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Forming the Alliance
Alliance for Economic Development of OKC receives hefty funds for ‘uncharted territory’ Testy legislation
Employers get a break in drug testing cases City Council approves revised MAPS timeline, convention center site
Vote held despite two council members' absence Convention center subcommittee wants $30 million to remain intact
Maker's Cigar Lounge shut down over unpaid sales tax
City manager announces new hires
It looks as if City Manager Jim Couch is getting some help after hiring two new assistant city managers and a Public Works director. Metro chambers
Business advocates have set their agendas for session City council moves ahead with $252 million for convention center
City budget for upcoming fiscal year set at $919 million
The city could fill 22 police positions and 29 firefighting positions that were previously cut City Council unanimously approves budget
$919 million plan goes into action July 1
Alliance for Economic Development of OKC receives hefty funds for ‘uncharted territory’ Testy legislation
Employers get a break in drug testing cases City Council approves revised MAPS timeline, convention center site
Vote held despite two council members' absence Convention center subcommittee wants $30 million to remain intact
Maker's Cigar Lounge shut down over unpaid sales tax
City manager announces new hires
It looks as if City Manager Jim Couch is getting some help after hiring two new assistant city managers and a Public Works director. Metro chambers
Business advocates have set their agendas for session City council moves ahead with $252 million for convention center
City budget for upcoming fiscal year set at $919 million
The city could fill 22 police positions and 29 firefighting positions that were previously cut City Council unanimously approves budget
$919 million plan goes into action July 1
Government - 02.17.2012
Bricktown bar bill goes to state Senate
Oklahoma's liquor laws soon may be tweaked. The Greater Oklahoma City
Chamber, with the support of University of Central Oklahoma, the city of
Oklahoma City, Downtown OKC Inc. and Bricktown Association, hopes new
legislation will quickly receive the governor's blessing. Read more
Government - 01.23.2012
Legislation station
State leaders look to make Oklahoma more business-friendly in the upcoming legislative session
Building on initiatives in the areas of workers’ compensation reform,
lawsuit reform and lowering the personal income tax passed last
legislative session, leaders in the state House of Representatives and
Senate hope to further those efforts in the session that begins Feb. 6. Read more
Government - 01.09.2012
New online course introduced for Native American small business owners
by okcBIZ Staff
Native American entrepreneurs have a new tool to help determine if
they’re ready for business ownership and to help them get started. Read more
Government - 12.14.2011
DoD calls for nominations for 2012 Freedom Award
20 nominations received for Oklahoma employers at the halfway mark
Government - 12.08.2011
Oklahoma businesses invited to participate in fact finding initiative
by Submitted
Governor Fallin, the Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma Business
Roundtable, along with numerous economic development stakeholders have
joined forces to explore the issues that existing Oklahoma businesses
think are most important to creating jobs and strengthening the state’s
business climate. Read more
Government - 10.26.2011
Testy legislation
Employers get a break in drug testing cases
Having litigated in 16 states, employment attorney Nathan Whatley has
spent a fair amount of time researching other states’ drug-testing laws.
And what the McAfee & Taft shareholder has been able to surmise is
that more often than not, Oklahoma employers’ hands are tied when it
comes to proving drug or alcohol abuse by an employee. Read more
Government - 09.30.2011
Edmond Chamber accepting Small Business of the Year nominations
by Submitted
The Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for the 2011
Bank of Oklahoma Small Business of the Year. The nomination form is
available on the Edmond Chamber web page. Nominations close on October
15, 2011. The Small Business of the Year award will be given out at the
Chamber’s Annual Awards Banquet in 2012. Read more
Government - 08.31.2011
City council moves ahead with $252 million for convention center
A city council vote Aug. 30 moved a plan forward to spend $252 million
in MAPS 3 funds to construct a new 470,000-square-foot convention
center, and put $30 million in an infrastructure fund. Read more
Government - 08.17.2011
City manager announces new hires
It looks as if City Manager Jim Couch is getting some help after hiring two new assistant city managers and a Public Works director.
by Dylan Smith
The Oklahoma City assistant city manager positions will be held by Laura
Johnson, former finance director, and Dennis Clowers, former Public
Works director. Eric Wenger, MAPS 3 Program Manger, will take over
Clowers position as head of Public Works. Read more
Government - 08.12.2011
Chamber campaign raises nearly $2.7 million
by Dylan Smith
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber raised a record $2,689,470 through its Total Resource Development Campaign, which ended today. Read more
Government - 07.26.2011
Convention center subcommittee wants $30 million to remain intact
Members of the MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee voiced their
objections July 26 to approve a plan for a $250 million convention
center, when members said voters were told it would be a $280 million
convention center. Read more
Government - 07.06.2011
City Council approves revised MAPS timeline, convention center site
Vote held despite two council members' absence
Before the Oklahoma City Council could vote to accept a revised timeline for MAPS 3 projects on July 5, council members present had to decide if they would even vote. Read more
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