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Tribes are OK's 3rd largest employer. $15 billion economic impact.
8-18-10 16,000 Native American-owned businesses in state. More.

OK's economy ranked 6th best in America.
7-15-10 More.

OK ranked #1 in low cost of living, #3 in cost of doing business.
7-14-10 More.

OK Business Conditions Index above neutral for 6th straight month.
7-2-10 More.

Bartlesville honored in Top 10 Small Markets of the Decade for low taxes, educated workers, focused marketing.
6-25-10 Southern Business & Development Magazine is leading corporate investment & job creation publication. More.

Southern Business & Development Magazine is leading corporate investment & job creation publication. 
6-25-10 More.

OK population grows by 43,025 to nearly 3.7 million.
6-23-10 Jenks, Catoosa fastest growing cities. More.

OK nation's 3rd largest natural gas producer, 5th largest in crude oil. 76,000 direct jobs result.
6-21-10 Active rig count steadily increasing. More.

2010 personal income rises from #43 to #28.
6-21-10 Includes wages, pensions, dividends, interest. More.

OK's Innovation Economy: 5,600 new businesses started monthly per 100,000 adults.
5-25-10 Public-Private collaboration credited. More.

OK top state for business start-ups and entrepreneurial activity.
5-24-10 Kauffman Foundation cites lower cost of living, regulations, Okie can-do attitude. More.

OK top in home equity. Fewest homes with upside-down mortgages.
5-12-10 More.

OK pre-K earns #1 ranking once again.
5-5-10 High marks for enrollment, quality, funding, effectiveness. More.

Summer tourism looks optimistic! Economic health, national exposure from Thunder's success bring visitors to OKC metro.
5-3-10 More.

Cleveland, Canadian and Oklahoma counties experience drop in unemployment since February.
5-3-10 More.

American Honda announces OK as 4th state to sell compressed natural gas-powered Civic GX.
4-29-10 State and Federal tax credits available. More.

OK's personal income up 5.8 percent in 2008, 2.9 percent nationally.
4-26-10 More.

OK City ranked #1 in cost of doing business nationally. Low labor, utility, leasing rates touted.
4-23-10 More.

Manufacturing improvement drives OK's Business Condition Index to highest since 2006. 
4-2-10 Oil and gas, food processing, telecommunications jobs predicted.. More.

Caddo County tops in 2009 population growth at 3.6 percent.
3-24-10 18 counties show growth. Coal, Texas, Canadian, Logan, McClain, and Wagoner counties strong. More.

OK City makes the Final Four cities to best weather the recession.
3-22-10 Jobless rate lowest in nation. Tribes, energy, aerospace, consumer spending credited. More.

Beaver County reports OK's lowest unemployment rate at 3.4 percent. Harper, Woods and Cimarron counties close behind.
3-22-10 More.

Norman named #3 college sports town in America, Forbes says.
3-22-10 Director's Cup standings, success of sports programs, housing costs, art drives recognition. More.

OK in top 5 states for reducing water pollution.
3-22-10 Farmers, ranchers sites voluntary programs that cuts sediments, nutrients into water. More.

OK City, Tulsa make top 20 cities with strongest economies list.
3-18-10 More.

AT&T says OK 2nd most wireless tech-savvy area in America.
3-17-10 State is top area for wi-fi hot spots, laptops and notebooks. More.

OK City #6, Tulsa #8 as best markets nationally for young workers.
3-16-10 Job growth, cost of living, educated and employed adults cited by Portfolio.com. More.

Tulsa jobless rate 5.8 percent, OK City 6.2 percent -- In top 3 lowest in America.
3-16-10 More.

OK 6th highest employment rate in nation.
3-12-10 6.7 percent unemployment rate 'going in the right direction'. More.

Oklahoma ranks No. 13 in U.S. as likely to experience job growth.
3-11-10 More.

OK homes #1: Highest appreciation in nation, up 3.53 percent in 2009.
3-1-10 State's rates defy national trend. More 

Edmond's cost of living 11.1 percent below national average.
2-4-10 2009 ranking reflects low costs in groceries, utilities, transportation, healthcare, housing. More. 

OK City metro ended 2009 with nation's lowest unemployment rate for populations over 1 million at 6 percent.
2-3-10 Lawton rate was 5.2 percent. More. 

OK gross state product grows 3^rd fastest in nation.
1-15-10 Increases 7.4 percent since 2007.  More.

On a budget? 
OU, OSU make Princeton Review 50 Best Value Public Colleges list for affordable, top quality education.
1-13-10 OU 10th best in nation. Academics, cost and financial aid considered. More. 

Fortune Magazine names OKC nation's best place to start a new business. 
10-14-09 More. 

CNNmoney.com ranks Tulsa 19th best place to launch new business.
10-14-09 More.

Broken Arrow in top 25 places to retire, says Money Magazine.
9-15-09 More.

Tulsa, OKC's among strongest economic performers by Brookings Institute. 
9-16-09 More. 

OK City boasts nation's lowest unemployment rate
9-2-09 5.9 percent bests all cities with 1 million-plus population.  More. 

Beaver & Grant counties 4 percent unemployment is best in state.
9-2-09 Harper, Murray, Roger Mills and Texas counties at 4.1 percent.  More. 

Tulsa’s cost of living #1 in nation, #2 for quality of life
8-28-09 Business Facilities cites low cost of doing business, too.  More.

