Oklahoma News

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), is helping Cross Wireless, doing business under the Sprocket Wireless brand, to bring superfast mobile broadband services to its customers in parts of eastern and southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. This network, based on 4G LTE, will dramatically expand mobile broadband access options throughout the region. Mass adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has led to increased demand for access to Internet services while on the move. LTE provides the ... read more

NetAmerica Alliance, LLC today announced that Panhandle Telephone Cooperative Inc. (PTCI) is going live with 4G LTE service in rural Oklahoma at the end of March as the NetAmerica Alliance Membership concurrently unveils its new 4G LTE consumer service brand called Bonfire. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110322/DA68213LOGO) Panhandle, headquartered in Guymon, Oklahoma was announced as an Alliance Member in 2011, and owns spectrum which covers six counties comprised of more than 45,000 people, nearly 20,000 households and covers over 7,500 square miles. PTCI's current ... read more

America's oil champion has a new home. Today, Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR) announced it has officially moved its corporate headquarters to Oklahoma City. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120327/DA76602LOGO) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Harold Hamm said the move from Continental's original headquarters in Enid, Okla., is a key element of the company's growth strategy. Oklahoma City provides access to a necessary talent pool of oil and gas professionals. "Oklahoma City offers a vibrant base to support our aggressive growth strategy and allows us to ... read more

AGC Aerospace & Defense is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hill AeroSystems Inc. Hill, established in 1970, is an industry expert in the design and manufacture of complex metal parts and assemblies and will add key structures capabilities to the AGC Composites Group core competencies ... read more

Advanced Academics, a nationally recognized provider of online education for secondary students, has been named Innovator of the Year by The Journal Record, a leading Oklahoma City business publication. Advanced Academics was recognized for adding text-to-speech capabilities to its proprietary R.O.A.D.S.TM learning management system ... read more

EffTec International, Inc. (OTC PK: EFFI), provider of a leading HVAC water-cooled chiller optimization solution, is pleased to announce that the Company has executed a Distribution Agreement with a major Energy Service Company (ESCO) in the Philadelphia, PA area. The ESCO provides a broad range of comprehensive energy savings solutions, and has a broad network of customers, including several Fortune 500 companies in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Consumer Goods and Software industries. The Distribution Agreement allows for EffTec's innovative EffTrack(TM) ... read more

Leaders, advocates and other stakeholders in the medical interpreting industry will travel across the globe to convene on Monday, April 30, 2012, in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the 6th Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum. The event, which is a no-fee forum open to all hospitals, government agencies, interpreters and other stakeholders, will include guest speakers and discussions that address the advancement of national certification, best practices in the profession and perspectives from industry leaders. Attendees will share advocacy updates, status ... read more

QuiBids, an entertainment retail auction website, is trying something new during the month of March. They would like to challenge their fans and followers to a good old-fashioned Tweet-Off. QuiBids would like to encourage and acknowledge their fans to tweet to see who follows them the most. The QuiBids followers who actively show their own followers how great QuiBids is will receive the chance to win a $200 gift card of their choice. Participating couldn't be easier. During the month of March ... read more

Catalog.com, Inc. the world's first web hosting company and its subsidiary ONEsite Inc., a leader in social software announce that they have formed a new joint venture Catalog Media LLC. The company will use the www.catalog.com domain to offer discovery shopping. "We have designed www.catalog.com to appeal to all types of shoppers including men. From Survivalists to Fashionistas, Catalog will display items that others with similar interests have discovered," said Bob Crull Catalog's CEO. "Catalog.com is the ... read more

In an effort to combat the serious public health problem of prescription medication abuse, Mayor Mick Cornett today announced the launch of a public service announcement (PSA) campaign to encourage the safe storage and proper disposal of prescription medications. The PSA is part of a national awareness initiative called Safeguard My Meds, that offers information about simple yet important steps Oklahoma City citizens can take to protect prescription medicines in their homes. The PSA will air on broadcast ... read more

EffTec International, Inc. (OTC PK: EFFI), provider of a leading HVAC water-cooled chiller optimization solution, announced today that the Company has completed the second add-on installation for its major computer manufacturing customer, bringing the total number of EffTrack(TM) Systems operating at the client's facilities to three. EffTec performed a preliminary installation at a facility in Texas last year, which prompted the customer to purchase an additional system. The results have been so remarkable that the customer placed a second add-on ... read more

Benefit Informatics, Inc., a Benefitfocus company, and a leading data integration and analytics firm serving the employer benefits industry, announces the completion of the SSAE 16 Type II process. Grant Thornton, LLP completed the report, which addresses controls in Benefit Informatics’ data ... read more

TouchStar Solutions, LLC, has announced that one of its international customers, Amalgamated Pest Control of Australia (APC), has signed a 3-year contract with Mint Wireless Limited, valued at $400,000. Amalgamated Pest Control, Australia’s largest ... read more

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) today released the following statement regarding a new economic impact study that analyzed the potential economic consequences a prescription requirement for safe and effective cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) would have on the state of Oklahoma. The study was conducted by the Economic Impact Group, LLC, and funded by a grant provided by the CHPA. Some of the study's most compelling findings include the following impacts of a prescription requirement: ... read more

University of Phoenix Tulsa Campus will recognize Maj. Rob Turner of the Tulsa Police Department as the 2012 Faculty Member of the Year, and Heather Horinek as the 2012 Student of the Year at its commencement ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 18. Sen. Rick Brinkley, Owasso, will be the keynote speaker. The ceremony will be held at the John Q. Hammons Multi Purpose Activity Center (UMAC) in Tulsa. Rob Turner is the director of training for the Tulsa Police Department and is ... read more

EffTec International, Inc. (OTCPK: EFFI), provider of a leading HVAC water-cooled chiller optimization solution, announced today the availability of an online investor presentation. The presentation, the first step in EffTec's initiative to enhance communication with the investment community, provides an overview of its EffTrack(TM) solution and highlights the Company's unique position within its niche market while summarizing management's strategy for continued growth. "In today's fast-paced technological environment, we recognize that corporate information needs to be readily available to our current and ... read more

Johnny Lantz has joined AGC Aerospace & Defense, the operating portfolio of private equity group Acorn Growth Companies, as the Director of Marketing & Communications. Lantz brings with him more than a decade of proven marketing leadership experience from a number of related sectors. He will ... read more

Grammy-nominated artist Rob Beckley says he's excited that his upcoming solo album will be the first release on new record label idefi Music. "I am incredibly excited that idefi believes in me enough to be their initial launch artist. I believe in idefi and what it stands for and am incredibly honored," he says. "An unknown future is as exciting as it gets in business, especially the music industry." For years Beckley served as lead vocalist for the nu-metal band Pillar and ... read more

Love is in the air and QuiBids, the leading entertainment retail auction site, wants to share the feeling. Starting tomorrow, QuiBids will be giving away a deluxe prize each Wednesday in February in their "Share the Love" promotion. "We appreciate our customers! We wouldn't be here today if it weren't for you, so we thought we'd have a little fun this month and 'Share the Love,'" said Jill Farrand, Director of Public Relations for QuiBids. "Throughout the month of February ... read more

idefi developers are excited to announce the launch of a record label model they say will revolutionize the record industry. Years in the making, idefi destroys the antiquated model of the fat cat record label taking the lion's share of artist earnings while controlling artistic content. The idefi website, designed by ticketing system provider and idefi part-owner TICKETsage, allows any artist to upload their original music and create a profile page for free. The artists set their own pricing and determine how ... read more