Oklahoma Briefs

Orchids closes stock sale

PRYOR — Orchids Paper Products Co. has closed the sale of an additional 112,500 shares of its common stock at the public offering price of $18.50 per share. The shares were issued pursuant to the over-allotment option granted to Stephens Inc. as underwriter in Orchids’ previously announced offering of 750,000 shares of common stock completed on Aug. 26. The company received about $2 million from the sale of the additional shares. The earlier sale generated about $12.8 million. Orchids plans to use the money to build a warehouse, to buy and install a converting line, and for general corporate purposes.

Bark Busters, a dog training franchise, is looking for a bite in the Oklahoma City area. The company has targeted Oklahoma City as its top market to add stores, in part because of the area’s dog loving demographics. There are no Bark Busters in Oklahoma. Bark Busters said the cost of its franchise opportunities are now 30 percent less. To contact Bark Busters, call (877)

300-2275 or email franchises@barkbusters.com.

NORMAN — Bob Moore Nissan will donate $1,350 to five area high schools this weekend. The dealership set a goal of selling 150 vehicles in August and offered to donate $35 for each vehicle sold; 190 vehicles were sold. Checks will be awarded to Moore High School, West Moore High School, South Moore High School, Norman High School and Norman North High School at 3 p.m. Saturday at the dealership, Interstate 35 and Tecumseh Road.

Oklahoma City’s MA+ Architecture, which hosts a herd of buffalo silhouettes in front of its Oklahoma City office at 4000 N Classen, has changed the herd’s outfits to observe Labor Day. "Not only are our ‘Buffalos’ donning hard hats to observe Labor Day, we’ve added a sign that reminds everyone that ‘Labor Conquers All’ is our state motto and appears on the state seal,” said Gary Armbruster, a principal and architect for the firm.

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