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When child care falls through, Oklahoma businesses feel it
An Oklahoma interim study examined how child care shortages affect hiring, employee attendance, and business growth, and the role employers could play in expanding access.
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700+
Jobs planned through Greenheck’s Owasso expansion over five years.
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Harold Hamm’s commitment to OU health research and workforce development.
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Since Oklahoma voters approved right to work.
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High Plains graduates hired by NextEra since 2023.
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Oklahoma approves $7.3 billion highway plan as rising costs delay projects
The eight-year plan covers 1,229 highway and bridge projects, but inflation and funding constraints are pushing some improvements beyond 2034.
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Bipartisan Senate deal aims to speed energy and infrastructure permitting
A bipartisan Senate proposal would accelerate federal permitting and give Oklahoma employers greater certainty to invest, build, and create jobs.
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Stardust Power opens Houston office to support Muskogee lithium refinery
The new office will coordinate project development alongside the company’s existing Oklahoma City operation.
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Former State Chamber chairman Rudy Alvarado dies at 95
The Chamber’s first Hispanic chairman devoted decades to building businesses, supporting entrepreneurs, and advancing Oklahoma’s technology economy.
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U.S. adds 29,000 jobs in September as hiring slows
Unemployment edged up to 4.2%, while ADP’s separate report estimated a stronger gain of 90,000 private-sector jobs.
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OU lands $6 million to test critical mineral recovery from oil and gas wells
The three-year Shale 2.0 project could put Oklahoma’s existing energy infrastructure to work supplying materials for technology, manufacturing, and defense.
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