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Miguel Olmedo, executive chef of the Embassy Suites Norman, has been invited to participate in the Pork Councils Taste of Elegance Food Show 7 p.m. Thursday at the Express Event Center in Oklahoma. The event is a benefit for Hearts for Hearing.
Other restaurants participating in the show are the Museum Caf?, Oak Tree Country Club, Ranch Steakhouse, The Coach House, The Ranchers Club at the Atherton Hotel, Red Prime Steak, Elements Steakhouse and Bolero Grill. The dishes will be judged on taste, appearance and originality. There will be a chance for the public to sample the dishes and vote for the winner. There also will be a wine pairing. To purchase tickets, visit www.heartsforhearing.org.
Dillard Group has two new agents at its Norman offices.
Kelly Philp, who has sold real estate in California's Bay Area in the past, owned her own business importing Turkish scarves and tapestries for 20 years before joining Dillard Group.
Also joining the Dillard Group is Lindsay Moody who previously sold cars at Big Red Sports and Imports in Norman.
Norman attorney David Bernstein recently was honored as a "Super Lawyer," limited to the top percent of attorneys across the state. Bernstein has made the list every year since the program began in 2006.
Bernstein specializes in bad faith insurance law, significant personal injury cases, truck collision cases and defective product cases.
Two local Allstate insurance agencies recently were honored by the company as Premier Service Agencies, an honor given to less than 20 percent of Allstate agencies in Oklahoma.
Norman Allstate agent Randy Stansel, 1208 Lindsey Plaza Dr., and Moore agent Jim Wilson, 721 NW 12th St., were honored.
Allstate said the honor is given to agents who consistently demonstrate excellence in providing an accessible, knowledgeable and personal customer experience.
Norman resident Donald K. Shandy, a director at the law firm of Ryan Whaley Coldiron Shandy PC, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers Oct. 2 at the ACOEL's annual meeting in Portland, Maine.
The ACOEL is a professional association of preeminent attorneys who practice environmental law and membership is by invitation only.
ACOEL's current membership consists of 105 attorneys from 43 states.
-- Transcript Staff
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Review: Apple's iPad not just a bigger iPod Touch
SAN FRANCISCO -- After just an hour with an iPad, I came away with a preliminary verdict: Despite some flaws, this is one slick device.
Steve Jobs intrigued me in his slow, showman-like presentation Wednesday when he said the $499-and-up iPad is "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone.
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People in business
Allyson Crank has been named employee of the month at First State Bank's Noble location.
Crank, loan operations assistant/loan teller since June 2008, joined the bank's staff in 2007. A Noble High School graduate, she studied mathematics while attending the University of Oklahoma.
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Norman lawyer goes to the doghouse with beef jerky
Norman lawyer and small business owner Dave Stockwell has been making private label beef jerky for years.
He started off in his garage, but his passion for smoking and curing round steak has led to the occupation of a commercial facility in the Oklahoma City metro area.
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Moore passes $2M tax rebate for Target
The City of Moore's Economic Development Authority voted unanimously Monday evening to approve a sales tax rebate to Target Corporation, who wants to build a 135,000-square-foot retail store on SW 19th Street west of Fritts Boulevard in Moore.
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Me? An idiot? Finance titles to raise your IQ
Once you get past the hesitancy of buying a book written for dummies or idiots, you can get some very practical information out of the titles in these series.
Penguin Publishers, provider of The Complete Idiot's Guide series, has dozens of business and personal finance titles.
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Claim your e-mail privacy
Have you ever read a message on a postcard that was not addressed to you? It was right there, in the open, so, how could it have been avoided? Maybe, at least once in your life, you've held an envelope up to the light, hoping to read its contents.
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County real estate
Real estate sales of $100,000 and above, as recorded by the office of Cleveland County Clerk, Tammy Howard.
Feb. 8-12
Lot 7, Block 5, Briarwood Creek, $165,000. Buyer, Jason and Lorie Wenger. Seller, Scott and Dawn Hubbard.
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Chamber of Commerce, Norman NEXT to co-host candidate forum Feb. 24
The Norman Chamber of Commerce Get Out The Vote Committee and Norman NEXT, Norman's young professionals organization, have announced plans to co-host a candidate forum for the mayoral and city council candidates.
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People in business
Michael Mohr, owner of Mohr Construction LLC, has completed the required EPA certified training class in the Renovation, Repair and Painting rules that go into effect April, 2010, dealing with lead base paint removal and handling in buildings built prior to 1978.
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Moore city officials to hold meeting Monday to discuss possible Target store
MOORE -- The Moore Economic Development Authority will hold a special meeting 7 p.m. Monday in council chambers at Moore City Hall, 301 N. Broadway Ave., to vote on a sales tax rebate to Target.
Target would like to purchase land on SW 19th Street west of Fritts Boulevard to build a 135,000-square-foot retail store but will not pay the asking price of Terry Fritts, owner of the land.
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