SKIATOOK PAIR PAYS $4M FOR OWASSO RETAIL CORNERSTONE
Skiatook investors Randy and Emily Carpenter paid $4 million for the Cornerstone Shopping Center in Owasso, the city's retail hub before its recent influx of new commercial space. - Kirby Lee Davis

ARENA PLANS TO NEARLY DOUBLE CAP EXPENDITURES
Arena Resources intends to almost double its capital expenditure budget in 2008. - Kirby Lee Davis

OWASSO BANK TO BUILD NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR $10M-PLUS
First Bank of Owasso will break ground Friday on a 62,000-square-foot headquarters just off U.S. Highway 169. - Kirby Lee Davis

THE JOURNAL RECORD NAMES BEST DRESSED
Forty-one individuals have been selected for The Journal Record's fourth annual Best Dressed list. - Staff Report

PROPERTY OWNERS CALL FOR FAIRNESS IN EMINENT DOMAIN
Property owner Tom Quinn has offered his perspective to a legislative panel on why it is important for the state of Oklahoma to do what it can to work with property owners in disputes over land purchases. - Jeff Packham

GULFPORT ENERGY REPORTS SLIGHT NET INCOME GAINS OVER LAST YEAR
Gulfport Energy's third-quarter net income was slightly higher than the same quarter of 2006, company officials said Thursday. - Jerry Shottenkirk

BAR ASSOCIATION URGED TO TACKLE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
An official with the Innocence Project Thursday urged the Oklahoma Bar Association to review the state's criminal justice system, focusing on the issue of wrongful convictions. - Marie Price