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

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

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
September 30, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Sep. 30--Airport security has tightened considerably since the Sept. 11 attacks. The first time I flew after the Sept. 11 attacks, the security screener frisked me and made me take off my shoes so he could...

Stillwater, Okla., Laboratory Firm Joins Research on Environment, Frogs.
September 30, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 30--A Stillwater scientist who works with frogs is jumping into a $30 million governmental study on how chemicals affect amphibians and, ultimately, humans. Fort Environmental Laboratories Inc., a...

Oklahoma-Based Health Care Business Developer Says Planning Is Key to Success.
September 30, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 30--Ask Mike Schuster what it takes to develop a successful business, and he'll tell you it's a plan. Ask him what it takes to maintain business success, and, again, his answer is: a plan. Ask Schuster...

Homeowners Rush to Refinance Mortgages at Lower Rates.
September 30, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 30--Terrorist attacks, layoffs and the threat of a worldwide recession have driven a drop in mortgage rates. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks disabled businesses for a few days. The Federal Reserve cut...

Patriotism Mixes with War Concerns at Oklahoma City Home Parade.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 29--The fabled "American dream" of home ownership has always had a red-white-and-blue ring to it. It has a more somber peal now. Builders, projectionists of that dream, have always been a flag-waving bunch....

Forecaster Says Future Hurricanes Pose Threat to Builders in Nation's Interior.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 29--WASHINGTON--Here's a hurricane warning that even land-locked Oklahomans -- home builders and future buyers, for sure -- should heed: The guru of hurricane forecasters -- Dr. William Gray at Colorado...

Conference to Offer Help for Oklahoma Inventors.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Ryan McNeill Sep. 29--It all starts with an idea. Shirley Bergdall, 60, wanted a fold-up hunting blind to use as a substitute for tree stands while trailing game. "I saw one," the Enid resident said. "But it was very...

Oklahoma's Williams Communications Silent on Ability to Satisfy Loan Covenant.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 29--Williams Communications Group Inc. -- faced with raising $700 million to satisfy a loan covenant -- gave no indication Friday whether it has the money, which is due when the quarter ends Sunday. "We...

Customers Return to Oklahoma Airports.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 28--Customer traffic at Oklahoma's major airports is on the rise, an airport spokeswoman said Thursday. "I've talked to all the airlines here, and they're seeing an average (passenger) load factor of about 60...

International Drug Firm Buys Oklahoma City-Based Biotechnology Company.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 28--Home-grown biotech company Novazyme officially has become part of international pharmaceutical company Genzyme General, company officials said Thursday. The approximately $206 million acquisition was...

Oklahoma City's Lucent Technologies Workers Ratify Pact with Celestica Inc.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 28--Union workers at Oklahoma City's Lucent Technologies overwhelmingly approved a contract this week with Celestica Inc. that will keep wages near existing levels for workers who continue to work for Celestica....

Oklahoma Jobless Rate Holds Steady in August.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 28--Amid national news of job layoffs and an imminent recession, Oklahoma reported Thursday that its unemployment rate held steady from July to August at 3.3 percent, well below the national average of 4.9...

Oklahoma City-Based Broadband Wireless Cuts Pay.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 28--Once-troubled Broadband Wireless International Corp. announced Thursday that it has cut several employees' compensation plans as it prepares to exit receivership and enter Chapter 11 reorganization. ...

Oklahoma City Parade of Homes Draws More Visitors Than Expected.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 27--Visitor traffic at the Parade of Homes new housing tour in the Oklahoma City metro area has been stronger than builders expected this year and greater than last year, Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association...

Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Makes Offer to Disclose Long-Sought Records.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 27--An Oklahoma Corporation Commission meeting Wednesday weighing punitive measures against ONEOK Inc. for gas-buying practices last year received a surprise offer from the company chairman. But the offer...

Oklahoma City Networking Event Concentrates on Biotech Business.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 26--In a joint effort to blend the worlds of business and biotechnology, three Oklahoma City groups sponsored the city's first networking event for scientists, entrepreneurs and investors Monday night. ...

Oklahoma City's Downtown District Plan to Succeed, Leader Says.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 26--All signs point to the continued success of Downtown Oklahoma City's new district plan, Devery Youngblood said Tuesday. The president of the nonprofit economic development group said logos unveiled Tuesday...

Shipments of Flu Vaccine to Oklahoma Delayed by Slow Production.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 26--Oklahomans can expect to wait longer and pay more this year for the vaccine that protects them from the aching misery of the flu virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently notified health...

Oklahoma City-Based Fueling Systems Company Stock Still in Suspension.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 26--Since this month's terrorist attacks, only one Oklahoma company has escaped violent swings in the stock market with its pre-disaster share price intact. NESCO Inc., halted from trading since Aug. 17,...

Dominion Resources to Acquire Oklahoma City-Base Natural Gas Company.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 26--The acquisition of Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. by Dominion Resources Inc. is on track -- despite falling natural gas prices and the stock market's disarray of last week, Louis Dreyfus' chief executive...

Seattle-Based Starbucks to Open Two New Coffee Stores in Oklahoma City.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 26--Good news for java fanatics: Two Starbucks Coffee stores will open this fall in Oklahoma City. The Seattle-based retailer and roaster will open a coffee house in November at 6430 Avondale Drive...

Oklahoma City Designates Six Official, Named Districts.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 25--Oklahoma City's informally recognized downtown areas will be given formal identities today as Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. reveals six district names. "We used to refer to the area of the skyscrapers as...

U.S. Energy Prices Reach New Low Point.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 25--U.S. energy prices went from flat to flattened Monday, erasing any memory of the price spikes that followed the terrorist attacks two weeks ago. November crude oil futures swooned 15 percent Monday to...

Owner of Hobby Chain Creates Upscale Furniture Store in Oklahoma City.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Brian Brus Sep. 25--Hobby Lobby founder David Green has taken advantage of product opportunities he and his buying team have found worldwide by spinning off a new upscale furniture store in Oklahoma City. The...

Energy Stocks Sink, Most Other Sectors Rise.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Melissa Davis Sep. 25--Falling energy stocks dampened a spectacular stock market rally that showered gains on most Oklahoma companies Monday. Among Oklahoma's most heavily punished energy stocks were Devon Energy Corp. and...

The Daily Oklahoman Agricultural Notes Column.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Sonya Colberg Sep. 23--FARM STUDY SAYS POLICY SHIFT NEEDED: Federal farm policies need to be revamped so farmers can compete in a changing world, the U.S. Agriculture Department said in a new study. The report, "Food and...

Oklahoma City-Area Chamber of Commerce Proves Its Worth with Projects.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Lisa Tatum Sep. 23--The Capitol Chamber of Commerce admits it was a little-known group several years ago. Skepticism and apathy initially daunted its mission of trying to improve the economic climate of northeast Oklahoma City,...

The Daily Oklahoman Charles Crumpley Column.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Charles Crumpley Sep. 23--LET'S HOPE OPTIMISTS ARE RIGHT: Could things get any bleaker? The economy, tottering two weeks ago, seized up after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The stock markets took a frightening plunge last...

Air Force General Becomes Director of Oklahoma Space Development Group.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Rick Robinson Sep. 23--Jay Edwards seems to have the right stuff to get Oklahoma's space industry off the ground. Air Force general, West Point grad, fighter pilot, aircraft researcher, management expert -- Edwards' resume...

Oklahoma Program Promotes Worker Safety.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 23--Safety managers for small businesses are all too familiar with sales calls from independent consulting firms. Touting expertise in the federal requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 --...

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...

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...

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...

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...

$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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...