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Hal Smith Restaurants is a restaurant management company based in Norman, Oklahoma, founded in 1992 by Hal Smith. The company operates over 80 locations across seven states, featuring a diverse range of dining options from casual to upscale. Annual sales approach $250 million, and the company emphasizes strong customer service and employee training. The company develops, manages, and franchises various restaurant concepts. Its portfolio includes full-service dining options like Charleston’s Restaurant, Red Rock Canyon Grill, and Mahogany Prime Steakhouse. It also features casual and themed concepts such as Ted’s Café Escondido, Louie’s Bar & Grill, The Garage, and Pub W. Hal Smith Restaurants has a history of franchising, having previously managed Outback Steakhouse and On The Border Mexican Cafe franchises. With a focus on community-centric locations, Hal Smith Restaurants continues to expand, including new openings like Neighborhood JA.M. in Oklahoma City planned for Spring 2025. The company is dedicated to culinary excellence and creating memorable dining experiences for a wide range of customers.
Rock & Brews Restaurants is a casual dining chain founded in 2012 by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of the band Kiss, along with restaurateur Michael Zislis and partners Dave and Dell Furano. Based in Manhattan Beach, California, the restaurant features a rock-and-roll theme that enhances the dining experience. The menu offers classic American comfort food made from locally sourced ingredients, alongside a selection of craft beers with up to 24 options on tap. Rock & Brews creates a family-friendly atmosphere with amenities like play areas for children and spaces for adults to socialize, all while showcasing rock music videos on LED screens. The brand has expanded to over 23 locations across seven states, including California, Florida, and Texas, and is also present in airports and casinos. Rock & Brews appeals to a diverse customer base, from families to rock music fans, by combining quality food, craft beer, and a lively environment that celebrates the spirit of rock music.
Blue Jay Racing is a student-run design team open to all undergraduate students. The program was founded in 2004. The team competes annually in three international events put on by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Students design, build, and race a single seat off-road vehicle against a total of ~200 teams representing 14 nations and nearly 4,000 young engineers. The award-winning program offers student engineers an educational experience that goes beyond what the classroom can offer. Aside from the technical knowledge gained, the team-based skills learned through such a rigorous endeavor develops leaders well prepared to enter industry and academia. At each competition the team competes in four of six dynamic events (Acceleration, Maneuverability, Rock Crawl, Suspension and Traction, Hill Climb and Sled Pull) as well as three static events (a sales presentation, design presentations and a cost report). To cap off the competition, the team will also race in a grueling four-hour endurance race. Team members learn as much at competition as from designing and building their vehicle throughout the rest of the year. In addition to their own learning it is also important to the team that all members participate. At competition the team is always working, whether repairing their vehicle or planning and preparing for the next days events. With so much to do and so little time every member contributes to the teams success.
Oden Machinery, Inc. provides customers worldwide with liquid filling and processing machinery backed by over three decades of industry-leading innovation in design and engineering solutions. Oden is a leading U.S. manufacturer of filling and processing machinery for the liquid products markets and provides complete turnkey liquid packaging lines. Custom designed systems for form/fill/seal, bag-in-box, retort, explosion proof, and other specialized liquid packaging applications are also available. In August 2010, Oden partnered with Green Frontier LLC to help companies optimize their liquid processing operations and reduce their impact on the environment. The Oden Process Equipment Group offers continuous stream digital blending systems, automated batch addition systems, and liquid product transfer systems, all designed to reduce labor costs, enhance product quality, increase production capacity, and decrease generation of waste and scrap. Our customers businesses span a broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical, personal care products, food processing, household products, general industrial, automotive products, petroleum products, and the chemical processing industries. If your packaging/processing operations include filling or processing liquid products, we encourage you to visit www.odencorp.com. If you need an off the shelf" machine or require highly specialized machinery give us a call, 800-658-3622.