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EXCLUSIVE: Oklahoma’s first Workforce CEO talks workforce future
Kyla Guyette is Oklahoma's first Workforce CEO, and she's been working hard the past few months to make Oklahoma one of the top business states in the nation.
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Oklahoma Workforce Commission on verge of hiring CEO
The Oklahoma Workforce Commission is close to hiring a CEO who will coordinate workforce development strategies across the state.
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Rep. Hill named Business All-Star for going to bat for Oklahoma businesses
The State Chamber of Oklahoma honored Rep. Brian Hill with its Business All-Star Award for his dedicated efforts supporting Oklahoma businesses in the State Legislature.
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Oklahoma Workforce Commission member says funds needed to realize mission
The Oklahoma Workforce Commission is up and running, working to put together a strategy to harmonize the state's workforce silos into a more focused and efficient system, but funds from the state are needed, according to a commission member.
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Oklahoma Senate bill incentivizes college degrees that will meet workforce needs
A bill filed in the Oklahoma Senate aims to grow the state's workforce by incentivizing institutions of higher learning to launch degree programs that create the types of jobs Oklahoma's workforce needs.
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Oklahoma comes up short in CNBC business ranking, improvement efforts underway
Oklahoma ranked low in America's Top States for Business in 2023 – a CNBC survey that scored all 50 states on business competitiveness and viability – but a top business expert says efforts are underway to improve the Sooner State's business standing.
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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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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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Passing SB 621 vital to Oklahoma’s future success
Senate Bill 621 brings order to our uncoordinated workforce development efforts by creating an accountable owner of the problem, the Oklahoma Workforce Commission.
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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.