June 4, 2022 archive

Oklahoma misses out on federal rail improvement projects

  When the Biden administration announced recently $368 million in railroad improvement projects, Oklahoma was left at the station. None of the several projects were located in Oklahoma. The nearest are in Kansas including an $11 million upgrade to the Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas and $9.3 million to improve the Kyle Railroad line …

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Buc-ees goes BIG in Colorado

  One of the largest Buc-ee’s travel centers in the U.S. will be coming to Colorado. The Texas-based company that has the travel centers up and down I-35 will break ground this week on a 74,000 square feet center in Johnstown, Colorado. The size will tie the Buc-ee’s largest store located in Sevierville, Tennessee and …

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Some oil execs are cashing out their holdings

  In recent weeks, we’ve reported how executives of some Oklahoma and related companies with operations in the state have unloaded thousands of shares in their firms. They aren’t alone. Executives of big name companies have been doing the same, at a time when gas prices skyrocketed to record highs. Stock holdings for those oil …

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New ethanol requirements announced by Biden administration

  The Biden administration took another step in increasing the amount of ethanol that has to be blended into the gasoline supply in the U.S. It announced Friday new requirements for the 2022 levels for corn-based ethanol blended into gasoline at 15 billion gallons reported the Associated Press. Click here for AP