May 16, 2018 archive

Environmental Cleanup of former Kansas Army Ammunition Plant concerns KC Area Leaders

Twenty-one years after the Pentagon shut down an ammunition plant in the suburban Kansas City, Kansas area, the environmental cleanup is behind schedule. And it’s costing millions more to make sure the former Sunflower plant will be available for development. According to a report in the Kansas City Star, the Kansas congressional delegation wants to …

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$31 million in Highway Repairs Approved by ODOT

Despite a tigher state budget and the loss of some transportation money, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission has voted to approve $31 million in highway and bridge improvement projects. A total of 31 projects in 22 counties won approval in a recent meeting.  Two were in Okfuskee County. One is a $4 million project to replace …

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Amazon Gets Support of OKC Trust

By a 4-0 vote on Tuesday, the city of Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust voted to recommend a $1.7 million incentive to bring an Amazon fulfillment center to the city. It’s a means of attracting Amazon to the city and the giant corporation’s commitment to create 53 new quality jobs in the coming five years. …

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SandRidge Steps up Proxy Fight with Icahn

Leaders of Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy have stepped up their fight with activist investor Carl Icahn over the election of the company’s board of directors. The company announced this week it sent yet another notice to shareholders urging them to re-elect the five directors proposed by the company and not those preferred by Icahn. “We …

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FERC Might Offer Hope for Williams Cos. and its New York Gas Pipeline

Tulsa’s Williams Cos. still might have a foot in the door in its legal fight with the state of New York over plans to complete the Constitution Pipeline to carry natural gas from Pennsylvania. One report indicated Williams had petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to overturn New York state regulators who had denied a …

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Oklahoma and Texas are seeing growing competition in wind farm operations

Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa and California may have the largest investment of wind farm operations in the country, but reports indicate robust growth is seen in Kansas and Minnesota. While Oklahoma is moved in recent years to remove tax incentives for the wind industry, tax incentives are still important in driving developers to choose one windy …

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Best Companies to Work For in U.S.

When it comes to working at one of the 500 best U.S. companies declared by Forbes in 2018, employees of Michelin Group have bragging rights. So do workers at some energy companies according to the recently-released list drawn up by Forbes. Energy firms on the list include NRG Energy headquartered in New Jersey, a company …

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Preferred Sands Expects New Frac Mine to Open in 3rd Quarter in NW Oklahoma

The developer of a new frac sand mine near the northwest Oklahoma town of Oakwood is moving ahead with construction. Preferred Proppants, LLC indicated the mine is expected to come online in the third quarter of 2018. As OK Energy Today reported in April, the company, also known as Preferred Sands, expects to hire more …

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Workers Comp Commission Launches “Skype” Hearings

The Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission has stepped up its technology by using “Skype” for appellate deliberations. The technology allows the three commissioners and their legal counsel to communicate between Oklahoma City and Tulsa without leaving their offices. It also cuts down on travel time for staff  members. The Skype technology is provided by the Office …

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IOGCC to take awards nominees

The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Chairman’s Stewardship Awards.  The 2018 winners will be honored at the IOGCC Annual Conference in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, September 30 – October 1. All nominees will be mentioned in the Winners Booklet along with their project title. All past winners and …

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