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from page 4 dreams for all these years. The Tulsa workshops are scheduled Wednesday at the Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd Street. Two sessions, 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., are available. The free workshops are open to the public. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration is available online at aarp.cvent.com/d/mcqv8y/ 4W or by phone at (877) 926-8300.
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tions, and lay the groundwork for successful entrepreneurship," said Jennifer Edwards, coordinator, REI Women's Business Center. Boot camp partners are SCORE, Francis Tuttle Technology Center and REI Women's Business Center. Registration is $99 per person and includes materials and lunch for both days. There is no charge for veterans who have been active in the last 10 years. - Staff report

Ace Garage Door opens Yukon store

YUKON - Ace Garage Door Co. has opened a new store at 365 E. Main St. in Yukon. The family-owned and -operated company has served the Oklahoma City metro area since 2006. "Our customer base has continued to expand to the point that a second location just made sense," said John Wester, Ace Garage Door owner and chief operating officer. "We looked around the metro and determined that Yukon was where we wanted to be." The Yukon store is Ace Garage Door's second location. The original store is at 1704 S. Kelly Ave. in Edmond. - Staff report

LoneStar opens office in Houston

EDMOND - LoneStar Geophysical Surveys has opened a branch office in Houston to provide services for the oil and gas industry. R. Doak Anderson will lead the Houston branch. Privately held LoneStar Geophysical Surveys has its headquarters in Edmond. - Staff report

TBS Factoring affiliate adds services

OKLAHOMA CITY - TBS Factoring Service has started offering compliance services through Truckers Bookkeeping Service, a TBS affiliate that also provides insurance and bookkeeping services. "Many independent truckers expect to have difficulty navigating the new, more complex compliance requirements that go into effect this summer," said TBS owner Wood Kaufman. "The addition of compliance services is a major step toward our goal of providing a one-stop shop for all of our clients' business needs." The company has hired Linda Baggett, a certified director of safety, to head the new department. Oklahoma City-based TBS Factoring Service is a freight bill factoring company created in 2004. Founded in 1968 as Truckers Bookkeeping Service, the family-owned company provided permitting and fuel tax reporting services. In 1998, the company began offering truck insurance through TBS Insurance Agency. - Staff report

OKC sets workshop

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City has scheduled a free code enforcement workshop from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Civic Center Music Hall's Hall of Mirrors, 201 N. Walker Ave. Complimentary sandwiches will be served at 6 p.m. Registration information is available at www.nacok.org. Staff from the city's Code Enforcement Division, Action Center, Housing Programs, Solid Waste, Storm Water Quality, Animal Welfare and the Police Department, as well as the CityCounty Health Department will answer questions in small groups with participants. The workshop is co-sponsored by Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma and the city of Oklahoma City. - Staff report

Wayne Michael Coyne, the lead singer and guitarist of The Flaming Lips, performs during the Optimus Primavera Sound music festival in Porto, Portugal, in 2012. The Oklahoma City-based band was selected to receive the first Grulke Prize. AP PHOTO

Flaming Lips receive inaugural prize

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Flaming Lips have been selected as the recipients of the first Grulke Prize. The award is named for South by Southwest Creative Director Brent Grulke, who died in August. The Grulke Prize is divided into three categories: Developing U.S. Act, Developing Non-U.S. Act and Career Act. The Flaming Lips of Oklahoma city received the 2013 Career Act Prize, intended for "an established artist who appeared at SXSW 2013 to reinvent themselves or launch an important new project." At the 2013 SXSW in Austin, Texas, The Flaming Lips debuted their new album, The Terror, along with a new stage production. The band played to a packed crowd at the Auditorium Shores outdoor stage, and also a more intimate show at The Belmont. Jurors for the Grulke Prize included music critics, industry professionals and SXSW staff members who knew and worked with Brent Grulke over the years. - Staff report

FAPC offers barbecue judging class

STILLWATER - The Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater has scheduled a class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 on judging barbecued meats. Participants will receive a certified judging manual and earn a judging badge, said Chuck Willoughby, FAPC manager of business and marketing relations. "Barbecue is really big in Oklahoma," Willoughby said. "There are a lot of great barbecue sauces in the market, including well-established Oklahoma brands such as Head Country and

Small business boot camp set in OKC

OKLAHOMA CITY - A two day small business boot camp is being offered from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center Corporate Training Building, 12777 N. Rockwell Ave., in Oklahoma City. Registration information is at www.reiwbc.org. "Whether you're considering starting a business or looking to expand your current venture, this will be a time to hear from experts, ask ques-

newer ones like Brushy Creek BBQ." Ed Roith of the Kansas City Barbeque Society will teach the Certified Barbecue Judging Class. The KCBS sanctions 150 contests across the United States each year. Roith developed the course after several years as a competitive barbecue cook and judge. "FAPC has worked with more than 30 Oklahoma brands of barbecue sauce - all very good tasting and of high quality," Willoughby said. "Many Oklahoma

grocers will carry up to 10 or 12 Oklahoma brands, outnumbering the national brands on the shelf about 4 to 1." The cost for the event is $60 for KCBS members and $85 for nonmembers. The nonmember fee entitles the participant to a one-year membership in the KCBS. Registration information is at www.fapc.biz/workshops/bbqclass. Registration must be received by April 19. Staff report