Over the last several months, Brent Douglas has learned a lot about the principles of action and reaction – although they’re not the kinds of lessons you’ll find in a physics textbook. Instead, the performer whose voice and phone-call shtick brought consistent laughs to a generation of Tulsa-radio listeners has been applying this newfound knowledge to stand-up comedy.
And...
Oklahoma has no shortage of quality businesses that foster healthy work environments while positively contributing to the diverse fabric of our state. But what, exactly, makes a company great? The answer is hard to pinpoint, but when you see it, you know. Happy employees are the most obvious tell that a business is succeeding – this typically indicates a strong work culture, great benefits, collaboration, flexibility and capable management.
Oklahoma Magazine’s Great Companies to Work For feature highlights many of these successful businesses in a comprehensive listing. From accounting firms to health care institutions, tribal enterprises and universities, this feature showcases the state’s stand-outs.
If you seem to have more time on your hands lately, you’re not alone. Many people, perhaps those who loved to paint as children, have returned to the hobby as adults at a variety of venues across the state.
“The Edmond Fine Arts Institute is comprised of visual and performing art classes available year round,” says executive director Shannon Price....
Piedmont native Deborah Gay’s love of horses began at age four or five, and she’s never given up her spurs.
Living on twelve acres in Piedmont, Gay and her husband, Bob, started taking in needy horses ... but the situation got out of hand. So, they relocated to 160 flat prairie acres in El Reno. And in July 2013, they...
The timeline for construction on the National BMX Headquarters in Tulsa has looked like a BMX dirt-track race itself: loaded with jumps, berms and rollers. The project has been beset with delays, including negotiation breakdowns in 2017 and the change of the construction site from Expo Square to the current Evans-Fintube location north of downtown. Then, a few months...
A lifelong artist with a printmaking degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, Sarah Day-Short aimed to make art her career. Starting out, she focused on drawing and detail-oriented work, like custom pet portraits. However, these projects left her feeling boxed in; she wasn’t able to put as much creativity into the work as she wanted.
Enter abstract. To break...
The Bankhead Highway, named for long-time Alabama legislator and good roads advocate John Hollis Bankhead, begins in Washington, D.C. and culminates in San Diego, Calif. It was one of the first transcontinental roadways built as the automobile age hit cruising speed in the 1920s. And as the Bankhead Highway makes its way across the United States, it winds through...
Despite a dreary year, you can still make your December merry and bright by indulging in some new pastimes. We explore a few of these delightful diversions that can keep you occupied, educated, entertained and happy at home.
Knitting/Crocheting
No longer just for old ladies, knitting and crocheting alike have become more and more popular with younger generations.
“Learning to knit and...
A fifth generation cow-calf producer in Mustang, the high-octane Kelli Payne grew up in Tabler.
“I don’t think there’s even a stop sign there,” she says.
These days, Payne is taking her livestock acumen to new heights. Oklahoma City’s Oklahoma National Stockyards, the world’s largest stocker and feeder cattle market, announced Payne as their sixth, and first female, general manager in...
Electricity is a luxury we often take for granted. It powers our days, but we rarely take time to appreciate just how important this utility really is. Companies around the state work diligently to create clean energy to propel our state into a sustainable future. We go behind the scenes with a few of these businesses to see the ways they’re helping to power Oklahoma; discuss the pros of the electric and hybrid vehicles on the market; and explore ways to appreciate electric commodities during leisure time.
