Hiring has started for Amazon’s first fulfillment center in Oklahoma City. The company will take applications from Aug. 2 to Sept. 19 to fill more than 1,500 warehouse jobs in Oklahoma City. The Center is located at 9201 S Portland and pay will range from $15 to $17.80 an hour. Amazon eventually expects to have …
From the Tulsa World: Oklahoma AT&T customers will notice an increase on their phone bills this month. Their contribution to underwrite the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund rose almost five times, effective July 1. AT&T recently notified the Corporation Commission that it would raise the OUSF rate from 75 cents a month to $3.91 a …
Democrats in the U.S. House don’t like the Trump administration’s plans to move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado. They’ve ordered congressional hearings to be held in September. The House Natural Resources Committee chairman, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) scheduled a morning hearing for Sept. 10 on …
New rules adopted by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission take effect this week. They apply to Transportation and Petroleum Storage Tank rules and go into effect on Aug. 1. The attached Petroleum Storage Tank Rules are searchable and will become Effective August 1, 2019.They will be posted on the Commission’s website on August 1, …
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. reported a second-quarter loss of $1.02 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $2.09. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 51 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The …
The final phase of geothermal installation and energy upgrades that will result in millions of dollars in savings is underway at the U.S. Army’s Fort Polk in West-Central Louisiana. Rhode Island based Corvias is handling the improvements after winning a government contract in 2015 to revitalize military family housing. The work includes the installation of …
Mancamp provider Civeo Corporation reported an 8% increase in second quarter 2019 earnings compared to a year ago. The Canadian based company, with operations in Oklahoma delivered revenues of $122.2 million with a second quarter net loss of $15.3 million and adjusted earnings of $26.5 million. During the quarter, the company completed acquisition of …
The thousands of earthen dams in Oklahoma that were built to prevent massive flooding in the state more than 50 years ago are part of Congressman Frank Lucas’ focus in the U.S. House of Representatives. He spoke with Ron Hays of the Oklahoma Farm Report about the value of the more than 1,200 such dams …
Traffic is flowing again over the U.S. 77/State Highway 39 bridge spanning the Canadian River and linking Purcell and Lexington. Ceremonies were held on Friday and Rep. Sherri Conley (R-Newcastle) helped cut the ribbon to officially open the bridge. “This is a huge relief for the people who live in these two cities,” Conley said. …
Key Energy Services, Inc. is preparing to release its second quarter 2019 earnings report. The information will be released before the market opens on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Leadership plans to hold a conference call the same day at 10 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. Key’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Rob Saltiel …