OK City #7 large American city in metro area economic growth potential. 
8-28-09 More.

Lawton has 9^th best cost of living among smaller metro cities.
8-28-09  More.

OK City one of nation's 10 best places to find a job
8-26-09 More. 

OK City #1 in nation’s large-city personal income growth
8-7-09 2008 6.9% increase credited to oil & gas, construction.  More. 

Golf Digest names Cedar Creek OK’s best municipal golf course
8-6-09 Award puts spotlight on Hochatown and Beavers Bend State Park.

OK ranked America's lowest cost of living, 3^rd best economy in nation
8-1-09 CNBC.com survey also shows state as 9^th lowest in cost of doing business.  More.

OK City's unemployment lowest of nation’s large cities. Lawton best large city in OK, Beaver County has lowest in OK, 3.7%
7-30-09   More. 

Business Week says OK is one of “Most Healthy States” for real estate 
6-23-09 In a time when foreclosures continue to rise, Oklahoma stays “healthy” with boosts from energy, military, and agriculture.

Jenks receives national recognition, continues to be community of progress
6-19-09 Relocate America names Jenks Top 100 Places to Live in the U.S. Tulsa and Oklahoma City were also named. More 

Lawton Ft. Sill named 'Official Best City in Oklahoma'
6-9-09 Honor follows BusinessWeek's designation as Oklahoma's 'Best Place to Raise Kids.' More  

OK City 'most cost-effective large city.'  Tulsa 'city of the future'
6-6-09  fDi Magazine focuses on foreign investment and globalization factors. More

Oklahoma ranks 5th in nation's Gross Domestic Product growth
6-3-09  Up from 19th in 2007.  More.

State technology centers move up in rankings
6-3-09  Tulsa 92nd, Oklahoma City 94th  More. 

Metro workers' wages up
6-3-09  Average hourly wage in OK City now $16.71, $17.48 for full-time workers. More. 

Bartlesville, Poteau, Enid & Elk
City make best American outdoor town list
5-31-09 Outdoor Life honors top 200.  More. 

University best in nation for small business programs
5-27-09 Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford was awarded top Small Business Development Center Excellence & Innovation honors in Washington DC.

Oklahoma City based energy corps showered with praise
5-27-09 Devon Energy Corp. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. receive awards issued by Oil and Gas Investor magazine. More 

OKC Small Business owner wins national award.  Beats odds, competitors
5-21-09 Jeanne Sellmeyer, owner of ASSET Group Inc. was named 2009 National Small Business Person of the Year. More

Edmond in Top 25 cities with Best American Values
5-18-09 Edmond placed 19th on Newsmax Magazine's 'best' list on hospitality, family-friendliness, business-friendliness, devotion to religion, culture, community activities, scenic beauty and education. More 

Tulsa named 1st in OK for bicycle friendly community
5-15-09 Tulsa receives bronze ranking from League of American Bicyclists. More

Tulsa ranked top place to live
4-22-09 Relocate-America says Tulsa is best place to live out of 100 cities and towns. More 

Oklahoma Energy Companies make Fortune 500 list
4-22-09 Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, ONEOK, and The Williams Company on 'top list.'  More

Tulsa Ranks #2 in job growth
4-17-09 Forbes magazine ranked Tulsa #2 for 'Best Cities for Job Growth' More 

BOK Center ranked #2 in U.S., #9 in world
4-15-09 Tulsa's BOK Center hosted events with 149,302 tickets sold in the first quarter.  More

Oklahoma 6th best in weathering recession on Happiness Survey
4-13-09 MainStreet.com compiles stats on unemployment, household income, debt, and foreclosures.  More.

Oklahoma #1 in prekindergarten kids
88 percent of the state's 4-year-olds are enrolled in an early education program.  More.

Tulsa, Oklahoma City named in Forbes Magazine's top 10 most livable American cities.
4-7-09  Forbes ranks Tulsa 5th in quality of life, Oklahoma City 6th, beating out Denver and Baltimore.  Ratings based on 5-year household income growth, cost of living, crime data, and unemployment statistics. More

Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Lawton make Forbes list of Best Places for Business and Careers
3-31-09  Rankings based upon strength of past and projected job growth, cost of living, cost of doing business, crime rate and income growth.  More.

Oklahoma climbs to 4th nationally in personal income gain.
3-26-09 Our per person income rose 6.4 percent in 2008 to $36,899 from $34,997 in 2007.  This placed Oklahoma 4th in the country for percentage growth.  Nationally per capita income rose 2.9 percent last year. More.

Oklahoma exports rising at record pace
3-26-09 In 2008, Oklahoma companies sold $5.1 billion in goods to foreign customers, according to a report released today by The State Chamber of Oklahoma. The figure is about $600 million more than Oklahoma companies sold in 2007.  More.

GROWING COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS

437 new businesses incorporate last week. 17,058 year to date.
8-31-10 Source: Journal Record

Biocorrosion Center launched by OU, ConocoPhillips to find 'little critters' that eat away at oil pipelines.
8-30-10 Anaerobic microorganisms studies will draw international attention. More.

Tyson-Lopez Foods partnership draws Dorado Poultry, 350 new jobs to Ponca City.
8-30-10 Plant to process chicken for McDonald's restaurant menu items. More.

MIT recruits Pioneer Tech Center's METS state-of-the-art manufacturing training center into MIT's FabLab network.
8-30-10 More.

