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Oklahoma briefs: Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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Published: June 10, 2008

Alternative degrees set for workers

Free pizza will be served at an information session at Oklahoma City University aimed at adults who would like to finish their bachelor's degrees.

The event is at 6 p.m. June 24 in the Ann Lacy Admissions and Visitors Center at NW 24 and Blackwelder. Door prizes, including concert tickets, CDs, T-shirts and gift cards will be given away.

OCU's Prior Learning + University Studies (PLUS) program will be highlighted at the meeting. PLUS is a nontraditional program designed for working adults who want to earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree with concentrations in business, technical management, organizational communication, liberal arts, behavioral studies and mass communications.

Ideal candidates have 30 to 60 credit hours and at least three to five years of work experience, but can enroll with fewer credit hours.

To sign up for the information session, call 208-7587, e-mail rgrilliot@okcu.edu or go to www.okcu.edu/plus.

CPAs to hear leader, retired colonel

The incoming chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a retired colonel who served as the Central Command special operations officer during Operation Enduring Freedom will speak at this week's annual meeting for Oklahoma CPAs.

Ernest A. Almonte, CPA, will be the luncheon speaker at Wednesday's meeting for the Oklahoma Society of CPAs at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

Almonte, who is also a certified fraud examiner, a certified government financial manager and a certified information technology professional, has been Rhode Island's state auditor general since 1994. Accounting Today named him one of 2005's most influential people in the accounting profession.

Frank Ryan, a retired colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, will present "Leadership in Challenging Times.” Ryan is a CPA who serves as president of his own company specializing in the turnaround and workout management for companies in financial trouble.

For more information, go to www.oscpa.com or call (800) 522-8261.

3-wheel vehicle insurance offered

Progressive Insurance plans to roll out motorcycle coverage for Oklahomans who drive three-wheel vehicles that are gaining popularity for their fuel-efficiency, the company said.

Approved for on-road use, these three-wheel compact vehicles range from high-performance machines such as the sports car/motorcycle T-Rex to energy-efficient, electric transporters such as the ZAP Xebra. Recognized as motorcycles in most states, Progressive will insure them with its motorcycle products.

Progressive's alternative vehicle insurance is available in Illinois and Mississippi. Pending regulatory approval, it will roll out later this year in Oklahoma and 17 other states.

Goody's Muskogee store to close

Goody's Family Clothing Inc. announced Monday the closing of 69 stores nationwide, including the Goody's in Muskogee.

In addition, stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia will be closed so the company may reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.