Tulsa County Commissioners Chairman Ron Peters reached out to every city in the county regarding the federal CARES funding that Tulsa County received with an invitation to work with the county on requesting potential funding. The Tulsa County Courthouse officially re-opened to the public May 5. County officials want the public to conduct business electronically…
The NFIB Research Center released a survey that showed that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program are very popular with small business owners. The survey showed 77% of owners (NFIB members) have successfully submitted an application. “Today’s survey results are positive – more than half the small business owners…
Oklahoma State University is planning a phased reopening of campuses to employees and visitors starting June 1. This plan aligns with phase three of the state’s reopening date for all workplaces while also considering the needs of our vulnerable populations. This includes staggered department schedules for in-office work, surveying workspaces and classrooms for any social…
The Seaboard Foods meat processing plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, has reported more than 116 coronavirus infections to the Oklahoma State Health Department. According to its website, the company said it has taken preventative steps, including: Prescreening workers Monitoring for flu-like symptoms Requiring all employees to wear face masks Social distancing within the plant An increase…
Tulsa Community College will resume in-person classes for Fall 2020 across all four main campuses, two community campuses and Education Outreach Center. The Fall 2020 course schedule required TCC to alter 80 percent of its class sections to provide options in online, online live, blended and face-to-face classes. TCC will finalize changes by May 18….
State tax revenues plunged by more than half a billion dollars in April as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts the economy, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said. The April total was $1.08 billion, a drop of $502.5 million, or 31.8 percent, from April 2019. The economic impact hit all major revenue streams, but really dropped income tax…
STILLWATER – Oklahoma has seen an unprecedented increase in the number of unemployment claims, officials said. Unfortunately, some of those 51,124 claims have proven to be fraudulent. The Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission has reported at least 3,800 fraudulent claims have been filed since mid-March this year, said Cindy Clampet, Oklahoma State University Extension assistant resource…
(PRNewswire) – The City of Tulsa is threatening to evict IC Bus from its school bus manufacturing facility at the Tulsa International Airport, a move which would cost the city and the state of Oklahoma 1,600 jobs. IC Bus executives say in January 2020, the City of Tulsa, at the direction of Mayor G.T. Bynum,…
Tulsa city officials said a claim by IC Bus of Oklahoma and their parent company Navistar that the City of Tulsa threatened to evict them from their local facility is false. According to a Tulsa press release, “The City of Tulsa has no intent of issuing an eviction notice as the city is currently under…
STILLWATER – Experts from the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center evaluated the potential impact of COVID-19 on the state’s food industry from March to mid-April and compiled a report. “Due to the limited amount of data available and the ever-changing landscape during this unprecedented event, situational analysis discussion is…