The Journal Record

Summary: – Oklahoma City approves $25 million I-40 infrastructure deal. – Buc-ee’s CEO Arch Aplin targets “conservative, business-friendly” states. – Council members debated public funding and development. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City approved a $25 million Interstate 40 infrastructure agreement Tuesday to bring in its first Buc-ee’s, weeks after the chain’s CEO said he plans to build only in conservative states. The measure passed 5-2, with two abstentions.

Summary: – Heavy rain and storms could hit Oklahoma through Friday. – Forecasters warn of flooding, tornadoes and damaging winds. – Cooler temperatures will follow the storm system. Oklahoma could see heavy rain, flash flooding and severe storms from Wednesday into Friday as the remnants of Hurricane Polo collide with a slow-moving front over the Plains. Polo made landfall Monday night in Mexico’s Baja California Sur and was expected to lose hurricane strength over northern Mexico on Tuesday.

Teresa Shuffield has been hired as Vice President and Commercial Banking Officer at FNB Community Bank. A lifelong banking professional, Teresa brings extensive retail and lending experience to her role, helping local businesses and customers achieve their financial goals while remaining an active leader in Eastern Oklahoma County. Announce your new employees, promotions, board positions, community notes and leaders in your organization to our influential audience.

Tate Roush is Special Counsel and focuses his practice on medical malpractice, correctional health care and general liability defense. Before joining Hall Estill, he gained experience in criminal, real estate, probate and construction law and interned with the Texas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division and the Bexar County Civil District. Announce your new employees, promotions, board positions, community notes and leaders in your organization to our influential audience.

Chase Hamilton is an Associate primarily practicing in the areas of general civility litigation and medical malpractice law. While in law school, he served as a Staff Editor and Judiciary Committee Chair for the Oklahoma Law Review. Announce your new employees, promotions, board positions, community notes and leaders in your organization to our influential audience. The information in the Professional Announcements section is provided by the submitter.

Alejandra “Alex” Gutierrez is an Associate who focuses her practice on correctional health care, dental and medical malpractice law. While in law school, Ms. Gutierrez founded Oklahoma’s first Spanish Law Journal and interned with the Oklahoma Department of Securities and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Announce your new employees, promotions, board positions, community notes and leaders in your organization to our influential audience.

Summary: – Visa open-sourced part of its AI cyber defense system. – AI-driven attacks could threaten financial systems. – Visa is preparing for quantum computing risks. LONDON — Visa has open-sourced part of its AI-powered cyber defence system after “humbling” lessons from vulnerabilities exposed by AI models, as the payments giant braces for autonomous cyberattacks and future quantum-computing threats.

OKLAHOMA CITY — OKANA Resort & Indoor Waterpark will host its first OKANAFest, a resortwide food, wine and entertainment festival, from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. The event is open only to guests 21 and older, with VIP early access at 11 a.m. Executive Chef Wyatt Rogers and the resort’s culinary team will serve dishes from its 14 dining venues, including lobster rolls, oysters and risotto served from Parmesan wheels.

Summary: – OpenAI’s annualized revenue run rate is approaching $70 billion. – Enterprise sales have more than doubled since July, according to a source. – OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing to go public as AI spending accelerates. OpenAI‘s annualized recurring revenue is approaching $70 billion, driven by a more than twofold increase in enterprise sales since July, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

EDMOND — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke briefly about the facility — a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, application processing center — and its purpose. “Restoring integrity to our national immigration policy is our top priority,” Mullin said during a short speech to facility staff and press.