Heart of America Farm Show is Sept. 20-22
The Heart of America Farm Show, presented by Heart of America Trade Shows , will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Tulsa RV Ranch Arena, a 160-acre facility located on Highway 75, 20 miles south of Tulsa. This farm-and-ranch-equipment show will include exhibits by national farm equipment distributors, cow dog demonstrations, guest speakers, a kid’s zone, professional bull riding and more events. There will also be drawings including one for a 32-foot Red Rhino hay trailer. Admission to the farm show is free.
TPS Superintendent Issues Statement re: Pay Raises
Note: The State Superintendent has recommended a $2,000 pay raise for teachers. That raise, according to her recommendation, is to be paid from district one-time carry funds, and cuts into local school budgets.
R. Henry Migliore Manages for Success
Dr. R. Henry Migliore has been a leading fixture in Tulsa education and business circles since 1970, when he left a successful career with Continental Can Company to return to his home region to accept a teaching position at Oral Roberts University.
Helmerich and Payne Announces Succession Plan
Helmerich & Payne Inc. announced recently that, effective upon the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 5, 2014, Chairman and Hans Helmerich will be retiring as an employee of the company and transferring his chief executive officer responsibilities to John W. Lindsay, who currently is the company’s president and . Helmerich will remain chairman of the board of directors.
Oklahoma’s Coal Industry has a $60 Million Impact
Coal probably does not come to mind to most people when talking about the energy industry in Oklahoma. The oil and natural gas sector seems to be always referenced when thinking about Oklahoma’s energy industry.
Business and People Notes
Up With Trees recently welcomed Cheryl A. Waldeck as its new executive director.
Waldeck has a background in both the arts and health care, as well as non-profit and for-profit organizations. For the past seven years she held the post of director of special projects for the dean at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Tulsa. At OU, she gained experience in strategic planning, operational policy, large educational events and faculty development. Waldeck is also a consultant in leadership development (www.cherylawaldeck.com). She specializes in feedback, meeting management and focused conversations, developing and sustaining trust, and other methodologies focused on building leadership capacity.
Tulsa Flying High Over Orlando Announcement
Allegiant Airlines announced on Aug. 20 new, nonstop jet service between Tulsa and Orlando via Orlando-Sanford International Airport, beginning Oct. 25, 2013. The announcement marks the 99th U.S. city served by Allegiant’s low-cost, nonstop service to popular vacation destinations, more than any other low-cost carrier in the U.S. To celebrate, the company, known for its exceptional travel deals, introduced the new service with roundtrip fares as low as $99 but only through Aug. 22. The company says it will introduce other low-cost plans as time goes on.
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS:
The Bixby Metro Chamber of Commerce held its August 15 Business After Hours event at Infuzion Ultra Lounge and Bistro, located in Tulsa at 101st StreetRead More
Local Family-Owned Coffee Shop Celebrates 10 Years
Family-owned Rocket Brothers, 1021 N. 9th St., opened quietly in Broken Arrow 10 years ago. The coffee shop’s double drive-thru-only option may have been a new and unexpected sight to locals, but, for majority Owner Bob Hutchins, the store style was nothing new.
12 Semi-Finalists Named by TCC StartUp Cup
Tulsa Community College names the 12 semi-finalists in its 2013 StartUp Cup business model competition. The competition is powered by the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation with the first place winner receiving $30,000, second place, $5,000, and third place, $2,500.
Quality Products Create Success for B.A. Business
Mike Beason, owner of BA Lawn and Garden, 317 W. Kenosha, has been building and working on cars since he can remember.
Nearly 30 years ago, when he was searching for a new business venture, an outdoor equipment company fit seemlessly into his skill set and interests. Beason also recognized the unmet need in Broken Arrow “for an outdoor power equipment store that repaired the pieces it sold,” he says.
Union Graduate Starts Business
Trey White is 21 years old and a graduate of Union High School, class of 2011.
White now has his own business as a professional barber. He attended barber school at Oklahoma Technical College. His business is at “L&C Hair Designers” located at 5515 S. Mingo Rd., Suite A in Tulsa. White specializes in hot towel shaves, businessmen tapers, fades, old school haircuts and much more. He always has a consistent special going and is open for new clients.
Business and People Notes
Bradley R. Mons, D.O, a head and neck and microvascular reconstructive surgeon, and Edwin Watts, M.D., a radiation oncologist, have joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa ().
Utica Park Clinic Welcomes New Providers
OB/GYN Corey Babb, DO, has joined Utica Park Clinic on the campus of Hillcrest Hospital South, 8803 S. 101st East Ave., Suite 220.
Dr. Babb specializes in alternative childbirth in a hospital setting, including alternative birthing positions, osteopathic manipulation and aromatherapy.
Big Anthony’s BBQ Wins Accolades for Offerings
It only takes a few minutes to locate a barbecue restaurant in Tulsa. Most locals can’t deny that a vast array of mom-and-pop establishments as well as national barbecue chains sit throughout the city limits.
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