The giant scoreboard glitters and bursts with color so vibrant, visitors notice it before even entering the arena at Ford Center. Read more

In the summer of 2008, employers and citizens inundated Association of Central Oklahoma Governments with frantic calls. Gas was more than $4 a gallon. Employees found it hard to drive to work. Companies were suffering due to employees\' inability to afford driving. Read more

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma isn\'t changing its plans too much because of the recession or the dire news of decreased giving from corporations or foundations. Read more

On Oct. 22, Leadership Oklahoma City\'s 28th class will host its annual fall party, but for members of the organization, the work and training is just beginning. Read more

Amy Walling, owner of The Marketing Company, convinced her client, Impression Printing, to attend the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber\'s SchmoozaPalooza event last spring. Read more

Extra facets do not always guarantee a higher quality diamond in terms of beauty and brilliance, but Oklahoma City-based Mitchener-Farrand Jewelers claims to have beaten the odds with a new, 81-facet, round-cut diamond. Read more

Orthocare Innovations aims to make Oklahoma City the top hot spot for research, development and production of high-end, sophisticated prosthetic research. In a time when the economy is throwing other industries down, the tech industry in Oklahoma seems to be holding strong. Read more

Pete Brown, co-owner of exploration and production companies Brown & Borelli Inc. and Cimarron Production Co. Inc., has some worries about the future of energy production in Oklahoma. As an independent gas producer, he says overproduction of gas, coupled with uncertainties concerning President Barack Obama\'s cap-and-trade bill, makes it difficult to get a clear grasp how the state\'s economy will fare. Read more

In Oklahoma, traditional crops continue strongly, but livestock, such as swine and poultry, are now the second- and third-largest agriculture industries, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. Read more

Rick Bahner of Expanded Solutions in Oklahoma City and Wewoka calls the manufacturing industry\'s response to 2009\'s recession \"spotty.\" Read more

Oklahoma City has an addiction. It\'s one that the rest of the nation shares, one that\'s hard to shake and one that, as with other addictions, may be assisted by a structured, 12-step program. Read more

J.D. Merryweather, co-owner and marketing director for Oklahoma City-based COOP Ale Works, is betting that people want to know where to drink his brew. Read more

Traditionally, nonprofits in the Oklahoma City area used media, phone calls, direct mail and e-mail blasts to alert donors and volunteers to support fund-raisers or big events. Although those methods are tried and true, they\'re so yesterday. Read more

The state of the economy may be making an impact on jobs and income in Oklahoma, but the desire for fun and adventure is still going strong. According to tourism officials, Oklahoma\'s travel market is growing and remains higher than the nation\'s average in tourism dollars coming in to the state. It\'s good news in a time when bad news is making headlines. Read more

Consumers are starting to switch from a \"throwaway\" habit to a habit of fixing items, and repair shop owners say they are starting to see an increase in business. Read more