September 2019 archive

Commander Aircraft announces expansion of operations

Norman’s Commander Aircraft Corp. announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations with construction of an $8 million production facility. The new facility will allow for more manufacturing of the company’s single-engine aircraft. It will be 100,000 square feet in size and be built adjacent to the Max Westheimer airport where Commander already has two hangars …

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Cushing oil hub is still growing

The Cushing terminal is still growing.  More and more tanks are being constructed to store crude oil coming from the rest of the nation. As Jack Money, Business Writer for The Oklahoman reported this week, analysts now believe midstream companies will have the ability by the end of next year to transport more oil out …

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PSO hands out $5,000 STEM grant to FFA chapters

For the second year in a row, FFA students in Allen and Byng are the recipients of an FFA STEM Grant from Public Service Company of Oklahoma. In just its second year, the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) After-School Grants program is the result of a partnership between the Oklahoma FFA Foundation and PSO. …

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New KC Royals owner has a history of energy business ties

Energy is what helped Kansas City businessman John Sherman accumulate the kind of wealth he has allowing him to become the new owner of the Kansas City Royals major league baseball team. Not just personal energy but energy involving oil and gas and electrical power. Sherman, 64, bought the team last week for a cool …

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