The Journal Record

Oklahoma Historical Society Opens E-Research, Gift Shop

The Oklahoma Historical Society has opened a new online store and research request service at www.ok.gov. The e-service allows customers from all over the nation and the world to purchase current and historical Oklahoma items, or request genealogy and other research records from the OHS research collections. The new store has been a longtime goal for the Historical Society, said Bob Blackburn, OHS executive director.

Oklahoma Nursing Homes Working to Improve Quality of Care

Oklahoma nursing homes volunteering in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' national Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) have shown the fifth-highest improvement in the nation in treating pressure sores, alleviating pain and helping residents improve in basic daily tasks like feeding themselves, going to the bathroom alone and moving in and out of bed without assistance. Nursing homes have been working hard to improve their quality of care for more than two years as part of the na...

Ok Aeronautics Commission Approves Grant for City of Wagoner

The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has approved a $58,148 grant to the City of Wagoner, provided it matches 10 percent of the funds. The total of $65,149 will be used to bury overhead power lines at the Hefner-Easley Airport in Wagoner. Larry Morgan, superintendent for the City of Wagoner, said aviation enthusiasts have complained about the power lines for a while. Wagoner has about 43 based aircraft at the Hefner-Easley Airport averaging 18,000 operations (flights in and out of the airport)...

Ok Bar Assn. Reimburses $86,000 in Client Losses

The Oklahoma Bar Association is reimbursing more than $86,000 to 26 people for losses sustained as a result of the acts, illness or death of their attorneys. Eight former attorneys were involved in the claims filed. Payments totaling $86,512 were authorized by the Board of Governors upon the recommendation of the Clients' Security Fund Committee.

Unit Corp. Expenditures Budget Increases 30% for 2005

Unit Corp. Wednesday revealed a 30 percent increase in its consolidated capital expenditure budget to $205 million for 2005, allocated between its three primary subsidiaries: Unit Drilling, Unit Petroleum and Superior Pipeline. This compared to the Tulsa energy company's estimated 2004 capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions.

The Beard Co. Commences $1.5 Million Offering

The Beard Co. has arranged for an investment banking firm to sell $1.5 million of its 12 percent five-year subordinated notes to accredited investors in a private placement. The notes are convertible into shares of the company's common stock at a conversion price of $1 per share, officials said Wednesday. Some of the notes also will be sold by the company.

Superior Oil and Gas of Yukon Buys Steel Building Firm

Superior Oil and Gas of Yukon will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of EagleSpan Steel Structures of Loveland, Colo., in a $6 million deal. The agreement calls for $3 million in cash and stock within 45 days of closing, expected in the first week of February. Superior will make an additional $3 million capital infusion within 60 days after the closing, said Dan Lloyd, president of Superior. That infusion will fund new plant equipment, engineering and marketing to take advantage of...

Okc Real Estate Briefs: December 23, 2004

Johnathan Russell knows how to close a deal. Russell, who owns Land Run Commercial Real Estate, found a new way to present a proposal, but the only real estate involved was the roof of Peter Gianos' building at 602 N. Robinson Ave. It took a crew of people about 10 hours on Wednesday to arrange 60 eight-foot fluorescent lights - borrowed from fellow developers - into a message that faced only the sky. Christmas lights weren't going to work - they weren't bright enough against the ambient ligh...

Okc Major Land Transactions: December 23, 2004

HML Properties of Beverly Hills, Calif., bought the property at 2100 W. Britton Road from Newport-Britton LLC for $4.5 million. The 0.91-acre site holds a 13,905-square-foot Walgreens that was built in 1998. Brighton Apartments sold

Okc Metro Auto Sales Ride Over November Bump

Area new car and truck sales rose 2.5 percent for the first 11 months of the year over the same period in 2003, the Metropolitan Auto Dealers Association reported Wednesday. New units sold up to December totaled 48,237, the association reported, up from 47,078 a year earlier.

Finance Office Lays Out Ok's Fiscal Forecast

The state Legislature will have $370 million more to spend than it did last year, according to the Office of State Finance's Fiscal Year 2006 revenue forecast. Funds available for 2006 total $5.8 billion, or 6.9 percent more than expended for FY 2005. The Board of Equalization will be asked to certify the estimate on Monday.

Sportsman's Warehouse to Open Two Okc Stores

Bass Pro Shops is going to get some competition. Sportsman's Warehouse, a Wisconsin-based retail chain, plans to open two stores in the Oklahoma City area next year. Like Bass Pro, Sportsman's Warehouse sells gear for hunting, fishing, camping and related activities. And it's growing quickly.

Proposed Ok Legislative Bill Looks for Compromise in Company Gun- Law Case

A lawmaker is proposing legislation that would protect businesses and workers from liability if a gun is used or stolen at the work site. A group of businesses is fighting a law passed during the last legislative session that would allow workers to leave a gun in a locked vehicle in the parking lot of their place of employment. The businesses fighting the law - headed by ConocoPhillips and the Williams Cos. - charge that the new law infringes on employers' property rights. The law is unconsti...

Spacecraft Permit Bill Advances to President Bush

Building a reusable spacecraft for commercial use is a difficult task. So is completing the extensive licensing procedures currently required to conduct a test launch. But legislation is on the president's desk that would greatly simplify the permit process. On Dec. 8, Congress passed a measure that would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to issue permits allowing private spacecraft operators to take passengers into space. Though House Resolution 5382 had stalled temporarily in the Se...