TULSA-AREA COMFORT INN SOLD TO BARTLESVILLE FIRM
A Bartlesville hotel operator paid $2.1 million for the 50-room Broken Arrow Comfort Inn, marking the second Broken Arrow hotel sale over the past three months. - Kirby Lee Davis

DE***Y NAMED CEO OF OGE ENERGY
Peter B. De***y was named chairman and chief executive officer of OGE Energy Corp. on Sunday, a day after the death of Steven E. Moore. - Jerry Shottnenkirk

TULSA CLOSES $52.5M CITY HALL DEAL
With the deal closed, the work begins to transform downtown Tulsa's One Technology Center into City Hall. - Kirby Lee Davis

MORTGAGE MELTDOWN CLASSES OFFERED FOR REALTORS
In the midst of the nationwide housing decline and meltdown of the mortgage market, one Oklahoma City mortgage broker is hosting classes to educate Realtors and dispel rumors that there is no money out there for potential home buyers. - Kelley Chambers

OFFICIALS CONSIDER SALE OF BRICKTOWN LOT
Interest in developing 4.5 acres near the Bricktown Ballpark has prompted Oklahoma City officials to look into selling the parking lot, a possibility that will be discussed in today's City Council meeting. - Brian Brus

ETHICS CHANGES SOUGHT BY LAWMAKER
A first-term Republican is proposing to ban contributions to lawmakers during the legislative session and to bar transfer of donations from one political action committee to another. - Ron Jenkins, Associated Press

SEATTLE FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST SUPERSONICS' ATTEMPT TO MOVE
Seattle officials filed a lawsuit Monday to keep the SuperSonics from leaving town, saying the team's profitability in much-maligned KeyArena "has less to do with KeyArena than perhaps the Sonics' ability to defend the high pick-and-roll." - Gene Johnson, Associated PRess