SONIC CORP. EARNINGS DOWN 13%
Sonic Corp. reported Wednesday that for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007 net income declined 13.4 percent to $20.6 million compared to $23.8 million in the third quarter of 2006. - Kelley Chambers

MATRIX STOCK PLUNGES AFTER COST OVERRUN WARNING
Matrix Service stock plunged 17.28 percent Wednesday after the Tulsa-based energy services contractor warned of cost overruns. - Kirby Lee Davis

XETACOMP BEGINS BEGINS PRODUCTION IN LAWTON
A nanotechnology company spun off from NanoBioMagnetics Inc. of Edmond has begun production of sunscreen and other products in Lawton. - Jerry Shottenkirk

HOMAN SHARES INSIGHTS ON MERGING CULTURES, STRATEGIES
When considering the major obstacles two merger-bound companies face, punctuation rarely makes the list. But such unpredictable human elements come to the forefront when two separate business cultures come together, said Ginger Homan, vice president of marketing at the architectural and engineering firm Crafton Tull Sparks. - Kirby Lee Davis

SEVEN VIE FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONER
The race to replace Oklahoma County Commissioner Jim Roth has drawn seven contenders, the county clerk’s office reported Wednesday. - Brian Brus

EDMOND’S COST-OF-LIVING INDEX DECLINES
Edmond’s cost-of-living index for the first quarter fell to 90.6 percent, 9.4 percentage points below the national average. - David Page

STATE JUSTICES: COURTS MAY INTERVENE IN ARBITRATOR DISPUTES
The purpose of arbitration is to help people settle their legal disputes without having to go to court. But it is the court’s proper role to intervene when the parties in question have a dispute with the arbitrator, the Oklahoma Supreme Court acknowledged in a recent ruling. - Janice Francis-Smith