Fortune listing Devon, ONEOK Yesterday | Leave a comment Two of Oklahoma’s largest energy firms, Devon Energy Corp., of Oklahoma City, and ONEOK Inc., of Tulsa, made the list of Fortune magazine’s "Most Admired Companies” online...

Webcam offers view of Oklahoma City’s changing skyline Yesterday | Leave a comment Downtown Oklahoma City is going through yet another transformation — one that will top $2 billion when completed. Today marks an important step in this surge forward. Weather permitting, 45...

Oklahoma City weathering recession Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | Leave a comment Oklahoma City is among four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment. Oklahoma City, Minneapolis, Buffalo, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y.,...

Devon builds a foundation for a future in downtown Oklahoma City Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | Leave a comment More than 26 million pounds of concrete will be poured into the base of the new Devon Energy tower on Sunday — a job that will require 45 cement trucks doing a continuous pour for 15 hours....

Nation’s recession defied in metro areas Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | Leave a comment Tulsa and Oklahoma City are ranked among the top 20 strongest-performing metro areas in the recession, according to a report released Wednesday by the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings...

Oklahoma airports report drop in February fliers Thu, Mar 18, 2010 | Leave a comment Air travel has been slow to recover at Oklahoma’s major commercial airports, officials say. Both Will Rogers World Airport and Tulsa International Airport reported a drop in outbound...

Window Shopping: Firms and chefs build desserts with Oklahoma inspiration Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | Leave a comment Firms and chefs build desserts with oklahoma inspiration During the recent Decadent Design event, five architectural firms teamed up with local chefs to create desserts inspired by Oklahoma...

Retail Update: Oklahoma City retailer selected to serve on national board Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | Leave a comment Oklahoma City retailer selected to serve on national board Bob Benham, president and chief executive officer of Balliet’s, has been chosen to serve on the National Retail Federation’s...

UCO has workshops for small businesses Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | Leave a comment EDMOND — University of Central Oklahoma Small Business Development Center’s March workshops offer small-business owners help in areas such as Web site marketing, tax solutions for small...

Q&A with Marsh Pitman Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a comment Developer says land report was worth it for Bricktown Q: You’re one of Bricktown’s leading developers, having built the Power Alley Parking Garage and the Hampton Inn. What is your...

Business Briefs: Agency set to furlough Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a comment Agency set to furlough The state Corporation Commission will shutter its offices for a second day Friday as part of its furlough plan. There are six more furlough days scheduled to allow the agency...

Devon shedding jobs as well as assets Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a comment There is a downside to Devon Energy Corp.’s bold plan to remake itself. The company expects to cut jobs in Houston as it continues to sell off its international holdings. Devon already has...

Young professionals made welcome in Oklahoma Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a comment Chamber executives and young workers aren’t surprised Oklahoma City has been named one of the best places to work for people in their 20s and 30s. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber the past...

Jim Brewer’s legacy built upon by his sons Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | Leave a comment It’s been more than a year since Jim Brewer, the larger-than-life figure who dominated Bricktown for 25 years, died. During his final years Brewer built up an imposing kingdom of real estate...

Tech Bytes: Web site gives demographics Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | Leave a comment Web site gives demographics The Oklahoma Department of Commerce today launched a new Web site and building database to provide companies, site selection consultants and economic development...

Core questions help shore up city plans Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | Leave a comment A panel of development experts from the Urban Land Institute will arrive in Oklahoma City later this week to study plans for the Core to Shore project and make recommendations on how best to...

Oklahoma drivers may continue to face rising fuel costs Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment It seems to be as immutable as any of the laws of nature. Gasoline prices rise every year as warmer temperatures signal an end to winter. Still, Oklahoma drivers are facing higher than usual gas...

Planning experts’ visit to city is turning heads Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | Leave a comment The Urban Land Institute spent one week in Oklahoma City, spoke to dozens of people, and came out with a report that seemed to have enough material to stun just about everybody. The panel of...

Oklahoma Briefs: Chesapeake plans dividend Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment Chesapeake plans dividend Chesapeake Energy Corp. will pay shareholders a quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents, the company announced Monday. The dividend will be paid April 15 on about 651 million...

Business efforts prompt top honor Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment A decade after establishing his own venture to help other small, minority owned firms, Oklahoma City businessman Phil Busey has been named Oklahoma’s Small Business Person of the Year. The...

Business Briefs: Bank merger completed Mon, Mar 8, 2010 | Leave a comment Bank merger completed BancFirst Corp. completed the previously announced merger of First State Bank in Jones into BancFirst on Friday, the Oklahoma City company said Monday. First State Bank had...

Oklahoma Business People Sat, Mar 6, 2010 | Leave a comment →McAfee & Taft name Stephanie Chapman, Todd Court, Stephen M. Hetrick, Mark W. Malone, Beau M. Patterson, Natalie K. Ramsey, Paul A. Ross and Ronald T. Shinn Jr. shareholders. Chapman...

Panel urges Core to Shore changes Sat, Mar 6, 2010 | Leave a comment An Urban Land Institute panel reviewing Oklahoma City’s Core to Shore plan warned Friday the project will take 50 years, and not 15 years as anticipated, and advised a proposed boulevard will...

Urban land experts foretold future Tue, Mar 2, 2010 | Leave a comment The experts at the Urban Land Institute are back in town examining Core to Shore, and this weeklong visit marks the third such involvement by the group at a critical moment of development of the...

Oklahoma Briefs: LSB to supply ammonium nitrate Mon, Mar 1, 2010 | Leave a comment LSB to supply ammonium nitrate A subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries Inc. has signed a five-year agreement to supply 250,000 tons per year of industrial-grade ammonium nitrate to an...