to boost its cash flow by...

Sand Springs, Okla.-Based Porcelain Company to Add 120 Jobs.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 4--Southwest Porcelain in Sand Springs will benefit from the state's Quality Jobs program to boost its growth by 120 jobs over the next three years, Vice President James Bigelow said Wednesday. "We're going...

Defying Telecom Trend, Sprint PCS Will Add Jobs in Oklahoma City.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Oct. 4--Wireless telephone services company Sprint PCS announced Wednesday it will add 350 jobs by the end of the year to its Oklahoma City Customer Solutions Contact Center. "We're fortunate to be able to offer...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Utility Company Opens Sale Records for Review.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Oct. 4--ONEOK Inc. has disclosed to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission controversial sale records that the company had previously fought to keep private. Bill Burkett, general counsel for the Corporation...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Communications Company Satisfies Loan Requirement.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Oct. 2--Williams Communications Group said it has met its Sunday deadline by satisfying a $700 million loan requirement. Despite the good news, stock in the Tulsa-based telecommunications company continued its...

Oklahoma Regulator Resumes Bid to Take Control of Insurer.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Oct. 1--State Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, rebuffed last month in his efforts to place Heritage National Insurance Co. into receivership, is again seeking control of the troubled company. Fisher...