FYI: Business
By NANCY HOLLINGSHEAD World Staff Writer
Published: 11/8/2009 2:24 AM
Last Modified: 11/9/2009 4:15 PM
Correction: This story originally reported that Miles Associates earned an architectural honor from the American Institute of Architects' Iowa chapter. The story has been corrected.
Local architectural firm earns Central States honor
An Oklahoma City-based architectural firm with an office in Tulsa was honored with a merit award during the Central States Region Excellence in Design Awards program, held in Des Moines, Iowa, in October.
Miles Associates Inc. was honored by the American Institute of Architects' Central States Region for its work on Utica Place, a mixed-use development. The Central States Region is comprised of state and local chapters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The awards program recognizes excellence in architecture and emphasizes its importance in the community. More than 120 entries were received.
Utica Place is located at 2200 S. Utica Place. While the lower 10 floors are specifically for businesses, the building hosts 12 penthouse condominiums on the top four floors.
Single family dwellings are also planned for the southwest portion of the development.
Rutkauskas to speak at RSU entrepreneurship week
Rogers State University will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week with a keynote speech Nov. 18 by David Rutkauskas, founder and CEO of Camille's Sidewalk Café.
The event, which begins at 11 a.m. in room 149 of Herrington Hall, is free to the public.
Rutkauskas plans to share his story of how he turned a unique restaurant concept into a world-renowned franchise. Camille's Sidewalk Cafe was founded in 1996 by David Rutkauskas, his wife, Camille, and father, Otto, with the first location opening in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa in October of that year. Today there are Camille's locations in 27 states. In January 2008, the company reached an agreement with Wal-Mart to include Camille's restaurants in new Wal-Mart supercenters.
In addition to Camille's Sidewalk Cafe, Rutkauskas has launched two new concepts, Coney Beach and FreshBerry.
A luncheon in the Herrington Hall commons area will follow the presentation. It is free to the first 100 people who attend the keynote presentation.
For reservations, call (918) 343-7533, or e-mail innovation@rsu.edu.
Chase Bank executive to speak at OK Ethics meeting
An executive with Chase Bank will be the guest speaker as the Oklahoma Business Ethics Corsortium's Tulsa chapter meets Nov. 19.
David Page, market president for Chase Bank, Eastern Oklahoma, will present, "A Look at the Tulsa Economy & the U.S. Finance Sector."
The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marriott Southern Hills, 1902 E. 71st St. The cost is $25 for members (unless prepaid) and $30 for nonmembers.
For reservations or information, visit tulsaworld.com/okethics.
Business coach to speak at FOBI luncheon Nov. 20
A neuropsychologist and international business coach will speak as the University of Tulsa's Family-Owned Business Institute meets Nov. 20 in the Allen Chapman Activity Center on the TU campus.
Kevin J. Fleming, with Gray Matters International Inc., will present, "Transformational Leadership in a Family Business Culture."
The address will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, located at 440 S. Gary Ave. The cost is $20 and includes lunch.
Fleming will discuss the importance of learning to think differently in order to change behavior and improve outcomes. He will share his thoughts on what's missing in corporate endeavors when trying to manage change, and how to make family businesses not just transgenerational, but truly transformational.
For reservations, call Claire Cornell at 631-2684.
PRSA to discuss 'Pay for Play' at ethics seminar
The Tulsa chapter of the Public Relations Society of America invites area business owners, leaders and executives to a seminar Thursday to discuss ad revenue and editorial coverage.
The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Road. The cost is $20 members, $25 nonmembers and $15 students.
Panelists at the event include:
John Stancavage, Tulsa World business editor;
Missy Kruse, vice president of community relations for Langdon Publishing;
Adam Miller, marketing director for The Canebrake resort; andNatasha Ball, TashaDoesTulsa.com blogger, Tulsa Business Journal contributing writer and blogger at tTownmoms.com.
The deadline for reservations is Tuesday; to make reservations, visit tulsaworld.com/payforplay.
Affiliated Women to hold launch meetings
A new women's organization is inviting area women to learn more about it by attending one of several meetings being held later this week.
Affiliated Women International, which states its "vision, mission and purpose is to empower women worldwide," will hold the first meeting from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Johnny Carino's, 6364 E. 41st St.
A similar meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Mimi's Cafe, 8215 E. 71st. St., while the third meeting will be held from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, also at Mimi's.
Mary Dreesen, community director for Greater Tulsa Affiliated Women International, said the organization's "unique networking model, known as Connectworking, provides an environment where women can define or redefine goals, objectives, and courses of action, strategies and plans.
"Connectworking provides women an opportunity to adopt a referral-based business building model and gain mutual credibility, honesty, trust and respect," she said in an e-mail.
For more information, e-mail Dreesen at mdreesen66@att.net, or visit tulsaworld.com/awi.
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