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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.
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Sonic Drive-In makes massive donation in support of Oklahoma education
Sonic Drive-In honored Teacher Appreciation Month by making a massive donation to support education efforts in Oklahoma and across the nation.
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Bill to create Oklahoma Workforce Commission succeeds in legislature, headed to Gov. Stitt’s desk
Oklahoma's workforce management system is on the cusp of significant change after both bodies of the state legislature passed a bill that will create an Oklahoma Workforce Commission.
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Bill to eliminate Oklahoma’s franchise tax heads to Gov. Stitt’s desk
A bill that in part eliminates Oklahoma's franchise tax is on its way to Gov. Kevin Stitt's desk for final approval.
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SB 621 essential to refocusing, revitalizing workforce in Oklahoma
Oklahoma needs a singular workforce owner, a leading force that will set visions and goals to fulfill workforce needs, reduce administrative costs, eliminate wasteful duplication, align funding with goals that produce effective results and hold state entities accountable for failures and shortcomings. Senate Bill 621 presents a plan that will establish leadership and bring the state’s workforce into alignment.
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Legislation that creates Oklahoma Workforce Commission back on track, passes Senate once again
A workforce revitalization bill that creates an Oklahoma Workforce Commission is back on track after it passed the Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday.