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

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

U.S. Residents to Travel Extensively for Labor Day Holiday Despite Gas Prices.
September 1, 2001... Byline: By Rick Robinson Sep. 1--In Oklahoma and across the nation, more people will be traveling this Labor Day than last -- despite those high gasoline prices. About 33.2 million Americans are expected to go on holiday 50 miles or...

Edmond, Okla., Family Creates Impressive Landscape for Home.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 1--EDMOND, Okla.--Don Davis gazed across the back lawn of his family's new home. He was looking past the yard -- woody but otherwise wanting, except for the pool -- into the realm of possibility. The Kansas...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 1--When an industry's leading economists start peppering their remarks with mixed metaphors, vague references to '70s folk songs and classical mythology, it must mean something. It must mean econometrics --...

Boss-Evaluating Internet Site Spotlights Two Oklahoma Supervisors.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 2--This Labor Day, be thankful you don't have a boss who spits tobacco juice in your wastebasket. Bosses contribute mightily to happiness or horror in the workplace. That fact was underscored recently by the...

Oklahoma Bread-Product Co-Op Planned to Boost State Grain Market.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 2--A bread-product factory will rise up on the Oklahoma plains, under a strategy being rolled out by state farmers. The idea is to set up a factory called Great Plains Dough Products that will use Oklahoma...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 2--John Crowley's black eyes snap and his words roll like machine-gun fire. Like a lot of executives, he's a busy guy with too much to do and too little time, but there's more than bottom lines, mergers and...

Companies Seek Labor amid Layoffs.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Sep. 2--Are you shaking your head over the drumbeat of announcements of immense layoffs? Biting your fingernails over the unemployment rate that's ratcheting up? The state of labor this Labor Day weekend...

Grocery Store Company Announces Plans to Close Eight Locations.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 5--Homeland Holding Corp. announced Tuesday that it will close eight of its "most severely under-performing" grocery stores as part of a reorganization plan launched a month ago. The store closures --...

Lucent to Cut Jobs, Sell Operations in Oklahoma City.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 5--The Lucent Technologies plant, which employed 4,000 last year but has seen vigorous downsizing, will see 1,400 more jobs chopped from its ranks by April. One reason is a deal finalized Tuesday to transfer...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Petroleum Company Gains Partner for Australia Project.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 5--Syntroleum Corp. announced Tuesday it has locked in a builder for its Sweetwater project in Australia, a major step toward making the gas-to-liquids plant a reality. Tulsa-based Syntroleum said it signed a...

Oklahoma City-Based Devon Energy to Buy Canadian Company.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 6--With the dust just settling from a $3.5 billion acquisition announcement last month, Devon Energy Corp. said Tuesday it will plunk down $4.6 billion in cash and debt for a Canadian energy company. Devon,...

Stillwater, Okla., Software Developer Wins $1.1 Million Settlement.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 6--STILLWATER--TMS Sequoia announced Wednesday it has received an arbitration settlement of nearly $1.1 million against one of its business associates. The associate, Hummingbird USA Inc., allegedly underpaid...

Oklahoma City Air Force Base Looks to Private Business Partnerships for Future.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 7--The future success of the Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base will be found in private business investment alongside the military, center Executive Director Robert J. Conner said Wednesday. To that...

Developers Buy Oklahoma City-Area Building for $3.9 Million.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 7--Developer Chuck Ainsworth and Dr. French "Doc Blue" Hickman have bought the Oklahoma Hardware Building in Bricktown, which gives them almost an entire block of E California. The Oklahoma Hardware Building...

Oklahoma Energy Chief Prepares for Move to Washington.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 7--When Mr. Smith goes to Washington, he won't forget Oklahoma. Mike Smith, the state's energy secretary for the past six years, made that promise Thursday to an energy industry group in Oklahoma City. Smith...

Manufacturers Pledge to Add Tulsa, Okla.-Area Jobs.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 7--Bama Cos. Inc. of Tulsa has pledged to create 215 positions in the next three years because of plant expansions, the Oklahoma Commerce Department reported Thursday. Manhattan West Interiors also announced its...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Natural Gas Technologies Firm Plans Projects in Nigeria.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 7--TULSA,Okla.--Syntroleum Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to develop gas-to-liquids projects in Nigeria. The announcement came after company officials met with Nigerian government officials last week to...

