Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial climate remained strong this year despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The total amount of SBA loan guarantees was for $423.4M, which is a $154.4M increase from fiscal year 2020. The number of SBA guaranteed loans also increased – there were a total of 673 loans approvals this fiscal year compared…
Five of the 12 finalist for Teacher of the Year in Oklahoma are from the Tulsa metro area. They are: Shannon Altom, 11th Grade English Language Arts Teacher, Bixby High School (Bixby Public Schools) “My basic philosophy of teaching is that every student has the ability to learn and to reach the best possible outcome…
Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma President Brook A. Simmons criticized the inclusion of a methane tax in a draft social and climate spending plan released by the U.S. House of Representatives. “Oklahoma consumers have long enjoyed some of the lowest energy costs in the nation thanks to our proximity to oil and natural production, refining, natural…
Three Tulsa residents were honored with awards during the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 117th Annual Meeting, Nov. 10-12, at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. These awards are three of 19 given to recipients from across the state during the three-day event. Award winners were selected by the OBA Awards Committee and the OBA Diversity…
As the holidays approach, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns about a potential spike in flu cases this year. Officials say it is important that those who are eligible, healthy and feeling well make an appointment to donate blood or platelets. The American Red Cross continues to address an ongoing emergency blood shortage,…
The Oklahoma Department of Labor’s (ODOL) Statistics Division did a survey of private businesses that showed 18,900 work-related injury and illness cases in 2020. This total includes 12,700 cases with days away from work and 6,200 cases with on-the-job transfers or duty restrictions. The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) program, in cooperation with…
Conservative Republican Clay Staires, a former school teacher and coach who switched to a career in business, is running for State Representative District 66. That seat is open due to term limits. “God is the answer to the issues in our society, not the government,” Staires said. “Our Constitution is the answer to the issues…
New findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation suggest how exercise can benefit people with osteoarthritis even in the absence of weight loss. OMRF scientist Tim Griffin, Ph.D., said the findings lay the groundwork for understanding cellular changes related to osteoarthritis, which affects 1 in 8 American adults. “Traditionally, we’ve thought of osteoarthritis primarily being…
GAGE/PRNewswire — Enel Green Power North America has started construction of the 250 MW 25-Mile Creek wind project in Ellis County, Okla., the company’s 12th wind farm in the state. With this new construction, Enel Green Power’s Oklahoma wind portfolio now exceeds $3 billion in investment. The company now has over 2.5 GW of new…
Oklahoma set a record for tornadoes with 31 in October, according to Gary McManus, associate state climatologist, Oklahoma Climatological Survey. “Oklahomans are growing accustomed to Mother Nature’s October weather shenanigans following a snowstorm of up to 13 inches in 2019 and a crippling ice storm in 2020,” McManus said. “A spring severe weather motif was…