STATE FINDS $54M IN FUNDING TO BUILD NINE WEIGH STATIONS
After years of asking the Legislature for the funding to address Oklahoma's dilapidated weigh stations, the two state agencies held responsible for their operation and maintenance found another way. - Janice Francis-Smith

MO. DEVELOPER PLANS $110M LIFESTYLE CENTER IN CLAREMORE
Resource Development Inc. of Springfield, Mo., hopes to break ground this spring for a $110 million mixed-use lifestyle center in south Claremore. - Kirby Lee Davis

REP. CARGILL DETAILS PLAN FOR MODERN GOVERNMENT
House Speaker Lance Cargill's plan to streamline and update state government - which includes consolidating some agencies and possibly selling off some others - became more defined Tuesday, as House Republican leaders highlighted bills they have filed for this session. - Janice Francis-Smith

DRILLERS FOCUSED ON BUILDING BALLPARK IN DOWNTOWN TULSA
Tulsa Drillers owner Chuck Lamson will work exclusively with city of Tulsa leaders over the next four months to iron down plans for a downtown Tulsa ballpark. - Kirby Lee Davis

AMERICAN FIDELITY LEADS STATE FIRMS FOR BEST WORKPLACE
Four major Oklahoma firms made Fortune magazine's Top 100 Places to Work List released Tuesday. - Jerry Shottenkirk

UNIT INCREASES EXPENDITURES BUDGET 6%
Unit Corp. increased its annual capital expenditures budget 6 percent to a record $511 million for 2008, the company announced Tuesday. - Kirby Lee Davis

HIGH COURT REFUSES TO HEAR ENRON INVESTORS' CASE
In the space of a week, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered two blows to major investor lawsuits, the second coming down Monday when the court declined, without elaboration, to hear an appeal brought by Enron investors. - Marie Price