Oklahoma Retailers Post Sales Gains in August.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 7--Oklahoma merchants fared well in August with a combination of tax rebates and back-to-school and tax-free "holiday" sales promotions, TeleCheck Services Inc. data showed Thursday. Nationwide, retail merchants...

Oklahoma Utilities Agency Rejects Southwestern Bell's Plan to Raise Bills.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 7--The Oklahoma Corporation Commission said Wednesday that a Southwestern Bell plan to raise local telephone bills of many Oklahomans has been rejected by Ernest Johnson, director of the commission's Public...

Oklahoma City-Based Wireless Communications Firm Considers Sale of Company.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 7--Dobson Communications Corp. announced Thursday that it is considering "strategic alternatives" -- including the possible sale of the company. Dobson, which provides cellular telephone service in rural...

Oklahoma City Doctor's Hearing Device Wins FDA Approval.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 8--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave approval Friday for the marketing of a surgically implanted hearing device developed by an Oklahoma biomedical company. Soundtec Inc., will manufacture the hearing...

Gasoline Storage, Power Plant Needs Fuel Tulsa, Okla., Firm's Recent Projects.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 8--TULSA, Okla.--Surging power plant construction and increased demand for gasoline storage helped Matrix Service Co. win more than $25 million in construction projects over the last two months. The company...

Unit of Oklahoma-Based Phillips Petroleum to Develop Nigerian Gas Facility.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 8--Phillips Petroleum Co. said Friday that one of its units has agreed to develop a liquefied natural gas facility in Nigeria. Phillips Oil Co. (Nigeria) Limited signed a memorandum of understanding with the...

Miami, Okla., Helmet-Chair Makers Hope Football Season Brings Success.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 8--NORMAN, Okla.--It's game day in Norman, and Donnie Howe -- a self-proclaimed Sooner football fanatic from Miami, OK -- is headed to Owen Field with his helmet in tow. When he arrives at the parking lot south...

Brothers Craft Career Success as Oklahoma Home Builders.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 8--NORMAN, Okla.--The odds were against Jalal and Mohammad Farzaneh even before they walked out of the University of Oklahoma with architecture degrees in 1981. They wanted jobs as architects. Nobody would...

Latino Agency Completes First House in Oklahoma City Neighborhood.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 8--The nonprofit Latino Community Development Agency has finished the first of several new houses planned for Oklahoma City's old Riverside neighborhood. The house is at 601 SW 11. The neighborhood of about 60...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 8--WHAT DO LETTERS MEAN AFTER REALTOR'S NAME?: IT'S "Alphabet Soup Month" at the National Association of Realtors -- a time for the association's leadership to explain why it has generated more unfamiliar acronyms...

Magazine Editor to Warn Oklahoma Companies against Short Sellers.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 8--Robert Flaherty, editor of Equities magazine, plans to warn young companies about the dangers of "abusive short sellers" when he speaks at Wednesday's kickoff luncheon for the Oklahoma Venture Forum. A...

The Daily Oklahoman Business Briefs Column.
September 9, 2001... Sep. 9--EPA FINDS ALTERED CORN LITTLE THREAT TO BUTTERFLIES: The Evironmental Protection Agency just released a report saying Bacillus thuringiensis corn or BT corn poses little risk to monarch butterflies. The genetically altered corn is...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Sep. 9--Feeling harried at work? If so, you're not alone. Increasing numbers of employees report that they feel they've been held up by time bandits. A survey released last week said 68 percent of...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 9--Baron Garcia well remembers that Saturday night, back in the 1950s, when he raced down the street with two shopping carts full of groceries he couldn't afford. He was a skinny Mexican kid -- long before...

Owner of Oklahoma City Farmers Market to Sell Property.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 9--The decades have silenced the squawking chickens, swing dancers' feet and fiery controversy that rocked the Oklahoma City Farmers Market in the late 1920s. Now, the market's owner has hung a $950,000 price...

Workers Compensation Insurance Rates in Oklahoma Remain High.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 9--Late last month, when state leaders celebrated the reduction of a key component in workers' compensation insurance rates, Kevin Moore marveled in disbelief. Then he picked up the telephone and called his...