First gold medal winner in USA Canoe/Kayak Spring National Championship is OK City 14 year old.
8-30-10 New OK River construction puts OK in world-class category for Olympic venue competition. More.

Chesapeake's rock bankd Shaleplay in Fortune's corporate band Hall of Fame competition Oct. 1-2.
8-30-10 More.

400 USA Canoe/Kayak Spring National Championship contestants compete on OK River through Sunday. Watching is free!
8-26-10 More.

34 OK businesses make Inc. Magazine's fastest growing company list. DebtFree Associates ranked highest at #7.
8-26-10 More.

Chickasaw Nation opening tourist, retail center for Chickasaw goods and Bedre chocolates in Bricktown.
8-26-10 More.

NewsOK launches Downtown Renaissance page to track transformation, investment. Looks at past, present, future.
8-26-10 More.

511 new businesses incorporate last week. 16,621 year to date.
8-25-10 Source: Journal Record

Tuttle's Safari World home to 140 exotic animals. New residents, spectacular tree house, welcome/convention center added.
8-24-10 Great place for weddings! More.

International buyers expected as OK City hosts part of nation's largest oil rig auction Sept. 21-24. Duncan auctions nearly 2,000 drill bits Sept. 15th.
8-24-10 Companies upgrading rigs, adding new wells. Selling off older equipment. More.

First Class Job: Air Force, OK City voters invest $135 million to convert GM plant to new Tinker Aerospace Complex. 700 employees work in highly efficient, 3.8 million square-foot space.
8-23-10 More.

Tinker's 76th Maintenance Wing employs 9,000 OK civilians. 1,000 more new jobs next year. 
8-23-10 Rebuild military aircraft from ground up. Send them combat-ready to Middle East. More.

OSU welcomes state's largest freshman class of 4.0 high school grads. 
8-23-10 More.

C.H. Guernsey & Co. wins 2010 Air Force Design Excellence Award.
8-23-10 More.

OU's freshman class sets record: highest ACT scores, most students enrolling with 4.0 GPA, 221 National Merit scholars.
8-20-10 More.

OK's fastest retail businesses are electronics, appliances, building materials, garden equipment, gas stations, Census said.
8-19-10 More.

Chickasaw Nation completes $7 million Remington Park renovation. Construction buzzing. More planned.
8-19-10 More.

Tulsa's new Aloft Hotel raises the bar for ultramodern, contemporary lodging.
8-19-10 Design and amenities encourage guest interaction. More.

Wearable gunshot detection system advances has Tulsa company hiring.
8-18-10 GWACS products ID and track hostile gunfire, send word to others. Marines are testing. More.

Mustang Brewing Company brings home silver medal for Washita Wheat. Beats out 3,000 others.
8-18-10 More.

Actors, extras needed for romantic drama filmed in OK this fall. Open casting call Saturday.
8-18-10 Project of Academy award-nominated film-making team. More.

New incorporated businesses hit 16,110 with 466 new companies added last week.
8-18-10 Source: Journal Record.

Chickasha's U of Science and Arts ranked Best Value in Western US regional colleges. OK Baptist U and OK Wesleyan earn #2 and #6 in Best  Regional Colleges.
8-18-10 Other state schools make list. More.

Ardmore, Pryor ranked as top small markets for aerospace, high tech and green manufacturing.
8-17-10 Low utility costs, cost of living, labor cited are assets. More.

Inoveon bought by Germany's Ifa Systems AG as hub for international telemedicine services. 25 new jobs projected.
8-17-10 More.

Kimray products rushed to skimmers for BP cleanup. On nearly every oil and gas rig 'everywhere'.
8-16-10 Sales up. Business good. More.

OK federal funds for roads and bridges takes historic. $4.3 billion state construction plan approved.
8-16-10 No longer donor state. Vast improvements projected. More.

7 new construction projects and renovations join 13 recently completed at U of Tulsa.
8-16-10 Performance center, new digs for petroleum & engineering programs, classrooms, labs underway. More.

Herbert W. Armstrong College opens world class performing arts center in Edmond.
8-16-10 Opening Sept. 5th features symphony, choir. More.

Forbes names OU MBA energy accounting class to nation's top 10 most innovative business course list.
8-13-10 Energy Accounting & Regulation program lauded. More.

Tulsa airport gets $9.6 million terminal, road and runway improvements.
8-13-10 More.

600 new jobs come to Blackwell, Roland, OK City and Marlow. Three companies are new to OK.
8-12-10 Welcome Total Energy Fabrication, Citi Trends, Advanced Subrogation Resources. Wilco Machine expands. More.

Mercy Health Systems to launch new health care pavilion prevention model of care in Edmond.
8-12-10 More.

Integris Health Systems makes nation's top 25 'most connected' list.
8-12-10 More.

543 new businesses incorporate last week. 15,641 year to date.
8-10-10 Source: Journal Record

Schnake Turnbo Frank|PR one of nation's nine best small PR agencies.
8-10-10 More.

Tulsa Metro Chamber wins 'Best in Nation' 3rd time in 5 years.
8-9-10 Honored for 'Leading Businesses. Leading Communities'. More.

Keep it Local OK helps Oklahomans find, buy local products, retail stores, services.
8-9-10 More.

Wal-Mart adds Mercy Health Clinics within Duncan, OK City stores. More to come.
8-9-10 Integrated health record system, referrals to other clinics and services provided. More.

@Link expanding broadband to 14 rural OK communities. Adds 33 new jobs.
8-6-10 More.

