Robert L. McKenzie believes in service above self, a philosophy he has used throughout his career in both business and in helping others, especially through his involvement with the Rotary Club of Tulsa.
Read More
Lelia McCoy has been named president and chief executive officer of Valley National Bank. McCoy joined the bank in February 1997 and assumed the presidency this March.
Read MoreEdward Jones ranked highest in investor satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates in 2009, from 2005 through 2007, and in a tie in 2002, when the study began. Edward Jones in Canada twice ranked highest in the J.D. Power and Associates Canadian Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study.
Read More
TASTEFUL EVENT: Central National Bank celebrated its opening with a reception and private art viewing. From left are Artist James Gary Hines, Senior Vice President East Regional Manager Kip Herburger, Artist Jan Martin McGuire, Central National Bank CEO Brud Baker and Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Oklahoma Chapter Michael Fuhr.
Read More
Owners Jeannette Eaton and Lee Beasley enjoyed designing Bella Vita Spa and Salon, which opened in November 2007. Their goal was to create an upscale destination where anyone who walked through the doors would instantly feel welcome and appreciated. For the third consecutive year, Bella Vita was voted one of the Best of the Best Spas in the Tulsa area.
Read More
The Tulsa Metro Chamber recently announced its selection for the third time in five years as the nation’s best chamber by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives in Milwaukee. Chamber CEO Mike Neal is in the center.
Read More
Cox Business presents the Ninth Annual Junior Achievement Classic on Monday, Sept. 13 at Cedar Ridge Country Club. Rain date is Nov. 8. The event is a dual flight four-person scramble.
Read More
David Smart, director of sales for Hampton Inn & Suites-Woodland Hills hosted nearby businesses July 21 for lunch and a welcoming at the impressive hotel.
Read More
JOURNALISM STEWARDS: The Tulsa Press Club recently hosted the Great Plains Journalism Awards. Pictured are event committee members with special guest speaker Mitch Pugh, Sioux City Journal editor. From left, Adam Wisneski, Ashley Parrish, Pugh, Tami Hensler, Nicole Burgin and Mercedes Millberry.
Read MoreWaller & Company Public Relations, Inc. has announced the promotion of Haley Downing to the role of account manager. Downing joined the firm in mid-September of 2009 as account coordinator. She coordinates the Lafarge Tulsa Cement Plant Oklahoma Rocks and Minerals program, is a team member on the Cancer Center Treatment of America account and manages mobile applications for firm clients.
Read More
Many couples make plans for retirement living, but all too often the plans are continually pushed ahead for years. This pattern is very common for individuals who are 65 or even 95 years old.
Read More
COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS: From left, Beth Turner, Shelley Campbell, Sue Woodward and AWC President Joy Jenkins met recently at Harwelden Mansion to begin plotting this year’s theme for the Association for Women in Communications’ 8th Annual Open House.
Read More
John Allan is emerging as one of Greater Tulsa’s significant young executive leaders. The president and CEO of ONB Bank assumed his position in December 2009 after arriving at the bank in July of that year, when he became the chief lending officer.
Read More
Emily M. Avery has joined Greater Tulsa Reporter Newspapers as a marketing representative, according to GTR Publisher D. Forrest Cameron and GTR Vice President of Marketing Victor M. Bailey.
Read MoreLocally-owned RCB Bank has reached an agreement with the FDIC to acquire Home National Bank deposits in Oklahoma, Kansas and Arizona. The acquisition includes 11 branches in Kansas and Oklahoma as well as four branches in Arizona. The newest RCB Bank locations will serve customers in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Ariz., Arkansas City and Winfield, Kan. as well as Bartlesville, Blackwell, Ponca City, Shidler and Stillwater, Okla.
Read More
