LAWSUITS AGAINST COMPANIES DECLINE ACROSS NATION, STATE
Lawsuits against U.S. companies have declined for the first time in the four-year history of the Litigation Trends Survey, reports the international law firm that conducts the review. - Marie Price

$25M PROJECT FOLLOWS LEAD OF TULSA HILLS
Westridge Plaza LLC intends to build a $25 million retail center diagonally across from the Tulsa Hills shopping complex. - Kirby Lee Davis

SPRINT NEXTEL TO ADD 150 JOBS AT OKC CALL CENTER
Sprint Nextel Inc. officials said they've spent $11.4 million on network expansions in the state this year and will beef up their investment even more. They indicated they will add 150 jobs by January at their local call center. - Jerry Shottenkirk

TRUE DIGITAL TARGETS RAPID GROWTH
After three years of research and development, the Tulsa e-company DESA Research launched True Digital Security Inc. to serve information-technology clients with regulatory oversight. DESA founder Jerry Dawkins believes True Digital could see $15 million in revenue within five years. - Kirby Lee Davis

DEVRY BUYS ADVANCED ACADEMICS
Educational services provider DeVry Inc. has agreed to purchase Oklahoma City-based Advanced Academics Inc. for $27.5 million, the companies announced Wednesday. - Brian Brus

DELAWARE RESOURCE GROUP WINS MARATHON OIL CONTRACT
Locally based Delaware Resource Group, which normally is involved in military aerospace, is stepping out of the norm and has been awarded a three-year energy contract worth nearly $25 million with Marathon Oil for coal-bed methane support services in Wyoming. - Jerry Shottenkirk

NUMBER OF WOMEN IN LAW SCHOOL DECLINING AROUND OKLAHOMA, U.S.
Reversing the boom that eventually saw law school enrollments equally split between men and women in the early 1990s, nationally the number of future women attorneys is declining, and officials with some Oklahoma law schools see a similar pattern. - Marie Price

REPORT RANKS OKLAHOMA 48TH IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
Oklahoma is ahead of just two states when it comes to women's health, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Women's Law Center and Oregon Health & Science University. - Jerry Shottenkirk