PORT OF CATOOSA PREPS FOR CONSTRUCTION BOOM
Several new and expanding companies at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa will fill more than 500,000 square feet of new construction this year. - Kirby Lee Davis

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERING LANDMARK PATENT CASE
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a major patent case, which some say could limit the rights of patent holders over the use of their products by downstream purchasers. - Marie Price

HOUSTON FIRM PLANS BRONCO BUYOUT
Houston-based Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. is planning to buy Edmond-based Bronco Drilling for $437.8 million in cash and stock, officials from both companies said on Thursday. - Jerry Shottenkirk

TULSA METRO CHAMBER INAUGURATES STAN LYBARGER AS 2008 CHAIRMAN
Stan Lybarger, CEO and president of Bank of Oklahoma, was inaugurated as chairman of the board of directors for the Tulsa Metro Chamber on Thursday afternoon. - Heather Caliendo

10TH CIRCUIT, AT OCU, DISCUSSES UTAH SECURITIES FRAUD
A 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday heard arguments in Oklahoma City in a Utah case centering on whether the man who drew up a document sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission bears any liability in the agency's action against an offshore securities boiler room operation. - Marie Price

PROJECTS TARGET HOTEL, CONVENTION CENTER
Edmond had a good year for commercial and residential real estate in 2007, and has several major projects on the horizon for the coming years. One big question mark will be which of several pending projects slated for a stretch of Interstate 35 will actually be completed, and when. - Kelley Chambers

OGE ENOGEX IPO POSTPONED
OGE Energy's plans for an initial public offering for OGE Enogex Partners have been put on hold, officials said Thursday. - Jerry Shottenkirk