Oklahoma’s state government budget hole forced a change this week in the eight-year highway improvement plan of the State Department of Transportation. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission voted to trim its long-term plan, remove some projects and delay others, moves that are expected to slow progress made in the state’s bridges. The plan had been filled …
A $1.8 billion deal’s been announced by Houston-based Energy and Minerals Group and Laredo Petroleum of Tulsa in which they are selling the largest privately held crude oil transportation system in the Midland Basin of Texas. The buyer is an affiliate of infrastructure fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners which is paying $1.825 billion for the …
A southern Arkansas city that once was an oil boom town in the 1920s is attempting to revive its commercial growth and interest. City leaders in El Dorado are hoping a $100 million arts district will spark the move to reverse a population slide that has affected the city for decades, according to the Associated …
The approaching annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon held by the Tulsa Desk and Derrick Club will feature a discussion on Seismicity in Oklahoma: A Scientifically Informed Status Update. Dr. Kyle E. Murray of the Oklahoma Geological Survey will present the discussion at the Nov. 8 luncheon at the Summit Club in downtown Tulsa. His discussion and …
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai was confirmed Monday by the U.S. Senate for another five-year term on the telecommunications regulatory panel. The vote was 52-41 with Sen. Jim Inhofe supporting Pai. “As chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai has demonstrated solid leadership by promoting effective, light-touch regulations and enacting meaningful reforms to promote transparency,” …
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. …