The president of Transportation Revenues Used Strictly For Transportation (TRUST), an advocacy group dedicated to funding and restoring Oklahoma’s infrastructure, pressed the Oklahoma Legislature to protect highway and bridge funding during the special session. Neal McCaleb’s dedication to public service is unmatched among past state leaders. McCaleb served as a former state representative prior to …
A new report by WalletHub shows cities in Oklahoma are not among the fastest growing in the U.S. The honor of the fastest growing city in the nation goes to Frisco, Texas, a Dallas suburb. Frisco also had the nation’s highest job growth at 5.83 percent. The city is not only home to the Dallas …
The trial of one environmental activist who vandalized an oil pipeline last year in North Dakota was scheduled to begin this week in Bismarck. As the Associated Press reported, Michael Foster is among the first in a group of activists set to go on trial. He was allegedly part of a broader four-state effort to bring attention …
Creighton University economist professor Ernie Goss is out with his monthly survey of business leaders suggesting improvements are still underway in the economy in Oklahoma and eight other Midwest and Plains states. His Mid-America Business conditions Index rose to 58.2 in September from 57.5 in August and 56.1 in July. The overall index for Oklahoma …
Criminal pollution charges have been filed by Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater against O.K. Foods in Oklahoma City following the release of wastewater and animal fat into the city’s storm drainage system in March. Prater filed one count of the “unpermitted discharge” on Sept. 27 alleging the company was in violation of state laws. …
While the Oklahoma legislature’s leaders are attempting to reach an agreement on how to fix a $215 million budget hole, the Senate will hold hearings into three studies regarding transportation and light rail. Studies will focus on light rail transport, the Corporation Commission’s Transportation Division’s Compliance with state law and on the State Transportation Department’s …
Oklahoma’s Oil and Gas Association is spreading the word trying to tell legislators—-leave your hands off the Gross Production Tax. And he’s not taking aim at just Democrats who recently called for hiking the tax…..but Republicans including Gov. Mary Fallin. Writing to newspapers around the state, Chad Warmington, President of the Association said legislators who …
Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries, Inc. recently announced that the ammonia plant at its Pryor, Oklahoma chemical facility experienced a minor fire and was taken out of service on September 23, 2017 to repair damage to some of the plant’s electrical controls, wiring and piping, according to a company press release. No injuries were reported. There was no …
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry issued a formal Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to FERC requesting immediate action to address threats to the resiliency of the nation’s electrical grid, according to a news release issued Friday. “A reliable and resilient electrical grid is critical not only to our national and economic security, but also to the everyday lives …
The $184 million sale of its assets in the Texas Panhandle by ConocoPhillips has been finalized according to an announcement by the Houston-based company. The identity of the buyer was not disclosed when ConocoPhillips made the original announcement in August and it remains undisclosed. The sale was part of the company’s more than $16 billion …