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Technology center in Shawnee named to National Models of Excellence
A Shawnee technology center that equips students with the skills they will need to gain and maintain a successful career was honored for its excellence.
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Oklahoma House Rep. Nicole Miller sought to help schools, supply chain when writing CDL bill
Oklahoma has had a commercial driver shortage for years. A bill written by Rep. Nicole Miller and signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to get more professional truck and school bus drivers on the road.
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Walmart providing associates educational opportunities through Live Better U
Walmart officials say the company is changing lives through its education initiative, Live Better U (LBU).
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Gov. Stitt signs SB 621 into law, Oklahoma Workforce Commission creation a go
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 621, giving final authorization to the creation of an Oklahoma Workforce Commission, which will work to streamline and revitalize Oklahoma's workforce system.
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2023 Oklahoma Business Leaders Poll shows positive outlook, workforce concern among business community
Oklahoma business leaders have a positive outlook on Oklahoma's business and economic future, but are still concerned about workforce availability, according to the 2023 Oklahoma Business Leaders Poll.
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Oklahoma prison inmates receive new life opportunities through career readiness training
Career readiness training is providing Oklahoma inmates skills that create hopeful workforce paths beyond prison.
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Crude oil refinery to be built in Oklahoma, capital investment expected to surpass $5 billion
A crude oil refinery that is expected to bring in over $5 billion in capital revenue will be built in Cushing, Okla.
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Oklahoma’s franchise tax eliminated
House Bill 1039X, which contained the measure to eliminate the franchise tax, automatically became law Friday, five business days after it fully cleared the Oklahoma State Legislature.
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Oklahoma Rep. Schreiber succeeds with childcare licensing bill, says childcare is economy’s foundation
Childcare was one of Rep. Suzanne Schreiber's primary focuses this past legislative session, and she was determined to help Oklahoma parents reenter the workforce by making childcare options more available.
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Enel’s $1 billion-plus solar panel factory promises clean energy innovation, workforce boon in Oklahoma
Oklahoma beat out more than two dozen states to become the home of a global renewable energy company's new factory – a $1 billion-plus, industrial-scale solar panel manufacturing facility that was described by state leaders as a historic investment.