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Riata Center announces 2026 Cowboy100 honorees

The Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship unveiled the OSU-owned-and-led businesses being honored at the 2026 Cowboy100 on March 28.
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Face2Face with Josey Mayes: whose family business is featured on the new A&E series, 'Deep Fried Dynasty'

Tue, Mar 22, 2022

In 1949, Josey Mayes's great grandfather, Joe Nevins, opened Nevins Concessions at the Texas State Fair with 40 booths selling the classics: cheeseburgers, cotton candy and fried chicken. Today, Mayes and her family still own and run the business

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OSU alumnus creates new technology aimed at revolutionizing at-home infusion treatment

Fri, Jan 29, 2021

Mitchell Berenson left corporate medicine in 2008 with the goal of creating strong IV infusion programs in rural hospitals. His company, Infusion Solutions, now works with 40 hospitals in 22 states, and, with the help of OSU's entrepreneurial program

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Young African business leaders learn at OSU

Tue, Jul 30, 2019

Mercy Mmari started her own business in her native Tanzania as part of a dream of being a businessperson and helping women in Africa as a food processing consultant. But she never realized the extent of the possibilities for her company until she

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Young African leaders visit OSU for agricultural tips

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

Twenty-five entrepreneurs from 15 sub-Saharan Africa countries are spending six weeks in Oklahoma to learn about American businesses, especially those in the agriculture industry. Oklahoma State University is in its third year of hosting the Mandela

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Jim Jones to speak at OSU for Wes Watkins Distinguished Lectureship

Fri, Sep 19, 2014

Former United States Ambassador to Mexico Jim Jones will speak at Oklahoma State University September 30 at 1:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Wes Watkins Center as part of...

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Former U.S. Chamber of Commerce chairman to speak at OSU

Thu, Sep 18, 2014

Oklahoma State University's Center for Ethical Leadership will host Frank Morsani, former chairman of the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at a Student Leaders Luncheon set...

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