Ida Red owner named small business person of the year

Angelene Ripley Wright, owner of Ida Red General Stores in Tulsa, has been named Oklahoma Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Ida Red is a retail shop in Tulsa offering unique gifts, nostalgic treats and Oklahoma goods. Ripley Wright was in Washington, D.C., to accept the award presented by SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman. “Angelene Ripley Wright exemplifies the grit demonstrated by retail stores in Oklahoma who persevered through the pandemic and have emerged triumphantly,” said Fernanda Pedraza-Schmitt, Oklahoma SBA district director. “SBA is proud...