News
Clifton Adcock
It’s fair to say that the past few weeks have not been kind to Chesapeake Energy co-founder, board chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon.
Sunday 26 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: business
Under pressure
Allegations mount against Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon as investors watch the stock price plummet.
News
Clifton Adcock
It’s fair to say that the past few weeks have not been kind to Chesapeake Energy co-founder, board chairman and CEO Aubrey McClendon.
Bank shot
The failure of Penn Square Bank still reverberates 30 years later.
News
Dean Anderson
The Wikipedia version of the 1982 Penn Square Bank failure goes something like this: A small commercial bank in Oklahoma City made numerous high-risk energy loans that ultimately led to its demise.
Cowboy up
An OKC nonprofit models high fashion and altruism.
Features
Susannah Waite
Cowboy & Couture
6 p.m. Tuesday
Farmers Public Market
311 S. Klein
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$35-$100
Movin’ on up
Renovation of the Chesapeake Energy Arena edges closer to completion.
News
Kelley Chambers
Big changes are in store for the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Even the front door is being moved, shifting from the north side to the southwest side.
Celebrate it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Twenty-five years in business makes for a lot of flowers. To celebrate, New Leaf Florist owner Greg Davis hosts an anniversary art show at the Midtown location, 2500 N. May. Running through Sept. 30, the exhibition features local artists Ron Ferrell, Lynn Mallett, Brian Palmer and Susanne Mears. Admission is free. Call 842-2444 or visit newleafokc.com.
Daily, ongoing
Closing time
Horn Seed closing shop after nine decades in business.
News
Heidi Rambo Centrella
When Horn Seed Company opened its doors for business in Oklahoma City, Rudolph Valentino was the nation’s leading sex symbol, Babe Ruth commanded the baseball diamond and Warren G. Harding was in the White House. After 91 years in business, Horn Seed, 1409 Northwest Expressway, is closing its doors.
Nip and tuck
OKC’s business incentive program is getting an update.
News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City is changing the language in its business incentive program policy.
Rise up
Big plans are in store for a retail space at N.W. 23rd Street and Walker Avenue, to be redubbed The Rise.
CoCo closed
With a lawsuit looming by U.S. Fleet, a coworking collaborative is forced to shut its doors.
News
Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative, otherwise known as OKCCoCo, announced Oct. 1 that it’s dissolving as a company because it has run out of money defending against a lawsuit. OKCCoCo officials said the membership-driven business had spent the last of its remaining funds in a suit by U.S. Fleet Tracking, which had given OKCCoCo a $23,000 sponsorship.
