Southwood Celebrates 30-Plus Years
Southwood Landscape & Garden Center celebrated its 30th spring in Tulsa with a full day of festivities on June 8. Southwood customers were treated to store-wide specials, refreshments, all-day entertainment, informational presentations and children’s activities. A panel of Southwood in-house specialists gave a “Summer Survival” lecture, followed by a Q&A session, with tips on how to best prepare gardens, trees and shrubs for the upcoming summer. Throughout the day, there was a scavenger hunt for families with children, and local artists displayed and demonstrated their works.
Study Shows Newspaper Advertising Stays Strong
A new study from the Newspaper Association of America found that consumers were likely to make a purchase based on information in a print ad. Consumers reported that they used newspaper ads to plan their shopping or obtain coupons.
Tulsa Views:
Many attended the June 13 Top of Tulsa event, which features tours of historic downtown buildings and cuisine from local restaurants. From left at the Downtown are, BJ Fox, Dina Cundith with Downtown , Stephanie Shupper and Grant Moore with Downtown . Musical entertainment was provided by Steve Shupper, pictured at back.
FOBI Holds Spring Social
On June 12, members of the Family-Owned Business Institute () at the University of Tulsa gather for the Spring Social and Annual Meeting at the Henry Zarrow Center for Arts and Education in the Brady District. From left are Claire Cornell, TU; William Zitter, F.C. Ziegler Co.; Marsha Cole, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance; Margaret Schulte, Southwood; and Dan Owens, McIntosh Services.
Leaders Conference Emphasizes Entrepreneurship
On June 5, Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb, second from left, hosted the Oklahoma Young Professional Leaders Conference at the Tulsa Convention Center. Standing with him are incoming chair of Tulsa’s Young Professionals Isaac Rocha, far left, current Chair Hillary Parkhurst, and Founder and of Eskimo Joe’s Stan Clark, right, who was also the keynote speaker.
Tulsa Home & Garden Show
GREEN FRIENDS: Lawn America’s Brad Johnson and his friend enjoyed the Tulsa Home and Garden Show this spring. Early rains have created beautiful lawns throughout Green Country this year, many enhanced by Lawn America.
Vacuworx Plans New Tulsa Facility, Workforce Expansion
Vacuworx Global, a supplier of lifting technology for the oil and gas sector, announces it is expanding its Tulsa-region operations with a new training facility in Tulsa and the addition of more than 40 local staff.
TCC StartUp Cup Lists Top 24 Entrepreneurs
Tulsa Community College saw a record number of applications for the 2013 StartUp Cup, and the list of business start-ups has been narrowed to the Top 24. Those entrepreneurs now move to the next round of the business model competition and a shot at the $30,000 top prize.
Littlefield Wins Five Telly’s
Littlefield announces five award wins at the 34th-annual Telly Awards for creative work in the Regional Television and Online Commercial categories. Littlefield won two of Telly’s highest awards, the silver Telly, as well as three bronze Telly’s.
Permit to Kill Bald Eagles Requested
The Osage Nation announced today its opposition to a wind developer’s intention to kill up to 120 bald eagles during the course of a proposed industrial wind project in Osage territory. Wind Capital Group, a wind development company proposing to build a 94-turbine wind farm between Pawhuska and Ponca City, has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an “eagle take” permit, which has never been issued to a wind development company in U.S. history.
Business and People Notes
Daniel G. Morris, D.O., and Timothy W. Holder, M.D., FAAFP, have joined the staff
of Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa (). Dr. Morris, an interventional pain management, will serve as the director of pain management services, as well as the director of the pain management fellowship with Oklahoma State University. Dr. Holder will serve in the hospital’s Quality of Life clinic.
Peters Named Green School
On May 24, Peters Elementary School was officially recognized as the first Union school to become an Oklahoma Green School – after students developed plans to grow more trees and cut energy costs. Due to students’ efforts, the school’s electric bill in March dropped $1,400 compared to last year.
Junior Achievement
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE: Chester “Chet” Cadieux , president, chairman and of QuikTrip Corporation, middle, was presented with the Business Excellence Award at the 23rd Annual Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Business Excellence Dinner May 7. Above, Cadieux is with JA Students Kelly Brown, Jenks High School Senior, and Andrew Beach, Edison High School Junior.
Business and People Notes
The Tulsa Regional Chamber announces Jim Fram, senior vice president of economic development, has accept ed the position of president and of the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.
New Businesses Opening in Kendall Whittier
Revitalization is the name of the game. Up-and-coming neighborhoods are popping up, seemingly, everywhere.
To the north of the Pearl District, nestled between the University of Tulsa and downtown, lies Kendall Whittier, a neighborhood that saw its hey day more than 50 years ago and has been quietly waiting its revival. It looks like the time has come.
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