Special to the paper- Jack Werner Owner, A to Z Inspections What an exciting evening at the Skirvin Hotel! Last Thursday The Journal Record presented the 2013 Innovator of the Year awards. Recipients from around Oklahoma showed two things: creativity and caring for the business and for others. It was a special night to see [...]
Staff report Pam Fountain-Wilks, president of Oklahoma City based Principal Technologies, has been named 2013 Small Business Person of the Year. The Oklahoma District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2013 winners. “Small businesses drive Oklahoma growth,” said Dottie Overal, Oklahoma SBA district director. “Pam Fountain-Wilks and our winners this year reflect [...]
By Yolanda Garcia Olivarez Regional Administrator Small Business Administration, South Central Region As you settle down after the busy holiday season, you will soon face another season…tax season. As a small business owner you need to understand how taxes are going to affect you and your business. It is important that you file [...]
Special to The City Sentinel Verizon Wireless celebrated the second anniversary of the initial nationwide launch of its 4G LTE network on December 5, 2010. Oklahoma City was among the first 38 cities nationwide where Verizon’s 4G LTE network was unveiled on that date. Since then, the company has aggressively expanded its 4G LTE [...]
By Stacy Martin Special Projects Editor Eighteen years in, Oklahoma’s economic development crown jewel, the Quality Jobs Program, has strayed far afield, costing taxpayers much more than originally intended and paying out much more per job in many cases. The information was gleaned by CapitolBeatOK from open records sources and web resources, as well as [...]
Staff Report PRYOR, OK – A crowd of more than 700 people gathered in a festive atmosphere at the new Google Data Center in Pryor, Okla., 35 miles west of Tulsa for the official opening of the company’s newest data center, organizers said. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin headlined the western-themed event entitled “Google Connects with [...]
Patrick B. McGuigan Executive Editor In a step that could have transformational potential for Oklahoma, AT&T wants to buy T-Mobile, in a blockduster deal worth perhaps $39 billion, officials said. The buyer, if successful, is planning over seven years to spend $8 billion in incremental infrastructure spending after the transaction (which is awaiting regulatory approval). [...]
By Darla Shelden Contributing Writer In the United States, experts say running and maintaining residential and commercial buildings consumes 70 percent of all electricity used and roughly 40 percent of total energy. Clearly such consumption offers a significant opportunity for energy savings. The “Bring It Home Project” is an effort focused on helping Oklahoma communities [...]
By Danniel Parker Staff Writer The Salvation Army is moving its facilities out of downtown with the help of a $5 million donation of Chesapeake. It will make room for another, scenic downtown park, city officials say. The money is slated to build the charity’s new Center of Hope at N.W 10 and Pennsylvania [...]
Staff Report It seemed fitting. A state of the art medical research foundations has now opened its state-of the art addition to its headquarters. At a ceremony in Oklahoma City Gov. Mary Fallin dedicated the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s new 186,000-square-foot research tower. The project caps the largest expansion in OMRF’s 65-year history. The facility [...]
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