Oklahoma City-Area Workers Take Advantage of Strong Transit System.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 9--Though they live at separate ends of the state, employees Bob Maier, Russell Moffatt and Cheryl Pate shared a workplace dilemma. They all had jobs. But they had no way to get to them. Maier's...

Retiring Oklahoma City Fire Chief to Direct Downtown Development Group.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 11--The man who guided firefighters through two of Oklahoma City's worst disasters in the 1990s is turning his focus to improving the image and business climate of downtown. After his retirement from the...

Oklahoma-Based Energy Companies Hit Acquisition Mode.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 11--Natural gas companies have been selling lately like windshield scrapers during an ice storm. Monday's announcement that Oklahoma City-based Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. had agreed to be bought by...

Virginia-Based Company to Buy Oklahoma City Natural Gas Firm.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 11--Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp., one of Oklahoma City's top energy companies, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. for $2.3 billion in cash, stock and assumed...

Sonic Corp. Cites Healthy Restaurant Trends for 2001 Earnings.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 11--Sonic Corp. on Monday confirmed earnings expectations of about $1.39 a share for fiscal year 2001, matching analysts' estimates. That compares with $1.17 per diluted share for fiscal 2000, when the Oklahoma...

Oklahoma City-Based Telecom Firm's Stock Downgraded as Hunt Begins for Buyer.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 11--Dobson Communications Corp. is shopping for a buyer at "the worst possible time in the history of the company," an analyst said Monday. Nirav Parikh, an analyst for Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in New...

Grounded Planes Disrupt Deliveries.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 12--Package and mail delivery businesses scrambled to adapt to the loss of aircraft delivery routes Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all commercial aircraft nationwide Tuesday after...

Oklahoma Motorists Line Up, Pay High Prices for Gasoline.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 12--Despite evidence the gasoline-supply chain is operating normally, some state gasoline station prices spiked wildly Tuesday in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. In scenes...

Stranded Travelers in Oklahoma Fill Rooms, Deplete Rental Car Supply.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 12--As the Federal Aviation Administration shut down air traffic over the United States on Tuesday, hundreds of travelers were stranded in Oklahoma. Hotels and car rental companies were swamped with travelers...

Stores Close in Oklahoma City Area; Malls Likely to Reopen Today.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 12--Many Oklahoma City metro area malls and stores closed their doors Tuesday in response to terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Quail Springs Mall spokeswoman Kelly Waswo said the mall closed "out of...

Brokers Ready when Markets Reopen, Morgan Stanley Says.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 13--Tuesday's destruction of the World Trade Center -- which demolished major brokerage firms like Morgan Stanley Dean Witter -- will not hamper trading when the stock market reopens by Monday, local brokers...

Oklahoma City Low on Rental Vehicles.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 13--It was difficult, but not impossible, to rent a car to leave Oklahoma City on a one-way trip Wednesday, rental agents said. A Budget Rent A Car representative in Oklahoma City said he was sold out until next...

Gas Prices Return Normal across Oklahoma.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 13--A day after many gasoline stations hiked prices frantically in the wake of terrorist attacks and panicky motorists jammed long gas lines, prices on many pumps throughout the state remained stationary. ...

$9 A Gallon Sends Angry Customers to Oklahoma State Hot Line.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 13--Angry gasoline customers bombarded the state attorney general's hot line with more than 277 complaints of gas gouging in about 24 hours, including a report of $9 a gallon gasoline in Anadarko. ...

Oklahoma City Malls Back in Business.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 13--Oklahoma City malls and individual merchants that closed early Tuesday out of respect for lives lost in terrorist attacks in New York and Washington were back in business Wednesday. That recovery may keep...

Tulsa, Okla., Businessman Escapes World Trade Center after Plane Hit.
September 13, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 13--Tulsa businessman Tim Veldstra was on the 61st floor of World Trade Center's south tower -- training for a new career as a stockbroker -- when a hijacked airplane smashed into the center's north tower early...

$9-Per-Gallon Gas in Oklahoma Was Just A Rumor.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 14--The king of gas price gouging in Oklahoma -- the gasoline station that reportedly sold gas at $9 a gallon Tuesday -- was merely a phantom, according to the Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Drew...