Generous supporters of OK people, projects - George Kaiser & Boone Pickens - pledge half their wealth to charity, philanthropy.
8-5-10 OK billionaires continue commitment through GivingPledge. More.

Adam Richman takes 'all you can eat challenge' at Edmond's Steak & Catfish Barn tonight on Travel Channel's Man v Food, 8 pm.
8-4-10 Also visits Cattlemen's Steakhouse in OK City and Sid's Diner, El Reno. More.

Tulsa's Eugene Field School neighborhood & friends transform low-income area, school in awesome example of partnerships, self-help.
8-4-10 More.

Statewide savings this weekend as tax-free back-to-school shopping kicks off Friday.
8-4-10 More.

Boeing moves 550 high-paying engineering, researcher jobs to OK City. Cites lower operating costs over California.
8-3-10 More.

489 new businesses incorporate last week. 15,098 year to date.
8-3-10 Source: Journal Record

Afton's Shangri-La expands with new clubhouse, rebuild of 18-hole courses.
8-2-10 More.

The Oklahoman newspaper named best in region.
8-2-10 More.

World Champion Youth Quarter Horse Show starts today. 850 contestants from 44 states, 5 countries.
7-30-10 More.

Devon Energy's new headquarters climbs to 6-story mark. 44 more will make it OK's tallest building early next year.
7-29-10 More.

OK breweries see sales exploding. Marshall, Choc beers benefit from craft beer popularity.
7-29-10 More.

479 new businesses incorporate last week. 14,609 year to date.
7-28-10 Source: Journal Record

Variety Care plans $17.4 million health care services expansion. Employs 240.
7-28-10 More.

OU's Geriatric Nursing Excellence Center one of 10 national programs preparing nurses for massive influx of senior patients, needs.
7-28-10 More.

Tulsa 52nd in national exports. Boom supports 53,501 jobs. Average manufacturing wage $54,195 beats $45,563 national average.
7-27-10 Canada, Mexico are leading markets. More.

AAR launches $1.8 million, 'world class' terminal for corporate jets, charter flights. Employs 615. 
7-27-10 New center boasts 8-foot doors for Thunder players! More.

Technology mentor i2e grant to add jobs for advanced technology acceleration for start-up companies.
7-27-10 More.

American Airlines refurbishes 76 Boeing 737-800's. Each takes 17,000 man hours. Reconfigured for more leg room.
7-26-10 Tulsa Maintenance Center employs 6,000. More.

OK City's MidTown blight transforms to thriving downtown community with Sieber hotel, restaurants. Contests launched for retail approach.
7-26-10 More.

Ponca City's city-wide Wi-Fi expands with 3G.
7-26-10 AT&T expands service to 15 more cities. More.

Wal-Mart in Tulsa, Broken Arrow get major overhaul.
7-26-10 More.

Ground breaks on The Outlet Shoppes at OK City. To open August, 2011 as one of 3 in nation.
7-23-10 More.

Midwest City's Rynoskin clothing repels biting insects without pesticides.
7-23-10 More.

OK universities top list of nation's leading producers of American Indian bachelor's degree students.
7-23-10 Northeastern, OU, OSU, Southeastern OK State, East Central, and U of Central OK lauded. More.

OK farmers in demand as Whole Foods searches for local produce, groceries, flowers.
7-23-10 More.

Is the Building Crane our new state bird? Downtown OK City hosts seven cranes as high-rise construction booms.
7-22-10 Devon Energy, OU's Children's Hospital and OMRF expansions, Flintco's work touted. More.

World Cup Softball starts today!
7-22-10 ASA Hall of Fame Complex hosts men's, women's events. More.

Aging aircraft spark SEAM Aero debut by OU professors. 30 employed in Norman reverse-engineering aircraft parts design firm.
7-22-10 More.

OMRF scientist first to ID genes that connect families to colon cancer. When found, genes increase cancer chances by 30 percent.
7-22-10 More.

$145 million Chickasaw Nation Medical Center opens in Ada with 150 new employees, expanded patient services.
7-21-10 15 new doctors, 62 nurses join team. More.

International Octavian Security picks Tulsa for US headquarters. Hires 21, plans for hundreds more jobs.
7-21-10 Lower costs, welcoming business climate drove site decision. More.

OK City cost of living 8 percent below nation. Resident's $50,000 salary equals $90,121 salary in San Francisco.
7-21-10 Cool cost of living calculates savings. More.

26 OK auto repair shops make AAA 'best' list with 90 percent customer satisfaction.
7-21-10 More.

Tulsa's downtown gets second hotel from SJS Hospitality thanks to BOK Center, ONEOK Field, growth.
7-21-10 New Fairfield planned. More.

Lopez Foods grows to $400 million producing meat products for McDonald's, other leading fast food companies.
7-21-10 More.

Black Mesa State Park drawing record-breaking visitor numbers. Hikers, astronomers, stargazers seek out OK's highest point.
7-21-10 More.

Wolfgang Puck adds to Tulsa's fine dining reputation. Opens Bistro restaurant in Brookside.
7-21-10 More.

371 new businesses incorporate last week. 14,130 year to date.
7-20-10 Source: Journal Record

BP turns to OK's Piper Valve Systems to help control Gulf oil disaster. Company gets worldwide kudos for responsiveness in a crisis and quality of subsea valves.
7-16-10 More.

BOK Center named nation's 9th best for ticket sales, 24th best in the world.
7-16-10 More.

