Oklahoma Business Voice

07/26/2024

The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and the future is looking bright with an expansion underway as the clinic continues to serve thousands of Native Americans from hundreds of tribes.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – The Oklahoma City Indian Clinic recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and the future is looking bright

07/25/2024

Officials with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Oklahoma City location announced that the company will manufacture small, affordable drone engines as part of a newly signed partnership agreement.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Officials with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Oklahoma City location announced that the company will manufacture

07/24/2024

Oklahoma drone technology company Vigilant Aerospace Systems is making strides in creating advanced versions of its software, which will be used to develop a distributed detect-and-avoid and airspace management system.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – An Oklahoma drone technology company is making strides in creating advanced versions of its software, which

07/23/2024

The U.S. Department of Education gave Oklahoma CareerTech renewed recognition as the state's official agency for approving public postsecondary vocational education.

STILLWATER, Okla. (OBV) – Oklahoma CareerTech received renewed federal recognition as the official agency for approving public postsecondary vocational education

07/23/2024

Precinct officials across Oklahoma will now receive twice the pay they were previously receiving thanks to a bill written to help recruit workers for elections across the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Precinct officials across Oklahoma will now receive twice the pay they were previously receiving thanks to

07/22/2024

Oklahoma City Community College is keeping its tuition at the same cost for the seventh straight year, maintaining its position as the most affordable community college in the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Oklahoma City Community College is keeping its tuition at the same cost for the seventh straight

07/22/2024

State and local officials and The Chickasaw Nation met with the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss rebuilding parts of Sulphur that were badly damaged by a tornado in April.

SULPHUR, Okla. (OBV) – State, local and Chickasaw Nation officials met with the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss rebuilding

07/18/2024

Veteran business leader G. Carl Gibson spoke with Oklahoma Business Voice about The State Chamber's efforts to help Oklahoma's business community. He also discussed ways in which the state can better facilitate business and economic growth.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – G. Carl Gibson has been an Oklahoma business leader for over four decades. G. Carl Gibson

07/17/2024

Rep. Brian Hill HD47, who played a key role in creating the Oklahoma Workforce Commission, is now part of the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – A state representative who played a key role in creating the Oklahoma Workforce Commission is now

07/16/2024

The Oklahoma Senate Republican Caucus selected Sen. Lonnie Paxton to succeed Senate President Pro Tempore Senator Greg Treat as the Senate’s leader after Treat terms out of the position later this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – The Oklahoma Senate Republican Caucus selected Sen. Lonnie Paxton to succeed Senate President Pro Tempore Greg

07/16/2024

The petition behind State Question 832 (SQ 832), a ballot initiative that seeks to raise the minimum wage, was submitted to the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s Office with nearly 180,000 signatures supporting it.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – The petition behind State Question 832 (SQ 832), a ballot initiative that seeks to raise the

07/12/2024

Governor Kevin Stitt is feeling good about a massive, multimillion dollar investment in Tulsa’s Tech Hub for secure autonomous systems.

TULSA, Okla. (OBV) – Gov. Kevin Stitt is feeling good about a massive, multimillion dollar investment in Tulsa's Tech Hub

07/11/2024

An Oklahoma teen who dreams of soaring the skies as a commercial pilot received the Senator James M. Inhofe FAA Knowledge Test Scholarship to aid her in reaching her career destination.

PIEDMONT, Okla. (OBV) – An Oklahoma teen who dreams of soaring the skies as a commercial pilot received the Senator

07/10/2024

Governor Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial signing of several bills on Tuesday, including a bill that expands Oklahoma high school graduation requirements to include career-readiness training.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial signing of several bills on Tuesday, including a bill that

07/09/2024

Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died at age 89.

OKLAHOMA (OBV) – Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma's longest-serving U.S. senator, has died at age 89. Sen. Jim Inhofe's official U.S. Senate

07/03/2024

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office is providing an online form where consumers can file complaints against airlines.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – The Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General is now accepting complaints about airline carriers and ticket

07/02/2024

The The State Chamber named Senator Kristen Thompson, Rep. Mike Osburn, Representative Rhonda Baker, Adam Pugh for State Senate and OK State Rep. Suzanne Schreiber as Legislators of the Year in recognition of their pro-business policies and legislative efforts to grow the state’s economy.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – The State Chamber of Oklahoma honored five members of the Oklahoma Legislature as Legislators of the

07/02/2024

Oklahoma’s tax divisions leveled off in May after seeing an across-the-board increase in April.

OKLAHOMA (OBV) – Oklahoma's tax divisions leveled off in May after seeing an across-the-board increase in April. Gross receipts for

06/28/2024

NorSun, a Norwegian solar energy company will build its first U.S.-based factory in Tulsa, Okla. – an anticipated $620-million investment.

TULSA, Okla. – A Norwegian solar energy company will build its first U.S.-based factory in Tulsa, Okla. NorSun officials announced

06/27/2024

Officials in charge of the LA28 Summer Olympics selected two Oklahoma City sports venues for Olympic competitions, but Los Angeles city officials must give final approval before those events can be held in OKC, according to Mayor David Holt.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Officials in charge of the 2028 Summer Olympics selected two Oklahoma City sports venues for Olympic

06/27/2024

An Employment Law Conference will be held in Tulsa and Oklahoma City in July, provided by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – An Employment Law Conference will be held in Tulsa and Oklahoma City in July, provided by

06/25/2024

Business, political and economic leaders gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol to celebrate the passage of two corresponding new laws that seek to revitalize the state’s economic development by maximizing business recruitment and retention efforts.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Business, political and economic leaders gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol to celebrate the passage of

06/19/2024

Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order prohibiting state agencies from wastefully spending taxpayer money.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order prohibiting state agencies from wastefully spending taxpayer money. Stitt

06/17/2024

Senator James Lankford spoke at length to The State Chamber of Oklahoma's 2300 Club about his recent bipartisan effort to combat illegal immigration. He described opposition to immigration reform as a "weird political mess."

06/14/2024

A new Pivot - A Turning Point for Youth counseling center in Oklahoma City seeks to improve the lives of Oklahomans by helping them with their mental health needs and by giving them a path back into the workforce.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – A new counseling center in Oklahoma City seeks to improve the lives of Oklahomans by helping

06/13/2024

Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which authorizes state expenditures at a reduced level compared to last year in consideration of the grocery tax cut earlier this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which authorized state expenditures at

06/11/2024

Webco Industries recently celebrated the opening of the first building of its F.W. Weber Leadership Campus.

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (OBV) – Webco Industries recently celebrated the opening of the first building of its F.W. Weber Leadership

06/10/2024

A top skilled trade schools operator is partnering with a Tulsa jobs agency to address Oklahoma’s increasing demand for skilled tradespeople by offering Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center scholarships.

TULSA, Okla. (OBV) – A top skilled trade schools operator is partnering with a Tulsa jobs agency to address Oklahoma's

06/06/2024

A bill which seeks to help Oklahoma prison inmates gain new skills to help them reenter the workforce once released from prison was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – A bill which seeks to help Oklahoma prison inmates gain new skills to help them reenter

06/05/2024

Popular political commentator Chris Stirewalt will serve as the keynote speaker of The State Chamber of Oklahoma’s upcoming flagship event, Annual Meeting.

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – Popular political commentator Chris Stirewalt will serve as the keynote speaker of The State Chamber of