Oklahoma Investigates Gas Price-Gouging Reports.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 14--Outraged over spiking gasoline prices after Tuesday's terrorist attacks, Oklahomans bombarded the Oklahoma Corporation Commission with a flood of phone calls this week. What they found out was that the...

Investors Flock to Bonds; Prices Surge, Yields Plummet.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 14--Even veteran bond trader Brian Henderson, who predicted Tuesday that the Treasury bond market would be the "benefactor" of this week's tragic developments, expressed surprise at Thursday's surge in bond...

Rental Car Availability Improves in Oklahoma City.
September 14, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 14--Two days after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded airline traffic and set off a scramble for scarce rental cars, the supply of rental cars had increased in Oklahoma City, rental company representatives...

Oklahoma State Fair Creates New Agriculture Exhibit with Pop Flair.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 16--The hottest new farm exhibit at the Oklahoma State Fair this year will show some MTV-style flair. The new exhibit, AGtropolis Adventure, is designed to put a modern beat to the story of agriculture. ...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Sep. 16--Soon after untold thousands were killed in Tuesday's horrific airplane attacks in New York and Washington, the heads of the stock exchanges pushed hard to reopen Wall Street. They naively announced...

The Daily Oklahoman Executive Interview Column.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 16--It was never a given that Daniel Gordon, vice president of Samuel Gordon Jewelers, would go to work for the family business. The understanding was the same as it was for his father, Gary Gordon, and...

Nine Oklahoma Farmers Awarded Damages over Mislabeled Weed Killer Incident.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 16--Jurors awarded nine Oklahoma farmers a total of $1,487,835 after determining that a mislabeled weed killer destroyed or severely damaged more than 1,100 acres of corn. A unanimous federal jury in Oklahoma...

Some Oklahoma City Residents Testify to Gas Price-Gouging Incidents.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 16--In the wake of Tuesday's gasoline price panic, some have said reports of extreme price-gouging were just rumors. That has irked some people who did get badly burned. Dr. Scott K. Lucas said Friday...

Oklahoma City Companies Offer Programs to Maintain Employee Wellness.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 16--As medical costs rise for employers, many companies -- including several in Oklahoma -- are looking beyond managed care plans and cost-sharing measures to contain expenses. Their focus: keeping...

Oklahoma City Houses Built to Help Revitalize Downtown Area.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 16--"Terrace" actually describes the structure of Oklahoma City's historic Lincoln Terrace neighborhood. It's not just a fancy-sounding word masquerading in an otherwise humdrum cluster of tract houses. ...

Oklahoma Officials Reduce Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 16--The State Board of Property and Casualty Rates has announced a 12.7 percent reduction in the "loss-cost" workers' compensation insurance rates -- the portion of rates directly related to actual injuries to...

Oklahoma City Latino Development Agency Completes First House.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 16--The nonprofit Latino Community Development Agency has finished the first of several new houses planned for Oklahoma City's old Riverside neighborhood. The house is at 601 SW 11. The neighborhood of about...

Oklahoma City Residents Reevaluate Tall Buildings in Wake of Attack.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 16--For nearly a month, Mark Inman made his way to his new job in downtown Oklahoma City through the early morning shadows of towering office buildings. Until Wednesday, he never thought to look up. But on...

Oklahoma City Native Dies in World Trade Center Tragedy.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 16--On an early summer day in 1958, Charles and Nancy Berry lifted their newborn son -- a boy destined for greatness in the business world and a tragic death in the World Trade Center -- from their car and...

Oklahoma Farmers Say Terrorist Attacks Left Indelible Memory.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 16--When terrorists touched off a series of coordinated attacks designed to snap America's back, the moment became a terrible touchstone. In coming months, years and decades, events will be recalled based on...

Sperry, Okla., Family Awaits Word on Navy Man Missing from Pentagon.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 16--SPERRY, Okla.--The family of Brian Moss believes the mischievous glint still shines in his eyes. Their hearts tell them that their loved one, a career Navy man from Sperry, has been busy helping victims...

