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De-packaged hand sanitizer bottles are stacked in totes prior to being run through a shredder at a Glycerin Traders facility in LaPorte, Indiana. THERESA PICHTEL | INDIANA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

De-packaged hand sanitizer bottles are stacked in totes prior to being run through a shredder at a Glycerin Traders facility in LaPorte, Indiana. THERESA PICHTEL | INDIANA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Methanol-laced sanitizer may be used to clean cement production equipment

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 3, 2023
The bankrupt company that inadvertently distributed hand sanitizer contaminated with toxic methanol now seeks permission to recycle its tainted products for use in the manufacture of a basic construction material.
This debris is what was left after the Aug. 7, 2022, fire at the former Chickasha Manufacturing site that Brannan Bordwine leased from Blessed Chickasha Collective. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

This debris is what was left after the Aug. 7, 2022, fire at the former Chickasha Manufacturing site that Brannan Bordwine leased from Blessed Chickasha Collective. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Bordwine sued over fire last August; plaintiff’s agent is a convicted felon

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 3, 2023
CHICKASHA — Local businessman Brannan Bordwine and three of his companies have been sued for negligence and breach of contract because of a fire last August that consumed a large volume of flammable hand sanitizer “improperly stored” on property leased from Blessed Chickasha Collective.
Signs point the way to an unimproved Latitude Liquids storage site discovered near Shamrock, Texas, in the Panhandle. PHOTO PROVIDED

Signs point the way to an unimproved Latitude Liquids storage site discovered near Shamrock, Texas, in the Panhandle. PHOTO PROVIDED

‘Experienced’ recycler of hand sanitizer was founded last year and is led by a chef

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 3, 2023
The company which initially won a lucrative contract to dispose of 7,402 pallets of personal hygiene products that include hand sanitizer containing a high concentration of ethyl alcohol, and some contaminated with methanol, was founded less than 15 months ago in Wyoming and is led by a...

Startups and venture capital firms are increasing jobs in Sooner State

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Monday, April 3, 2023
By Matt Burns   As an entrepreneur and Oklahoman, I am proud of the startup and venture capital ecosystem that is emerging in our state. Over the past decade, the number of venture capital firms in Oklahoma has doubled to more than 50, and venture capital funding has quadrupled.
Shamika Verdejo stands next to a bar stool height table and gold microphone that are on her list of rental equipment. Verdejo launched her company in December 2020 after more than eight years in the military and a short stint at Cameron University as an event planner. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Shamika Verdejo stands next to a bar stool height table and gold microphone that are on her list of rental equipment. Verdejo launched her company in December 2020 after more than eight years in the military and a short stint at Cameron University as an event planner. HUGH SCOTT JR. | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Verdejo’s business dreams took a winding path

Tim Farley
Monday, April 3, 2023
From the time she was 16 years old, Shamika Verdejo wanted to be her own boss. It just took a little longer and a different path than she imagined. After spending five years in the U.S.

Scattered rain not enough to improve soil conditions

News Staff
Monday, April 3, 2023
Most areas throughout Oklahoma received scattered showers between March 20 and 26, but the rain was not enough to improve soil moisture conditions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Rainfall totals averaged 1.13 inches. The March 21 U.S.

Legislature meets midway point

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Monday, April 3, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — In Latin, the term sine die means, literally, “without a day.” In the legal world, sine die translates to “indefinitely.” For the Oklahoma Legislature, sine die means: 5 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Until then, however, state lawmakers have their work cut out for them.
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