VA. BUYER PAYS $8.4M FOR NEW BIXBY HAMPTON INN
An Apple Hospitality Inc. real estate investment trust paid $8.4 million for Bixby's 102-room Hampton Inn and Suites, which opened in mid-November. - Kirby Lee Davis

LEVY BEFFORT RELEASES REAL ESTATE OUTLOOK
The Oklahoma City commercial real estate market looks to continue its upward momentum in 2008 despite national credit problems and the risk of a looming recession, according to a report from one local real estate firm. - Kelley Chambers

U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS INVESTORS' LITIGATION OPTIONS
Investors cannot sue third parties in securities fraud cases if they did not rely upon the acts of these secondary actors in making investment decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday. - Marie Price

OK ACADEMY GIVES IDEAS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The boundaries of the state of Oklahoma encompass less than 69,000 square miles called home by the citizens of no less than 39 sovereign nations. Little wonder that there have been a few skirmishes between the groups over the last 100 years, said participants of the Oklahoma Academy's summit on Tuesday. - Janice Francis-Smith

STATE SALES TAX COLLECTIONS JUMP 8.5 PCT IN DECEMBER
December revenue collections were much better than expected, defying icy conditions and previous revenue trends - and in some cases defying explanation - state Treasurer Scott Meacham said Tuesday. - Janice Francis-Smith

STATE OFFICIALS FILE SEIZURE NOTICE ON RACETRACK
State attorneys filed a notice of seizure and intended forfeiture against the owners of an alleged illegal horse racetrack in Love County Monday, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. - Marie Price