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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bill Polian made one big mistake in Indianapolis: Not having an adequate backup for Peyton Manning.
It cost the Colts vice chairman and his son their jobs.
On Wednesday, Polian told The Associated Press that not grooming a replacement for the injured Manning was the primary reason the Colts collapsed this season, going from Super Bowl contender to the league’s worst record.
“I’ve always told the staff that our approach should be to hope for the best but plan for the worst, and I didn’t do an adequate enough job of planning for the circumstances we were in,” Polian said in a phone interview.Read more on NewsOK.com

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BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comBoeing has announced that more jobs will be added to its Oklahoma City operation as it prepares to close a plant in Wichita, Kan.Read more on NewsOK.com

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between two key Democratic constituencies.
Some unions say the Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of jobs.Read more on NewsOK.com

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BY CLYTIE BUNYAN cbunyan@opubco.comIf trends continue, the state’s labor force is poised to get tighter.Read more on NewsOK.com

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BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.comOklahoma City in 2011 went on an aggressive economic expansion as it rebuilt its downtown, lured new manufacturing jobs, a major new corporate headquarters, high-profile upscale retailers and celebrated the opening of a new mall.Read more on NewsOK.com

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