October 24, 2022 archive

STEM night at Weatherford High School

    Weatherford will be the site of the OERB’s latest effort to encourage high school students to invest in science, technology, engineering and math. A Community STEM Night at the Weatherford High School will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Teachers, students, and parents are encouraged to come and …

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Federal Reserve Bank finds cooling labor demand in Midwest

  U.S. labor demand—measured by job openings or vacancies—has started to cool but is still elevated compared with pre-pandemic levels. It’s the assessment of a new study released by the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, a district that includes Oklahoma. The study indicated the weakness in the labor supply area might persist as it reflects …

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Schlumberger announces name change

  Whether it means changes in the company signs in Oklahoma City and other locations across the state, but Schlumberger is no longer Schlumberger. The Houston-and Paris-based company announced Monday it changed its name to SLB and also rebranded itself as a technology firm going after more clean-energy space work. The new name of the …

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Groups join forces to fight carbon capture pipelines

  Carbon pipeline projects in the Midwest are being opposed by such groups as Bold Alliance, the same Nebraska-based organization that led opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. Bold Alliance joined the Sierra Club as among the most prominent anti-pipeline groups fighting the carbon projects in Iowa and a handful of other Midwest states reported …

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