Oklahoma City Employers Encouraged to Address Health Issues at Work.
September 16, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 16--Workplace health promotion programs include anything that can improve the health and well-being of employees, experts say. Initiatives can range from free flu shots and annual health fairs to...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Airline Plans Additional Flight Service.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 18--As major airlines across the country struggle with heightened security measures, reduced flight schedules and a shaky economic outlook, one Oklahoma airline is planning to debut an additional flight service. ...

Tulsa, Okla.-Based Communications Company Closes Sale of Headquarters.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 18--TULSA, Okla.--Williams Communications on Monday said it has closed the sale of its headquarters for $276 million, but continued to watch its stock stagger as trading resumed on Wall Street after last week's...

Oklahoma Stocks Drop as Market Reopens.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 18--Monday's plunging stock market took most Oklahoma companies down with it, including six that suffered double-digit percentage losses. Oklahoma City-based Dobson Communications Corp. suffered the steepest...

Oklahoma City-Based Company Plans Partial Selloff to Verizon Wireless.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 18--Dobson Communications Corp. announced Monday that it plans to sell a portion of the company to Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless communications provider in the country. Under the agreement -- already...

Stock in Oklahoma Communications Company Soars on Announcement of Sale.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 19--Investors sent shares of Dobson Communications Corp. soaring Tuesday, one day after Dobson announced plans to sell a portion of the company to Verizon Wireless for $550 million. Dobson's stock climbed...

Oklahoma City's Middle Eastern Restaurants Increase Security.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 19--Business has dropped slightly at Magic Lamp Imports & Deli, a Lebanese restaurant in north Oklahoma City, and employees are of two minds about Oklahomans' response to last week's terrorist attacks on national...

Oklahoma Commerce Secretary Praises Opportunities Available to Minorities.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 19--Minority communication, so vital to the success of small businesses in America, also is the envy of other nations, state Commerce Secretary Russell Perry said Tuesday at a minority business opportunity forum...

Oklahoma-Based Rental Car Company Issues Profit Warning.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 20--Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. on Wednesday became the first Oklahoma company to issue an earnings warning triggered by last week's terrorist attacks. The company, along with energy companies that...

American Airlines to Cut 20,000 Jobs.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 21--DALLAS--The parent company of American Airlines said Wednesday it would lay off at least 20,000 employees, bringing the industry's job cuts since last week's terrorist attacks to about 66,000 as carriers deal...

Oklahoma Tourism Industry May Feel Fewer Negative Effects from Terrorism.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 21--The nation's hotels have begun cutting costs to offset lost revenues from the travel drop-off after last week's terrorist attacks, but Oklahoma tourism may weather the effects better than other markets, industry...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 21--Oklahoma City-area home builders and Realtors are banking on cheap money and patriotism to overcome economic uncertainty and keep the housing market healthy. Last week's attacks in New York and Washington...

Stock Analyst Predicts Economic Recovery by Next Spring.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 21--Contrasting sharply with the grim announcers on television, financial columnist Malcolm Berko -- popular for his renegade views on investing -- told an Oklahoma City crowd Thursday that the Dow Jones...

Williams Communications Reaches Tentative Deal with WorldCom.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 21--TULSA, Okla.--Williams Communications Group stock jumped nearly 13 percent Thursday on news of a tentative agreement with WorldCom Inc. The letter of intent specifies that the two telecommunications...

Builders Unveil Work in Central Oklahoma Parade of Homes.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 22--EDMOND, Okla.--Tom French likes to stand back, after the trim work is done, the carpet is laid, the dust has settled and the for-sale sign is up, and just look at what he's accomplished as a home builder. ...

Anti-Pollution Change Ordered for New Power Plant in Luther, Okla.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 22--In a move that could have wide implications, the head of the state Department of Environmental Quality on Friday said the anti-pollution system on the Redbud power plant in Luther should be improved. The...

The Daily Oklahoman Real Estate Column.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 22--Dear Reader, Eleven days and an era ago I was in an office building at 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, a short walk from Dupont Circle in Washington, not far from the Pentagon -- and 1,322 miles from home. ...

Experts Call for Better Training and Pay for Security Guards.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 22--As government and businesses tighten security in the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks, industry experts are calling for better training and higher pay for the private security officers frequently hired...