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The ‘executive's executive' |
In late 2001, Nordam Group was in a tailspin. The Tulsa aerospace manufacturing and repair company was suffering – as was the entire industry – from the economic fallout of 9/11. But for Nordam and its then-Chief Financial Officer Ken
Lackey, Sept. 11, 2001, was only the beginning of the company's troubles. One month later, a p*** crash took the life of Nordam's president. Shortly after, Nordam founder Ray Siegfried was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis –
better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. "Basically, our whole top management team – with the exception of me – in three months was wiped out. I became president because there was simply no one there," Lackey said.
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Moneygram agrees to pay for consumer education |
Oklahoma and 43 other states have reached an agreement with Moneygram requiring the company to establish a $1.1 million consumer-education fund to be overseen by the AARP Foundation. Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the
program is aimed at protecting wire-transfer consumers from fraud and scams.
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Marc Heitz plans amphitheater, dog park, automobile dealership |
Marc Heitz sells cars for a living. He doesn't build dog parks and amphitheaters. But to develop a choice piece of land along Interstate 35 in Norman, he did just that. The end result will be a new building for his Chevrolet dealership,
along with a dog park and amphitheater for use by the community, on 15 acres.
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OG&E touts consumer energy conservation plan |
Gary Marchbanks wants you to use less of his company's product. His bosses are aware that Marchbanks is telling their customers to spend less – and they are encouraging him to do more. Marchbanks serves as manager of Demand Side
Management programs for electricity utility OG&E. Last week, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission approved OG&E's latest DSM program, known as Quick Start. The Quick Start programs are to serve as an introductory set of tools for consumers
– just in time to combat the summer air conditioning season – while more permanent programs are still in development, said Marchbanks. A comprehensive DSM plan is scheduled for approval in 2009.
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Fashion veteran promotes Oklahoma-based designers |
Bernard Davis left Oklahoma because he wanted a career in fashion. But when he opened his first retail store catering to the fashion-conscious, it was in Oklahoma City's Bricktown. Now Davis is hoping to help Oklahoma-based designers sell
their products here and in other underserved markets. Davis has been in the fashion business for 20 years, and in 2005 opened Firefly, at 208 Johnny Bench Dr., to offer fashions popular around the country, and internationally, as well as
feature some items from local designers.
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