But those in banking before the advent of the Internet tell a far more emotional story of high-flying finance that ended in a spectacular supernova, changing the banking industry forever. Thursday marks the 30th anniversary of Penn Square’s failure. Those in the industry still remember it like it was yesterday. In 1982, James Finch was […]
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Under pressure
Aubrey McClendon Mark Hancock A steady drip — perhaps more of a constant flow — of negative news stories has rocked the Oklahoma City-based company, starting with revelations published by Reuters on April 18 that McClendon took out $1.1 billion in personal loans over three years. The loans, which were through McClendon-controlled companies, were used […]
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Online sales, offline ails
Cyber Monday 2011 was the largest online shopping day in history with $1.25 billion spent. While that doesn’t sound so bad for our national economy, it has a huge, negative impact on businesses and municipalities in Oklahoma. Businesses in Oklahoma are required to collect sales tax from their customers and remit to the state, with […]
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Online sales, offline ails
Cyber Monday 2011 was the largest online shopping day in history with $1.25 billion spent. While that doesn’t sound so bad for our national economy, it has a huge, negative impact on businesses and municipalities in Oklahoma. Businesses in Oklahoma are required to collect sales tax from their customers and remit to the state, with […]
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Chromeo must vie
Search “David Macklovitch” on Tumblr, and the fawning, meme-ified desires of early 20s, Urban Outfittersshopping hipsters will assault your laptop like a splotchy Moog synthesizer riff — the kind that Chromeo uses to build chart-occupying, electrofunk bangers. Macklovitch (or “Dave 1,” as the duo’s smooth-voiced singer and guitarist goes by) and his best friend, Patrick […]
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Business opportunity
That J Roddy Walston wanted to be a musician shouldn’t have come as a surprise, being born in a family more musical than most. Maybe it was being told at a young age that it was a sin to play music for any reason other than God or family that relegated him to privacy. “It […]
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Planting seeds
About 85 percent of a child’s brain architecture is developed by age 3, but less than 4 percent of education dollars are typically spent on children at that time, according to Oklahoma Champions for Early Opportunities, a new coalition of Oklahoma business and community leaders. That means increased emphasis on early childhood education is key […]
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How to not screw up
With small businesses comprising 99.7 percent of all employer firms, he said it’s important owners follow these six pieces of post-recession advice: —Focus on your business model, not the economy. —Don’t make dramatic changes. —Stop fretting about the bad times; look at the long term. —Buy a weaker competitor while prices are low. —Take time […]
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Alcohol problem
Numerous writers dutifully integrated this marketing theme into their copy, from the food and beverage pieces to the “ShopGirl” column on hangover-friendly merchandise. Even Phil Bacharach’s Flogging Molly concert preview tipped its hat to “everyone’s favorite drinking holiday.” (I thought that was New Year’s Eve, but never mind.) Having alcohol as the issue’s theme allowed […]
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Better than ever
“We’ve gone through three generations of management,” said David Egan of Cattlemen’s Steakhouse, 1309 S. Agnew in the historic Stockyard City area of Oklahoma City. Among the first dining establishments in the metro, the remarkable Cattlemen’s is the granddaddy of all historic restaurants in Oklahoma, with a solid heritage of 101 years under its belt. […]