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Redbud Ventures, a diversified business enterprise led by Wanda Birdsong, has expanded across construction, hospitality, and retail interests in eastern Oklahoma.

Fictional entrepreneur Theo Banning grew Green Country Craft Foods from a Muskogee farmers market stand into a regional supplier of small-batch preserves and sauces carried in grocers across eastern Oklahoma.

More wheat farmers near Woodward are experimenting with cover crops between growing seasons, weighing soil health benefits against the added cost and management complexity of a practice still new to many area operations.

INTEGRIS Health is expanding internal training and mentorship programs aimed at growing its nursing workforce from within, as the health system contends with ongoing staffing pressures.

A new mobile stroke unit from OU Health is designed to bring imaging and clot-dissolving treatment closer to patients in outlying counties, where transport time to a full stroke center can cost precious minutes.

Fictional practice Prairie Glow Med Spa in Edmond reports growing demand for preventive skincare consultations among younger clients, part of a broader trend toward early, maintenance-focused skin care over corrective treatment later.

Commercial real estate brokers in Lawton describe steady activity along the corridor connecting the city to Fort Sill, driven by businesses serving military families and defense-adjacent employers.

Employers across the Oklahoma City metro are expanding workplace wellness offerings to include mental health resources and flexible scheduling support, moving beyond the gym membership discounts that once defined typical wellness benefits.

Small school districts in western Oklahoma are pooling resources to share specialized teachers, a response to persistent staffing shortages in subjects like foreign language and upper-level science.

A new short-term certificate at Northern Oklahoma College is training students to operate GPS-guided equipment and data software increasingly common on wheat and cattle operations across the region.

A mother and daughter paid for an upgraded package, were switched between technicians three times, felt a service was rushed and uncomfortable, and raised concerns about tools not being cleaned between clients. A look at delivering what was purchased and keeping every client safe.

The Boys and Girls Club in Ardmore has expanded its summer programming capacity, adding staff and activity space to reduce a waiting list that had grown in recent years as demand for affordable summer childcare increased.