Yesterday’s Vision Marks Tulsa Aviation Today
Editor’s Note: This is the fourteenth article in a multi-part series about the growth of the aviation industry in greater Tulsa and throughout the region. The series explores the many unique contributions made by Tulsans to what has become a major aspect of the area economy. The editors of GTR Newspapers want to acknowledge and thank the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and the Tulsa Historic Society for research assistance and the use of many of the historic photos that accompany these articles.
C9 Productions President Receives Award
C9 Productions, Inc. has been a leading full service production company in Oklahoma for over 25 years. With a legacy of award-winning music, film and video production with clients that span the entire globe, C9 has an ever-growing presence in the broadcast arena.
Bob Hurley in Sapulpa
GRAND OPENING: Bob Hurley, owner of Bob Hurley Ford at I-44 and the Arkansas River Bridge, opened a second location, Bob Hurley Buick Pontiac GMC, 6300 New Sapulpa Road, at the end of March.
Mayor Kicks Off 2008 Spirit Award
The second annual Mayor’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award kicked off April 2 at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. The award provides cash and services totaling $100,000.
Locals Win State SBA
LOCAL HONOREES: Several Tulsans were the recipients of Small Business Awards at the state level. They were honored in March at Rose State College in Midwest City.
Chamber to Hold Crystal Star Awards April 29
The Tulsa Small Business Award has a new identity symbolizing excellence in the business community.
The Crystal Star is awarded annually to small business practitioners who, in the judgment of their peers, exemplify professional skill and leadership and considered a champion in their field.
SeekingSitters Honored by Magazine
Working Mother Magazine is honoring SeekingSitters Franchise as one of the “Best Women-Owned Companies” in the U.S. for 2008. This nationally recognized babysitting referral service provides safe, reliable babysitting solutions to families throughout the Tulsa region.
Business & People Notes
Tom Palmer has been appointed chairman of the Oklahoma Department of Health’s recently established Fire Extinguisher Industry Licensing Board. The panel of seven industry professionals was created to develop fees and categories of licensure rules for the fire extinguisher industry. Palmer is president of Automatic Protection Systems Corporation and FireCo, both integrated fire and safety companies with offices in Oklahoma and Texas, founded in 1981 and 2001, respectively. AP and FireCo provide fire protection systems and equipment for regional, national and international industrial and institutional clients.
TU Alum Looks for New Construction Projects
For the last 38 years, Don Kirberger has had all the work he can handle. The veteran Tulsa-area homebuilder, a longtime associate in one way or another with the University of Tulsa athletic programs, has been able to tap his TU connections for projects to keep him busy.
Tulsa Cold War Aviation Meant Big Planes and Bigger Stakes
Editor’s Note: This is the 13th article in a multi-part series about the growth of the aviation industry in greater Tulsa and throughout the region. The series explores the many unique contributions made by Tulsans to what has become a major aspect of the area economy. The editors of GTR Newspapers want to acknowledge and thank the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and the Tulsa Historic Society for research assistance and the use of many of the historic photos that accompany these articles.
Flintco Celebrating 100 Years of Business
One hundred years ago this month a business with the unwieldy title of the Tulsa Rig, Reel and Manufacturing Co. was formed. Oklahoma, then a brand-new state, had discovered it was sitting atop a black, gooey gold mine called oil and the new company made its way by providing crude wooden oil derricks.
Tulsa Businesses Honored
Five winners of the 2007 Tulsa Metro Chamber Small Business Awards competition have been named winners of the Oklahoma Small Business Awards Competition. They will be recognized at the State’s annual awards luncheon on March 27 at Rose State College. They will also go on to national competition.
Business & People Notes
J. Bryan Osborne, owner of the Huntington Learning Center in Tulsa, was elected president of the Association of Remedial Educators. ARE is an independent association comprised of supplemental education franchise owners and has nearly 200 members across the country. Osborne and his wife Sabrina opened the Tulsa center almost five years ago. The Huntington Learning Center is the nation’s oldest provider of supplemental education and provides individualized instruction in reading, writing, math and study skills to students in kindergarten through grade 12.
TAUW Elects New Board Chairman, Officers at Annual Meeting
Gary Paxton, CEO of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, was elected Chair of the 2008 Tulsa Area United Way (TAUW) Board of Directors at the organization’s 83rd Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon Feb. 21, at the Doubletree Downtown Hotel.
Zebco: Going From Bombs to Big Mouth Bass
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a multi-part series celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of Greater Tulsa and Green Country. The series will explore the many successful companies that began with a simple idea, an inspiration or a hunch and through hard work, expertise, dedication and exemplary branding grew into multi-million dollar enterprises that have created jobs, become household names and maintained their niche in our county’s great economy. In the way they have positively impacted and helped drive the local economy, they are Tulsa’s corporate mice that roar.
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