INFRASTRUCTURE, PERSONAL SERVICE LIFT PRYOR COMPLEX
One day after Gatorade officials contacted Pryor's MidAmerica Industrial Park about expansion possibilities, the sports drink bottler received a full packet of data at its door. That sort of super-sized personal service is getting the credit for attracting industry giants Google and Gatorade to MidAmerica. - Kirby Lee Davis

ROCKLAHOMA FESTIVAL PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR EXPANSION
Last year's four-day Rocklahoma festival changed everybody's expectations for the campout concert experiment, attracting daily crowds observers estimated at 35,000 or more. That success gives Pryor-based Catch the Fever Music Festivals confidence it can break even in 2008 after an $8 million investment in its 400-acre amphitheater grounds.- Kirby Lee Davis

RED DEVIL FINDS INNOVATIVE WAYS TO FILL CRACKS
Caulk producer Red Devil Inc. rode a series of new product innovations and private-label introductions to score 35-percent revenue growth over the last three years. - Kirby Lee Davis

DECLINE IN NEW CAR SALES OFFSETS TRUCK PURCHASES
New truck sales in the metro area rose 7.95 percent last year compared with 2006, while new car sales dropped by about the same amount for flat sales overall, the Metropolitan Auto Dealers Association reported. - Brian Brus

SURVEY: INVESTORS SEE SECURITIES-CASE ARBITRATION AS UNFAIR
Investors see securities-case arbitration as biased and unfair, according to a new survey of 3,000 investors conducted under the direction of the Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration, a finding that a Norman-based group of investors' attorneys says shows the need for reform of the process. - Marie Price

OSU PROF CREATES LEGAL COURSES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Sparked by his own real-world experience during negotiations over a research contract, Marty High, an Oklahoma State University associate professor in chemical engineering, has created a unique curriculum covering legal studies in engineering. - Staff Report

ONEOK LAUNCHES NEW FULL-SCALE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Even with 100 years of service, being a Fortune 500 company and serving more than 2 million customers, Tulsa-based Oneok still feels like the new kid in its hometown. The diversified energy company is hoping to change that. - Heather Caliendo