Sour shareholders

CFN
Gazette staff
If you thought those slick new SandRidge Energy commercials were just attempts to win some advertising, think again. Turns out Chesapeake Energy isn’t the only Oklahoma City-based energy company in possible need of an image makeover after facing rocky times in the corporate boardroom.

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Hot or not

CFN
Gazette staff
The past year was an interesting one for Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, and 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting one for his former partner, current SandRidge Energy CEO Tom Ward.

 

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Tom Tom, clubbed

CFN
Gazette staff
Remember when Reuters last year churned out a series of articles questioning the dealings of Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon?

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The shy, retiring type?

After a rocky year, Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon retires from the energy giant he co-founded, prompting questions about his — and the company’s — future.

News
Clifton Adcock
After 24 years at the helm of Oklahoma City natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy, CEO Aubrey McClendon announced Jan. 29 that he was retiring from the post effective April 1.

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

School board bucks

Incoming OKC school board chair Lynne Hardin raised nearly five times the campaign funds than the incumbent.

News
Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City Public Schools will have a new Board of Education chair, after challenger Lynne Hardin unseated incumbent Angela Monson in yesterday’s election.

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Moneyball

Five years since its arrival, the OKC Thunder has benefited from more than $139 million in taxpayer dollars.

News
Clifton Adcock
The sense of community inspired by the Oklahoma City Thunder has captured national attention since the team’s city debut in 2008. From posh luxury boxes to the upper-level $10 seats in the aptly named Loud City, Thunder games amount to a party where everyone is invited.

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

What’s a billion, anyway?

CFN
Gazette staff
Aubrey McClendon, soon-to-be-outgoing CEO of Chesapeake Energy, is no longer one of the wealthiest people on the planet. Rest easy, however; he’s still very, very, very rich — just not in the billionaire stratosphere. At least that’s according to the latest Forbes list of human beings with the most moolah in the entire universe.

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

McClendon's genius

After Aubrey

Nonprofits and retailers wonder about their relationship with Chesapeake in a post-McClendon environment.

News
Kelley Chambers
Some could argue that in addition to being in the energy business, Chesapeake Energy is in the Oklahoma City business. From shopping centers to the support of nonprofits and the arts, many rely on Chesapeake dollars. With the departure of Chesapeake co-founder and CEO Aubrey McClendon, many who benefit from the company’s philanthropic efforts wonder what’s next.

 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013