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Health Care - 12.27.2012

Making the grade

Learn more about the state of Oklahoma’s health versus the state of health care in Oklahoma

Statistics tell us Oklahoma ranks among the worst in the nation in most health indicators, yet Oklahoma health care executives say the delivery system is topnotch. Now with the status quo reaffirmed in Washington, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act undoubtedly the law of the land, will something have to give in the Sooner State? Read more
 
Retail - 11.26.2012

Ho-ho hoping for holiday sales

Businesses gear up for rush

It’s a Tolbert family tradition: For 33 years, Full Circle Bookstore owner Jim Tolbert and his children – and now his grandchildren – have gone to 50 Penn Place on Thanksgiving to decorate the store for the holidays. Read more
 
Health Care - 11.26.2012

Aesthetically speaking

Local centers changing the face of beauty biz

Even when times are tight, people are willing to make sure their skin stays that way, too. That’s a main reason why medical spas and wellness centers have exploded in popularity. Read more
 
Profiles - 10.25.2012

Lilacs and Bonds

Myriad Botanical Gardens welcomes new community board president

Two of Gerry Bonds’ passions are storytelling and gardening. As the new Myriad Botanical Gardens Foundation Community Board president, she will be able to do both. Read more
 
Technology - 10.25.2012

All systems secure

Companies put the kibosh on employee network access

That iPhone in your pocket is more powerful than the NASA computers that sent the first man to the moon. That’s why more and more companies are realizing that keeping their data safe may be more challenging than ever. Read more
 
News Article - 10.25.2012

Big bellies

Downtown residents have an appetite for recycling

Jennifer Gooden had been director of the city of Oklahoma City’s Office of Sustainability for almost a year when she got a phone call from a representative of Urban Neighbors. She quickly found out they were an organization after her own heart. Read more
 
Profiles - 09.26.2012

Miles to go

Harvard grad to lead schools foundation

It doesn’t take a Harvard Law grad to figure out that Oklahoma City Public Schools has problems. Read more
 
Real Estate - 09.26.2012

Downtown dwellers

Demand for Downtown apartments is likened to that of television reruns from the ’80s and ’90s

Call it the TV test. Developer Gary Brooks admits it’s a very unscientific idea, and he’s not even sure who came up with it. Read more
 
Aerospace - 08.27.2012

On the defense

Oklahoma companies brace for budget cuts

Oscar Womack writes his congressman on a regular basis, but the last few months he’s kept the mail carrier extraordinarily busy.

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Tourism - 08.27.2012

Overriding desire

Canadian helps turn Norman ranch into world-class facility

Dynah Korhummel did the whole Silicon Valley thing back in the middle of the dot-com era.

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Nonprofits - 08.27.2012

The Single Life

Single moms get much-needed support through locally founded organization

Susan Leonard would roll her eyes when her girlfriends talked about the woes of having a lazy husband. The alternative – raising a daughter single-handedly – usually made them stop whining. Read more
 
Profiles - 08.27.2012

Relatively comfortable

One of the first females to belong to a traditionally male business club now serves as its president

Growing up with a grandfather who was a Rotarian back in Montgomery, Ala., Marion Paden was familiar with the traditionally male business club. Read more
 
Health Care - 07.24.2012

Exploring health care

Health care summit to bring leaders together

Navigating the waters of changing health care legislation and ever-shrinking reimbursement levels will be discussed at the upcoming “Explore: Oklahoma Health Care Summit.” Read more
 
Health Care - 07.24.2012

Open records request

Mom and son tackle medical records accessibility

When Victoria Bill suffered a mild heart attack last year, son Eric Richardson was angry.

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Energy - 07.24.2012

The proof is in the pump

Kimray’s electric glycol pump provides less wear, less costly repairs and no emissions

Two things are always in short supply on a job site: time and money. For 64 years now, Kimray Inc. has helped oil and gas producers save both. Read more
 
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