International athletes drawn to OK this weekend for world's largest amateur rodeo & BOK Professional Bull Riders contest. 20,000 visitors to Pawhuska!
7-16-10 More.

524 new businesses incorporate last week. 13,759 year to date.
7-15-10 Source: Journal Record

Tulsa's Helix Bioscience pharma distribution group to hire 150 sales reps to connect doctors to DNA drug sensitivity tests, better treatment.
7-15-10 How does Plavix work for individual patients? More.

Demand growing for engineers, IT workers. 5,000 OK engineering retirements projected, 1,567 additional jobs project shortage by 2019.
7-14-10 More.

Rawhide helps Automobile Alley re-emerge as retail corridor. 
7-14-10 More.

YUM! Famous Porter peach harvest, celebration begins.
7-14-10 Porter grows from 600 to 20,000 peach celebrants during this weekend's festival. More.

Oklahoma Materials Recycling breaks ground on Atoka plant. $20 million investment. 40 new jobs.
7-9-10 Company extracts molybdenum oxide from industrial feedstock. More.

AGIO Technology projects 74 new jobs in Norman.
7-9-10 OU-based company provides technology services to hedge fund industry. More.

Adair-based Trece Inc. adds 15 jobs making natural insect monitoring and control systems. Chemists, R&D, sales personnel needed.
7-9-10 Company moved to OK from California. More.

Sesaco Corp. grows 25 new jobs in Hobart sesame seed cleaning plant.
7-9-10 More.

Tulsa entrepreneur creates Narrative Television Network to bring TV to life for the blind.
7-8-10 Jim Stovall's disease leads to thriving TV, publishing, speaking business. More.

Owasso welcomes National Folds of Honor Foundation headquarters. Associated Builders & Contractors donate materials, manpower.
7-8-10 Provides scholarships to families of military disabled, killed in service. More.

St. Anthony expands telemedicine services to seven rural communities.
7-8-10 Beaver, Cordell, Fairview, Buffalo, Laverne, Shattuck and Okeene get specialty health services. More.

OK Medical Research Foundation on track to hire 20 younger scientists, make new discoveries.
7-7-10 Their grant success adds lab techs, grad students and assisting scientists to OK's payroll. More.

Battle in the Saddle is first-ever Western discipline and ranching show.
7-7-10 800 horses from around the nation compete this week at State Fair Park. More.

Kenton's Black Mesa big on bucket list for tourists, astronomers, birders, wildlife enthusiasts as OK's highest peak.
7-7-10 1,600 acre park. More.

ProCure Proton Therapy Center celebrates one-year milestone, cancer cures, 65 employees.
7-7-10 More.

Beautiful Brands launches another blockbuster success: Rex Chicken products fly out the door!
7-7-10 More.

489 new businesses incorporate last week. 13,235 year to date.
7-6-10 Source: Journal Record

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores expanding with 40 new locations.
7-1-10 Ranked #15 on Forbes largest private companies list. Will build 14 new stores.  Purchases 26 Pilot Travel Centers. More.

FlightSafety International breaks ground on new $42 million Broken Arrow plant. 325 more jobs expected.
7-1-10 Aviation jobs pay almost twice the OK average. More.

Lansing Trade Group forms natural gas liquid company in Tulsa. 18 new high-paying jobs. 
7-1-10 Kansas-based company is first to use 21st Century Jobs incentives. Average salary $94,418. More.

Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ranks top 10 places to work in academia.
6-30-10 More.

Muskogee woos Eagle Claw Fabrication wind tower manufacturer. 150 new jobs.
6-30-10 More.

489 new companies incorporated last week. 12,746 year to date.
6-29-10 Source: Journal Record

Deadline tomorrow for free college tuition thru OK Promise Program. 100,000 students benefitted so far.
6-29-10 More.

Innovative Contineo Robotics uses prosthetic hand technology for bomb-disarming robots.
6-29-10 More.

Free OK City Spirit Trolley rides all year, thanks to Platt College.
6-29-10 More.

Ardmore celebrates opening of $60 million Mercy Hospital.
6-29-10 Focus on getting nurses closer to patients, integrated electronic health records. More.

Start your engines! Chickasha's new Morris Motorsports destination location lauds wide selection of powersport street, water, and all-terrain vehicles.
6-28-10 More.

Roland attracts Citi Trends distribution center, 200 new jobs.
6-25-10 More.

Paycom breaks ground on 90,000 square foot OKC headquarters, big plans for new jobs.
6-24-10 Hiring 10-15 new employees each month, 400 employees over the next 3 years. More.

OCAST awarded more than $4 million over three years to 32 OK health research projects.
6-24-10 Aims to recruit and retain health researchers in OK, improve health care and strengthen the state's health care industry. More.

Chick-fil-A opens second Edmond location, giving away year's supply of meals to 100 customers.
6-24-10 One of 78 new locations planned to open this year. More.

State website helps track broadband availability throughout OK.
6-24-10 BroadbandMapping.OK.gov will collect data to find out where coverage is needed. More..

American Fidelity, Chesapeake make information technology Best Places to Work list.
6-23-10 More.

Happy 100th Birthday, OK National Stockyards! Entertainment, top auctioneer contest marks festivites.
6-23-10 More.

OK City best places to work? Tinker Federal Credit Union, Delta Dental take honors.
6-23-10 Best company rankings based on leadership, planning, culture, enviornment, supervision. More.

