Meeks Group: Casting a 'Wide' Swath

A second noteworthy point: Tulsa is in the heart of Tornado Alley. That tends to keep inhabitants on their toes.

Perhaps Meeks Litho is a product of this environment. It was a small commercial shop for its first 25 years of existence, but once Jerry Crockett—the son of one of the the firm's co-founders, Frank Crockett—bought out his partner Minton Meeks in 1986, he took Meeks Litho down the path of diversification, a journey that resulted in a name change to Meeks Group and continues to the present.