The Journal Record

State Employee Premiums in Oklahoma Drop for Coming Year

State employees will pay less in premiums next year, the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board announced Friday. OSEEGIB provides health, dental, life and disability insurance benefits for about 185,000 governmental and education employees, retirees and their dependents. This is a truly historic event, and the board could not be more pleased with rates, said board chairman Richard Womack. While HealthChoice rate increase trends have traditionally been lower than nationa...

Oklahoma Christian Recording Artist Lives by Faith, and Her Music

Independent, Christian recording artist Jami Smith rarely thinks about her passion for music as a job, even though it's her only source of income. When she does, it's overwhelming. In early September, she'll release Bravo God, the 11th album in her career and the first since leaving nationally known Christian label Integrity Media. Smith was with Integrity for five years midway through her career.

Exactly How Many Bricks Does Okc's Bricktown Need?

When Bricktown construction plans from two major developers were submitted to the Urban Renewal Authority for approval recently, architects were told they lacked some indefinable quality, something commissioners couldn't quite define in numbers. The buildings needed more brick. But how much?

Okc Events: Aug. 22, 2005

When City Arts Center decided to do a 5K run to raise money, the folks knew they needed to come up with a bright idea to make it different from all the other runs. They succeeded. The CAC benefit run was scheduled at midnight (well, actually to start at 10 p.m. and conclude at midnight) through State Fair Park where CAC has its gallery. Patsy Cline's famous song inspired them, of course.

Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma Takes Control of Tulsa-Based Global Energy

CND, an Oklahoma limited liability company wholly owned by the Cherokee Nation, has acquired a 52 percent interest in the outstanding common stock of Global Energy Group of Tulsa from Global Energy Distribution Group. CND is a licensed distributor of Global Energy's products.

American Natural Energy Corp. Of Tulsa Issues 2m Shares to Consultants

Okc Street Talk: Aug. 22, 2005

The reason the public clamor hasn't been what one would expect is that we're a lot of richer than we were back then. - University of Oklahoma economist Robert Dauffenbach, comparing today's gasoline prices with the early 1980s and the effects on consumers.

Commission Chooses to Table Vote On Workers' Comp Coverage in Oklahoma

The commissioners for the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission delayed a vote Friday to extend workers' compensation insurance coverage to the commissioners. The decision to postpone action on seeking workers comp coverage for the commissioners was made on the advice of ABLE director Keith Burt, who said it may be better to have all seven commissioners in attendance. Only five of the seven commissioners were at the meeting with two of those in attendance having only recently been ap...