The Forge Young Professional incubator launched by Tulsa volunteers.
6-23-10 Nine spaces for new businesses. Bonvoy Travel is first. More.

WOW! 519 new companies incorporated last week. 12,257 year to date.
6-22-10 Source: Journal Record

Summer classes at colleges & universities booming statewide. Older students looking for advantage in job market.
6-22-10 More.

Work begins on $50 million Outlet Shoppes factory mall. 1,000 jobs, $19 million payroll projected.
6-21-10 Saks, Jones, Brooks Brothers, Nike, Banana Republic, Gap and Coach commit to space. More.

Remington Park gets $7 million top-to-bottom renovations prior to August 19 thoroughbred season.
6-21-10 200 construction workers at work on upgrades. More.

Upscale South OK City Crest Supermarket brings 300 jobs, wellness clinic.
6-21-10 More.

American Airlines lifts off on nonstop Tulsa-Miami flights.
6-21-10 Serving growing Latin American and Caribbean markets. More.

270 leading young OK artists convene for Quartz Mountain Summer Arts Institute.
6-21-10 More.

$500 million high-voltage power transmission projects approved for OK.
6-21-10 Stronger electrical transmission grid to benefit entire region. More.

Air Hygiene emission testing headquarters expansion to add 15 new jobs to Broken Arrow.
6-21-10 More.

371 new companies incorporated last week. 11,738 year to date.
6-17-10 Source: Journal Record

Tulsa's $120 million Expo Square improvements lauded as outstanding horse show facility.
6-17-10 50 shows booked this year. Nine in 2009 brought $60 million to metro area. More.

Bryan County 'an oasis' for new business. Gun manufacturing company, call center expanding.
6-16-10 PRC call center expands to 800 jobs in Durant. LOKI Weapon Systems builds new Coalgate plant for rifles, pistols. More.

Halliburton expands manufacturing and testing in Duncan. 150-200 new jobs.
6-16-10 More.

OK City, Tulsa makes nation's top 21 best-performing economies roster.
6-16-10 Low unemployment, good housing market, energy main factors. More.

Newsweek names 10 OK high schools to 'America's Best' list. In top 6 percent for college prep.
6-16-10 More.

OCU expands for 500-600 more nursing students.
6-16-10 More.

OK City hourly wages up 88 cents an hour over 2009. Average $18.32 for full-time workers.
6-16-10 More.

OK City shines as US Conference of Mayors experiences renewal, attractions, citizens.
6-14-10 More.

Tulsa employers project 20% more hiring through September.
6-14-10 Construction, manufacturing among growth jobs. More.

OK's IT department growth projections outpace nation.
6-14-10 9% of OK companies plan IT expansions, 6% nationally. More.

Success shines for Collinsville's Crossroads LED thru Texas Motor Speedway job.
6-14-10 Startup builds high-impact, high-powered LED lights. More.

Great vacations right here at home. Fascinating places, events, drives offer world class recreation.
6-14-10 More.

OK's premier FreeWheel bike and camping event cycles up.
6-14-10 More.

State's largest hotel - National Center for Employee Development - earns highest green travel award.
6-14-10 995-room conference center takes on permier recycling, conservation, gardening innovations. More.

WOW! 546 new companies incorporated last week. 11,367 year to date.
6-10-10 Source: Journal Record

Four companies pledge 261 new jobs.
6-10-10 LaBarge, Cytovance Biologics, Mint Turbines hiring. AEGIS Foods new to OK. More.

Durant's PRC Call Center adds 150 to current 625 jobs.
6-10-10 More.

Yum! Germans love our foods! Made in OK Coalition finds success abroad.
6-10-10 Products from Griffin Foods, Head Country BBQ, Pepper Creek Farms, Clements Foods on German shelves. More.

Muskogee welcomes world's top fishermen to ESPN's Bassmaster Elite 'Sooner Run' June 17-21.
6-8-10 Events, free expo expected to bring $1.5 million to state. More.

This week's Women's College World Series & Triple Crown Youth Softball draws thousands from US, Canada.
6-7-10 More.

Listen up! UCO's Contemporary Music Academy booming. 400 students, more concerts, guests artists drive Bricktown expansion.
6-7-10 Music business classes added. More.

i2e gets $2 million for advanced technology startups, more high tech jobs. Logan County awarded $750,000. 
6-7-10 More.

OK Blood Institute, state's largest biotech firm, expands. Employs 650.
6-7-10 Provides blood products throughout OK and north-central TX. More.

Matrix Services $40 million construction job expands Cushing oil storage capacity. 
6-7-10 More.

Flanders launches air filtrations plant in Ardmore. Hires 180 employees. 500 jobs possible.
6-7-10 More.

1,000 flock to OK City Friday for US Conference of Mayors summit.
6-7-10 Progress, entertainment on tap. Flaming Lips teams up with Philharmonic. More.

Tulsa-made ReForm XT app used by Golf Channel, businesses world-wide.
6-7-10 MacroSolve's Anywhere Mobile Solutions tool gathers, compiles iPhone-entered data. More.

Historic Atlas Life building + $15 million opens as 119-rom Marriott Courtyard. 
6-7-10 More.

Iverness Retirement Village focus on wellness adds lounge, bistro, spa, fitness center.
6-7-10 More.

More jobs loom for engineering, aerospace students.
6-7-10 Engineer retirements open job field. More.

