The announcement came in a news release issued by the company today. McClendon, 53, has serve as the company’s CEO since the company was founded in 1989, and served as chairman of the company’s board until last year, when he stepped down amid controversy involving personal loans and company management. McClendon has faced criticism from […]
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Getting fracked
CNN Money reported recently that the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, found that Promised Land is partly financed by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, part of the state-run media company for the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is the world’s third-largest oil exporter. Promised Land, written by and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski (Jim […]
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CoCo closed
With a U.S. Fleet lawsuit looming, a coworking collaborative is forced to shut its doors. BY CLIFTON ADCOCK<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB” lang=”EN-GB”> The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative, aka OKCCoCo, announced its closure Oct. 1 as the result of having run out of money defending against a lawsuit. OKCCoCo officials said the membership-driven business had spent the […]
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Show ’nuff!
CARPENTER SQUARE THEATRE Sept. 7-29: God of Carnage Oct. 19-Nov. 10: Lady Nov. 30-Dec. 22: The Last Romance Jan. 11-Feb. 2: The Good Counselor Feb. 22-Mar. 16: Mrs. Mannerly April 5-27: My Name Is Asher Lev May 17-June 8: Something Intangible June 28-July 20: Out of Sterno CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS Oct. 9-14: Les Misérables Nov. 6-11: […]
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Closing time
Photo: Mark Hancock The garden center has been hit hard by two years of extreme temperatures, drought, hail and — more recently — a July 15 fire in its warehouse that claimed about 80 percent of the company’s stock, along with all of its Christmas inventory. David and Beverly Shumake, Horn Seed’s fourth-generation owners, said […]
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No slowing this Mustang down
The tour will make its way to Oklahoma City on Saturday at Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan, and is an extension of the owners’ charity organization, Mustang Music. Tim and Carmen Schoelen, founders and owners of the brewery, formed the charity shortly after opening their company. It supports local musicians by donating 10 percent […]
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Movin’ on up
The members of Perpetual Motion bring their love of dance to the stage with Satori, an evening concert filled with modern and aerial dance works. While the Buddhist term “Satori” means enlightenment, the decade-old dance company aims to embody the idea with a conceptual show bearing two primary themes. “All the works presented explore […]
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Be our guest, Part 2
Titled “Billionaire Wildcatter, Risk Addict Aubrey McClendon Has Bet It All On Shale,” the story was a sometimes harsh piece on one of Oklahoma City’s first-tier citizens. The article that came out stated the visit to Oklahoma City did little to change the author’s opinion on the company, that McClendon did not learn from previous […]
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Odyssey de Culinaire
The event will feature Tulsa chefs Tony Perez, Warren Duck Club; Tuck Curren, Biga and The Local Table; Sam Bracken, The Canebrake; Doug Atkinson, The Brasserie and Sonoma Wine Bar & Bistro; and Jakub Hartlieb, Elements of River Spirit Casino. They will prepare a six-course meal and an accompanying wine selection, as well as a […]
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Golden Graham
Graham is the CEO of Graham Industries, a company that specializes in these very different areas. Although Graham said people have compared his company’s ventures to being “‘James Bond’-like,” it isn’t located under a volcano or an undisclosed island like an elusive hideout. It is located in a quiet office building in Bethany with no […]