VAULTING OVER GROWTH BARRIERS: WHAT YOUR LENDER WANTS TO HEAR IN TOUGH TIMES
Even with forecasts of a difficult national economy, there's no reason a solid business plan and experience can't secure a loan for expansion, bank executives said. But that doesn't mean the lender still won't want to talk it through with the business owner first. - Brian Brus

NEW ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS TOUT VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
The fast-growing national association Engineers Without Borders is establishing professional chapters in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa to help volunteers from all fields aid impoverished and developing nations overseas. That movement inspired a group of Tulsa executives to create a parallel organization called Engineers In Action to employ a staff of engineers in target nations, advancing EWB projects. - Kirby Lee Davis

KANSAS SEEKS OKC AMTRAK LINK STUDY
The Heartland Flyer passenger train might get an expansion from Oklahoma City to Kansas City through Wichita if a requested study proves fruitful. - Brian Brus

MISSOURI PRINTING COMPANY BUYS DALLAS-BASED RESTEX
A Missouri company that supplies printed materials such as menus, displays, marketing and promotional supplies and other items to the restaurant industry has purchased Dallas-based Restex Inc., which provides similar materials for auto dealerships. - Staff Report

COURT ADDRESSES WORKERS' COMP 'COMING AND GOING' RULE
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals grappled with two cases dealing with the workers' compensation "coming and going" rule, and came to two very different conclusions in unpublished opinions issued last week. Unpublished opinions issued by the court may not be used to establish precedent. - Janice Francis-Smith

REPORT PREDICTS SOLAR-ENERGY INDUSTRY SLOWDOWN
A new study forecasts a slowdown in the solar-energy industry over the next few years as supply outstrips demand. - Marie Price