Oklahoma City-based law firm McAfee & Taft recently merged with Tulsa boutique litigation firm Eldridge Cooper Steichen & Leach PLLC. The merger expands McAfee & Taft’s Tulsa office to more than 180 attorneys and adds expertise in commercial litigation and products liability defense. “Even before we opened our doors in Tulsa three years ago, we [...]

The number of Americans over age 65 is expected to reach 71.5 million in 20 years. The vast majority of adults want to remain in their homes as long as possible, but many think their home won’t meet their needs as they grow older. The Oklahoma Professional Women in Building Council is sponsoring the second [...]

The BOK Center has raised its national and worldwide ranking by Pollstar Magazine, a leading industry publication, based on ticket sales from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30. The BOK Center now ranks No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 15 in the world on the list of the top arena venues. The BOK Center has [...]

The home of Frank Wallace, the architect who designed 23 buildings on the Oral Roberts University campus, is set to be sold at auction Oct. 14. Wallace employed a similar aesthetic to the campus when designing his three-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath home, described as “a symphony of curves and angles.” The 5,500-plus-SF home, located at 7750 [...]

The Cherokee Nation has consolidated the boards of its various businesses into one unit streamlined to pursue a strategy of growth and acquisition. “I see very aggressive acquisition,” said David Stewart, CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the unit that oversees the Cherokee-owned and -operated companies. “Now that we are positioned — we have the people; [...]

With officials from state and local economic development agencies in attendance, FlightSafety International yesterday broke ground on a new Broken Arrow flight training system production facility. Rick Armstrong, FlightSafety vice president, said the facility will be 340,000 SF and support up to 1,000 workers. He said its construction is expected to be completed by June [...]

Yesterday the Tulsa Airport Improvements Trust awarded a $15.9 million Concourse B renovation contract to Manhattan Construction Group. The architects for the project are Atkins Benham and Gensler Architecture, Design & Planning Worldwide, the engineer is Benham, and URS Corp. will serve as the project manager. The project is part of the airport’s $164 million [...]

The City of Tulsa’s sales tax collections for mid-July to mid-August, as reported by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, are below last year’s totals but higher than the budget estimate for the month. Actual tax received is $16.25 million, or 2.3 percent below the $16.64 million collected during the same period last year. That amount, however, [...]

First Oklahoma Bank expects to have a grand opening for its just completed facility at 41st Street and Rockford Avenue in October, but no longer as its new headquarters building. The new bank, which opened Nov. 4, has already outgrown the 10,400-SF building, said Tom Bennett Jr., bank chairman. “We are happy to have grown [...]

David Kemper, chairman, president and CEO of Commerce Bancshares Inc., a $18.4 billion regional bank holding company, will speak Oct. 6 at the Friends of Finance Executive Speaker Series luncheon at the University of Tulsa. Kemper joined Commerce Bank in 1978 as vice president in charge of commercial lending and was elected to his current [...]