In 1992, Jason Woodruff of Oklahoma City lost his father. At 9 years old, he longed for his dad, a man who took him sailing and helped him with homework. While watching a news special about a grief support center in Portland, he asked his mother if Oklahoma City had a place that could help him.

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In 1992, a small group of Oklahomans planned a black-tie affair that would raise money for the newly formed Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, or OACF. That first event was small and intimate, raising $84,000 for HIV/AIDS health and medical agencies in the state.

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If given the option of working from home — albeit with a 25% pay cut — would the average employee choose that option? Read more

The corporate-wellness culture traces its roots back to the 1980s, when the prevailing wisdom championed a correlation between a healthy lifestyle and a healthier, happier employee. Read more

Resolutions come and go, but for job seekers and those looking for a career change, the same tactics used in previous years may not work as well. Read more

In January, Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers will arrive in Oklahoma City to receive an award that not only celebrates achievement on the field, but the spirit of Oklahoma. Read more

Every day, she wakes at 4 a.m., despite being up most of the night caring for her mother. Read more

Jeffrey Kidder of Oklahoma City knows running, but even he wonders how he became a national advocate for women, specifically women runners. Read more

Want to find the lease history of a building in Oklahoma City? Check on travel information at Will Rogers World Airport? Get updated info on Oklahoma City University classes? There’s an app for all that. Read more

The highest honor offered in Oklahoma, the 84th Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductions, will be held Nov. 17 at Cox Convention Center, and this year’s honorees include nationally recognized military, business, sports and political figures. Read more

Good news for techie job seekers: This year is showing an increase in job opportunities for IT positions not only nationally, but in Oklahoma. Read more

At First Bethany Bank, a single case of the flu can quickly get serious. With only 35 employees, First Bethany is a small bank. If several people get sick at once from the flu, conducting day-to-day business can pose quite a challenge, which is why it offers free flu shots to its employees. Read more

In August, roughly 1,200 athletes visited the U.S. Rowing Masters National Championships at the Oklahoma River, bringing with them family members, support staff and spending money. Read more

In 2009, McCorkle Truck Lines CEO David McCorkle saw the freight transport business in Oklahoma drop a staggering 30% to 40%. Read more

In 2010, employers were forced by the U.S. Department of Labor to pay a staggering $6.5 million in back wages to more than 5,000 employees, a wide jump from the $2.6 million paid to 2,190 employees just a year earlier. Class-action lawsuits against employers by independent contractors also increased in 2010 by 50%. Read more