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		<title>Phil Kurtz: Entrepreneur, Dealmaker, Recession-Buster</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/08/phil-kurtz-entrepreneur-dealmaker-recession-buster</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philip Kurtz is doing his part for the Oklahoma economy. He’s directly responsible for more than 300 high-paying jobs in the greater Tulsa area, and counting.

A graduate of Edison High School and the University of Tulsa, Kurtz founded and built hospital billing service provider CIS Technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He sold it to National Data Corporation (NDC) in 1996. CIS employed 450 at the time – 200 in Tulsa alone. CIS now flies the McKesson flag. Kurtz retired in 1999, but the firm continues to employ some 300 highly compensated knowledge workers in Tulsa (and many more outside Oklahoma).]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Headed for Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/07/u-s-headed-for-bankruptcy</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You knew him. He was the talk of the town. Spent a fortune. Had everything. Then, suddenly, busted. Bankrupt.

Everyone was shocked.

What happened, as the facts came to light, wasn’t misfortune. It wasn’t even unique. Just another instance of a man achieving a high level of prosperity and then, over time, his beliefs about his wealth and his ability to spend grew to exceed even his sizeable income. He developed his own sense of entitlement. His own story of manifest destiny. He began working less and spending more time enjoying the fruits. Flaunting his wealth and exercising his power.]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma Economy Double Dipping?</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/06/oklahoma-economy-double-dipping</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Oklahomans were reporting a healthy pickup in economic activity earlier this year.

Things were getting back to normal.

I certainly felt it. Phones were ringing again. A few new clients. Business owners reporting higher revenue. Expensive restaurants were bustling.

What happened? It seems the air has been let out of the tires. I noticed it immediately after the 1,000 point Dow dive. Was it May 5?]]></description>
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		<title>CCMP Invests $325 million in Oklahoma City-based Chaparral</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/04/ccmp-invests-325-million-in-oklahoma-city-based-chaparral</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CCMP Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, has invested $325 million in a private business located in Oklahoma City. Chaparral Energy was founded twenty-two years ago by Mark and Chuck Fischer. Messrs. Fischer continue to manage the business as CEO and President, respectively.]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Official. You Survived One Nasty Recession.</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/04/it%e2%80%99s-official-you-survived-one-nasty-recession</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s over.

Word may not have reached your desk yet but the bleeding has stopped. The fever has receded. The prognosis is for a full recovery.

Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich -- senior analyst for the Institute for Trend Research – presented the latest economic data today at a seminar arranged by the good folks in the MidFirst Bank – Tulsa Corporate Banking Group. Dr. Dietrich said:]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma State Gives Lesson on Branding</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/03/oklahoma-state-university-gives-lesson-on-branding</link>
		<comments>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/03/oklahoma-state-university-gives-lesson-on-branding#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People want to do business with organizations that are credible and trustworthy. They want to patronize organizations that are good corporate citizens. Ultimately, people want to be inspired, have hope and feel good about themselves and others.]]></description>
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		<title>Acquisition Advisors to Speak at Succession Seminar</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/02/perkins-to-speak-at-march-4-succession-seminar</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smart succession planning will be the topic of a seminar for business owners sponsored by the respected law firm of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel &#038; Anderson, LLP. The date is Thursday, March 4 and David L. Perkins, Jr., Managing Director of Acquisition Advisors, LLC, has been agreed to enlighten the audience on:]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahomans Not Isolated from Global Financial Scams</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/01/oklahomans-not-isolated-from-global-financial-scams</link>
		<comments>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/01/oklahomans-not-isolated-from-global-financial-scams#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[clearridge advisors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial scams raise the cost of capital for all of us. Even more, they tear a financial and emotional hole in their victims. One of the surprise affects of the recession is the exposure of a bevy of billion dollar scams. And though we live comfortably in this mid-size Great Plains town, we cannot let our guard down. Matthew Bristow seems to be the latest "celebrity scammer" to grace our state with his presence. He's opened up a new firm called ClearRidge Capital.]]></description>
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		<title>Perkins to Address Western Oklahoma Manufacturers</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/01/perkins-to-address-western-oklahoma-manufacturers</link>
		<comments>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/01/perkins-to-address-western-oklahoma-manufacturers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning at 9:30am on Tuesday, January 19th, David L. Perkins, Jr. will address a prominent group of owners of Western Oklahoma manufacturing firms in a presentation titled, “Business Valuation for the Business Owner.”
Coordinated by Paul Walenciak of Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance and underwritten by the Western Oklahoma Business Commercialization Center, the four-hour presentation will cover:
What small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Recovery for Small U.S. Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.oklahomaprivateequity.com/articles/2010/01/no-recovery-for-small-u-s-businesses</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owners of small U.S. businesses are not experiencing an economic rebound. Not by a long shot.  They also have little confidence that better times are near.  This is in contrast, of course, to both the public equities (i.e. the “stock market”) run that continues unabated and the regular media reports of improvements in the global macroeconomic indicators.]]></description>
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