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Beauty & WellnessOklahoma City MetroTop Coat Wore Off in Days, a Two Hour Wait for a Basic Set, and a Request for a Five Star Review at Nails by Ivy
A client says her top coat lifted within three days, her nails scratched easily within a week, and her sister waited over two hours for an acrylic French tip. A look at durability, wait times, and why asking for a five star review on the spot can backfire.
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Lucia Marsh Builds Boutique Hospitality Footprint in Northern Oklahoma
Marsh Hospitality Group, founded by Lucia Marsh, has opened a series of boutique lodging properties across northern Oklahoma aimed at business and leisure travelers.
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Panhandle Wind Services Founder Builds Turbine Maintenance Company From Scratch
Fictional entrepreneur Cole Braddock built Panhandle Wind Services into a turbine maintenance contractor serving wind farms across western Oklahoma, training former oilfield workers for a new kind of technical career.
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Beauty & WellnessOklahoma City MetroRespecting Every Paying Customer: Attitude, Communication, and Handling a Disagreement at Gel Nails 99
A mother and daughter felt disrespected on a first visit when a color mix-up turned into eye-rolling, a raised voice, and a conversation they could not follow. A look at keeping communication open and treating every client with courtesy, especially when something goes wrong.
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Priya Chandran Expands Regional Freight Network From Tulsa Base
Chandran Logistics Group has grown into a mid-sized freight and warehousing operation under founder Priya Chandran, serving manufacturers across northeastern Oklahoma.
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Saint Francis Expands Behavioral Health Beds Amid Tulsa-Area Demand
Saint Francis Health System is adding inpatient behavioral health capacity in Tulsa, responding to a wait-list problem that has left some patients boarding in emergency departments for days before a psychiatric bed opens up.
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Community Health Clinic Network Grows Across Southern Oklahoma
A network of community health clinics is expanding across southern Oklahoma, offering sliding-scale primary care to residents in underserved areas near the Red River.
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Osage Hills Construction Founder Builds Regional Contracting Firm From the Ground Up
Fictional contractor LenaForsythe built Osage Hills Construction into a mid-sized commercial contracting firm serving Bartlesville and the surrounding northern Oklahoma region.
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Tulsa Riverfront Development Draws New Round of Private Investment
A new phase of mixed-use development along the Arkansas River in Tulsa is attracting private investment, building on public riverfront improvements completed in recent years.
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Oklahoma City University Adds Health Sciences Bridge Program
A new bridge program at Oklahoma City University helps students with non-science backgrounds prepare for competitive health sciences graduate programs.
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University of Tulsa and TCC Deepen Workforce Partnership in Health Sciences
A new articulation agreement between Tulsa Community College and the University of Tulsa is designed to move students smoothly from an associate degree into bachelor's-level health science programs without losing credit hours.
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Tulsa Yoga Studio Expands Trauma-Informed Class Offerings
Fictional studio Green Country Yoga Collective in Tulsa has expanded its trauma-informed class offerings, training instructors in an approach designed to make yoga more accessible to students who may find traditional cues overwhelming.
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