Allstate to open 40 new OK officers for auto and property insurance, financial services.
6-4-10 More.

Good employment news out today. OK jobless rates improve.
6-3-10 Lowest county rates. Beaver 3.2%. Harper 3.6%. Dewey 3.7%. More.

New generation QuikTrip stores take 'grab and go' to state of the art.
6-3-10 Four new stores in works. More.

OK metro sales tax trend reverses. Collections up!
6-3-10 More.

OK reports 5th straight month of business growth.
6-2-10 More.

Aerospace Summit takes flight today! Focus on jobs, skills, needs, future.
6-1-10 Industry provides 143,000 jobs, $5 billion payroll, $12 million economic output. More.

WOW! 601 new companies incorporated last week. 10,821 year to date.
6-1-10 Source: Journal Record

OK boasts world's largest military aviation maintenance-repair facility at Tinker AF Base. Largest commercial MRO at Tulsa's American Airlines.
5-28-10 More.

Lawton offers unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry the nation's only airspace to test without FAA oversight. 
5-28-10 UAS now most dynamic aerospace growth sector for science, engineering. More.

Lose your cell phone? Find it with ZOMM.
5-28-10 New Tulsa company's products launch to worldwide attention. More.

Tulsa's Motolingo's software helps distracted drivers focus on driving, safety.
5-28-10 Using telematics, companies can track drivers, phone activity, auto problems, safety issues. More.

Medicine Park named America's Coolest Small Town Top 10 list by Budget Travel. Population 380.
5-27-10 Cited for charming downtown, trout fishing, water sports, hiking, rock climbing. More.

Got stuff to do? Outsource it! Riley Group does it for you.
5-27-10 More.

Edmond's Larie Marie, mother-daughter shopping experience, plans new location in Norman.
5-27-10 Campus Corner boutique to open in August. More.

Home prices keep OK in top 20 metro markets.
5-26-10 More.

Hiring incentives 6.2 percent payroll tax break helps get some Oklahomans back to work.
5-26-10 More.

Thunder playoffs, Whole Foods location draws tons of interest in OK City at international shopping center convention.
5-26-10 More.

479 new OK businesses incorporated last week! 10,241 year to date!
5-25-10 Source: Journal Record

Broken Arrow's Cedar Creek building supplier to double size with more products, geographic growth.
5-25-10 Buying up lumberyard and building suppliers across the country. More.

OSU's Riata Center boasts 933 entrepreneurial enrollments in first year.
5-25-10 To involve at least 200 successful entrepreneurs as guest lecturers, educators, judges. More.

OK City hosts three national sports championships. 1,000 rowers visit for American Collegiate national rowing competition last weekend.
5-24-10 Big 12 Baseball champs compete here Wednesday. Women's College World Series June 3-9. More.

New Chickasaw Cultural Center to be nation's largest tribal cultural center. July opening in Sulphur.
5-24-10 100 acre center features theatre, exhibits, gardens, trails. More.

OK's a la mode inc. develops DaVinci, nation's first real estate appraisal software for iPad. Lauded by Apple.
5-24-10 More.

Edmond cost of living 7 percent below nation's average.
5-24-10 More.

OK City's air travel up 7.5 percent in April. Conventions, Thunder playoffs cited.
5-24-10 More.

384 new OK businesses incorporated last week! 9,762 year to date!
5-19-10 Source: Journal Record

REI's Women's Business Center helps start-ups beat the odds.
5-19-10 Trip to Dallas Trade Market opens doors to more merchandise, good business decisions. More.

OK City's Boathouse Row unique nationally for common vision among individual projects.
5-18-10 New UCO Boathouse backdrop to Bricktown's Academy of Contemporary Music. More.

Mutual of Omaha's Aha Moments Tour features Tulsan's stories in today's visit.
5-18-10 More.

OK man creates Audio Footnote iPhone app. Let's booklovers make notes while listening to audio books, podcasts.
5-18-10 More.

Case & Associates bullish on OK apartment building with 830 new units. Hundreds more planned.
5-18-10 More.

State companies hiring, spurred on by HIRE tax benefits.
5-17-10 More.

Oklahoma River $54 million makeover attracts Devon Boathouse, Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, OK City U rowing program. 
5-17-10 To be 'one of world's leading urban recreational waterways'. More.

Tulsa Shock Women's NBA team sells out first game - plus 200 standing room only tickets.
5-17-10 More.

Brookside welcomes six new restaurants, bars - and energy - to entertainment district.
5-14-10 Wolfgang Puck, The Ivey, Center 1 Market, Doc's, Flying Burrito, and Warehouse Bar and Grill. More.

NORDAM's new Air Force contract brings special ground surveillance aircraft parts work to OK, up to 30 new jobs.
5-13-10 NORDAM employs 1,295 in Tulsa today. More.

First leg of new TransCanada Pipeline construction to start in Cushing.
5-13-10 4,100-mile line will run from Alberta through Cushing to the Gulf Coast. More.

Tick-tock. Selco custom watch business grows in Tulsa.
5-13-10 Also makes custom compasses and pedometers. More.

Buckle up! Gas prices expected to fall for Memorial Day.
5-13-10 $2.70 per gallon predicted, compared to $4.11 in July, 2008. More.

Paycom Payroll hiring 414 with salaries from $35,000 to $100,000+ annually.
5-12-10 Currently employs 380. More.

Road Science, Borets-Weatherford, Bearwood Concepts expansions mean 219 new jobs for Tulsa area.
5-12-10 More.

