BRAUM'S DISHES NEW FLAVORS
Oklahoma-based Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy Stores has started serving several new flavors, including fried ice cream-flavored ice cream. - Brian Brus

DELL OKC LAUNCHES D-LIFE PROJECT
Dell Inc. is working to redefine its image in Oklahoma City with a new project called D-Life, which was introduced Monday. The company hopes to provide a fun work environment for its more than 2,000 employees as well as instilling community service. - Kelley Chambers

MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM BUYS 18.25 ACRES IN EDMOND
Mercy Health System of Oklahoma recently purchased 18.25 acres of commercially zoned land in Edmond and will soon decide what to do with the site. - Kelley Chambers

APPEALS COURT: CORPORATION COMMISSION RIGHT TO FINE XANADU
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission was right to fine an oil-and-gas company $2,000 for a practice the company said has been accepted for 25 years, ruled the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals last week. - Janice Francis-Smith

GDH FORESEES 20-PLUS PCT RECRUITING GROWTH
In just six years, JJ Hurley has grown GDH Consulting from one office with revenue of $450,000 to eight garnering revenue of $18 million, up 24.1 percent from 2005. With a Dallas site launched in January and another undesignated office to go online later this year, he projects another 20- to 25-percent growth this year for his Tulsa company - with no end in sight. - Kirby Lee Davis

CAPITAL WEST FOCUS WON'T SHIFT, NEW OWNERS SAY
The new owners of Capital West Securities don't plan to shift the company's focus, but instead expand it to include more bank portfolios, Keith Geary said. - Brian Brus