Google’s website still says “We’re exploring bringing Fiber to Oklahoma City.” But it’s clear Google and its parent company Alphabet have stopped development of the super fast network for Oklahoma City and several others around the country. “Going forward we’re focusing on new technology and deployment methods to make superfast internet more abundant than …
The Dakota Access Pipeline protest in North Dakota apparently has become the “protest de jour” for Hollywood. Now actor Mark Ruffalo who considers himself an activist has joined the Native Americans and members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest of the nearly $4 billion pipeline under construction. Ruffalo is described as a co-funder of …
Just as oil and gas firms are in the slow movement of creating a few more new jobs in the state, the Oklahoma Labor Department on Friday will honor an Oklahoma City company for its creation of job opportunities. Labor Commissioner Melissa McLawhorn Houston will hand out the newly-named Mark Costello Entrepreneurial Excellence award to …
One form of transportation in the state was the subject of a State Senate interim study this week at the State Capitol—Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer. Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer asked for the study because of his concerns that Texas benefits most from the route but only pays 40% of the funding while Oklahoma contributes 60%. “I …
Officials at ONEOK in Tulsa say they’re reviewing orders from a federal agency that issued a $732,000 fine over a 2008 fire at the company’s operations in Bushton, Kansas. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued three Final Orders on Wednesday with required corrective actions and civil penalties totaling $732,100. …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that three Oklahoma rural electric cooperatives will receive more than $40 million in federal loans for construction, improvement and repair projects. A $15.7 million federal loan was awarded to the Central Rural Electric Cooperative to build or improve 34 miles of transmission and distribution line. Located in Stillwater, …
He helped start Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy Corporation 45 years ago and now Larry Nichols will be honored by the University of Oklahoma’s College of Law. He will be given the Eugene Kuntz Award at the annual Eugene Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law and Policy on Nov. 4. Nichols, a lawyer by training will …
Ground was recently broken in Ponca City for a $110 million cogeneration facility by Continental Carbon. Dennis J. Hetu, President and CEO from Houston helped with the ceremonies. Continental Carbon plans to construct the new facility behind its existing carbon black manufacturing plant south of Ponca City. “This will allow the company to be free …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has received a nearly $11 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund clean-water projects in the state. The grant goes to the state’s Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund. it provides low-interest, flexible loans to communities to help them improve water quality and infrastructure. The $10.79 million will …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finds itself hauled into court again, but this time by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The group filed suit in Washington, D.C., accusing the EPA of illegally withholding the specific effects of its pending plan to hike permissible radiation exposure in drinking water. The EPA has refused to disclose …