Great Plains Air Expo previews new general aviation aircraft in Tulsa tomorrow, OK City Friday.
5-12-10 More.

428 new OK businesses incorporated last week! 9,378 year to date!
5-11-10 Source: Journal Record

St. Anthony Hospital launches first ER reservation system in OK.
5-11-10 InQuickER allows patients with nonemergency medical needs to reserve a place online, avoid waiting. More.

Tulsa's SeboTek taking hearing aid technology to new levels.
5-11-10 Sebo HD is tiny, programmable, customizable and self-adjusting. More.

Broken Arrow's Zanybandz in high demand locally and nationally!
5-11-10 The multi-colored shaped rubber bracelets are becoming as popular as Beanie Babies, Webkinz. More.

An in-bound call center is planned for the Xerox plant near Yukon, hiring 500.
5-10-10 Applications are being accepted for call center agents and supervisors. More.

Tulsa's Fleet Feet joins a growing list of retailers and restaurants as it opens its second location in the Blue Dome District.
5-6-10 Retailer specializes in personally fit running and walking shoes, offers running and fitness classes. More.

After numerous requests, Whole Foods plans store in OK City.
5-6-10 Survey shows the natural and organic food grocery chain ranked highest among retailers desired. More.

UCO's Academy of Contemporary Music in Bricktown 'dream come true' for students, faculty, and area merchants.
5-6-10 Enrollment up to 200 students, possibly doubling by August. Hopeful of expanding in the near future. More.

US Highland hiring up to 300 for Mound motorcycle production, R & D.
5-5-10 Swedish company builds custom sports bikes, engines and motors for other companies. More.

OU Cancer Institute earns Phase I clinical trials status. With pharma companies, learning how drugs work together for cures.
5-5-10 More.

WOW! 1,025 new OK businesses incorporated last week! 8,950 year to date!
5-4-10 Source: Journal Record

Tulsa firms creating 360 new jobs, $18.6 million payroll increase.
5-4-10 Bearwood Concepts, Cancer Treatment Center, Geophysical Research, M&M Manufacturing, Parkside Hospital, State Farm, US Cellular and QuikTrip. More.

Ponca City wins Community Improvement award for wireless mesh network, free internet service for residents and city connectiveness.
5-4-10

Fort Gibson's Lumasteel develops first fencing innovation in decades. Thunder Canyon Fencing lasts 25 years, comes in 14 colors.
5-4-10 More.

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April, 2010 -- Atoka, Broken Arrow, Chickasha, Edmond, Lawton, Midwest City, Moore, Norman, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Ponca City, Tulsa, Woodward

March, 2010 -- Ada, Anadarko, Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Chickasha, Edmond, Enid, Grand Lake, Kellyville, Lawton, Midwest City, Moore, Muskogee, Mustang, Norman, Oklahoma City, Owasso, Pawhuska, Ponca City, Shawnee, Stillwater, Tonkawa, Tulsa


February, 2010 -- Arcadia, Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Crescent, Durant, Edmond, Glenpool, Jenks, Norman, Oklahoma City, Owasso, Sand Springs, Stillwater, Tulsa, Woodward 

January, 2010 -- Ardmore, Broken Arrow, Broken Bow, Catoosa, Chickasha, Edmond, Grove, Jenks, Midwest City, Norman, Oklahoma City, Owasso, Ramona, Tahlequah, Tulsa, Tuttle

December, 2009 -- Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Duncan, Edmond, Elk City, Enid, Fort Sill, Kingston, Lawton, Mustang, Norman, Ponca City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa

November, 2009 -- Alva, Apache, Bixby, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Catoosa, Clinton, Duncan, Fort Gibson, Glenpool, Jenks, Langston, Muskogee, Norman, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Perkins, Pryor, Stillwater, Stroud, Tulsa, Vinita 

October, 2009 -- Edmond, Grove, Lawton, McAlester, Midwest City, Mooreland, Norman, Oklahoma City, Sapulpa, Tulsa

September, 2009 -- Bixby, Broken Arrow, Comanche, Edmond, Elk City, Kingfisher, Midwest City, Oklahoma City, Piedmont, Roland, Stillwater, Sulphur, Tulsa, Weatherford

August, 2009 -- Antlers, Ardmore, Bartlesville, Beavers Bend, Bixby, Blackwell, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Broken Bow, Edmond, Fort Towson, Jenks, Lawton, Minco, Moore, Muskogee, Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Tishomingo, Tulsa, Wagoner

July, 2009 -- Bartlesville, Catoosa, Claremore, Duncan, Elk City, Jenks, Lawton, Mustang, Nichols Hills, OK City, Ponca City, Pryor, Rush Springs, Sapulpa, Sayre, Shawnee, Tulsa

June, 2009 -- Ada, Binger, Elgin, Elk City, Guthrie, Jenks, Lake Texoma, Lawton, Nichols Hills, OK City, Owasso, Roland, Sayer, Stillwater, Stillwell, Stroud, Tahlequah, Tulsa, Yukon

May, 2009 -- Ada, Ardmore, Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Enid, Lawton, Midwest City, Norman, OK, Owasso, Pogue, Purcell, Sand Springs, Shawnee, Stillwater, Sulphur, Tulsa

April, 2009 -- Ardmore, Claremore, Durant, Edmond, Glenpool, Lawton-Ft. Sill, McAlester, Norman, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Tulsa, Woodward