STATE BUSINESS BRIEFS

OKC has big stake in franchise businesses

Franchise opportunities are available in Oklahoma for auto painting and transmission shops, soul food and sushi restaurants, janitorial and early childhood services, and fitness studios, just to name a few. Roughly 5% of U.S. businesses with employees are franchises, according to a new LendingTree analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Among the top 50 metro …