Oklahoma City’s Water Conservation Measures Could Get Some Teeth
OKC Water Utilities Trust says it’s getting more serious about enforcing conservation measures, and will propose some tough changes at a public hearing on Tuesday.
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How to Raise Taxes in a Red State
On Nov. 6, Tulsa County voters will go to the polls and decide whether they should extend a sales tax increase. The Vision2 measure is inspired by the success its inner-state rival, Oklahoma City, has had with MAPS, a series of tax increases that paid for public works projects, school improvements and arena upgrades to [...]
How to Raise Taxes in a Red State
On Nov. 6, Tulsa County voters will go to the polls and decide whether they should extend a sales tax increase. The Vision2 measure is inspired by the success its inner-state rival, Oklahoma City, has had with MAPS, a series of tax increases that paid for public works projects, school improvements and arena upgrades to [...]
May 10, 2012
Defense Bill Spares Oklahoma City’s C-130 Program, At Least Temporarily
The defense funding bill approved today by the U.S. Armed Services Committee delays ending an aircraft modernization program underway in Oklahoma City. In 2010, Boeing announced plans to move about 550 jobs to Oklahoma City from Long Beach, Calif, to work on upgrades for the Air Force’s C-130 transport planes and to the weapons system [...]
Defense Bill Spares Oklahoma City’s C-130 Program, At Least Temporarily
The defense funding bill approved today by the U.S. Armed Services Committee delays ending an aircraft modernization program underway in Oklahoma City. In 2010, Boeing announced plans to move about 550 jobs to Oklahoma City from Long Beach, Calif, to work on upgrades for the Air Force’s C-130 transport planes and to the weapons system [...]
May 8, 2012
Small Business Owners: OKC is ‘Friendliest’ City
Oklahoma City is the friendliest city for small business owners, the results of a new survey show. More than 6,000 small business owners were surveyed by online job and service directory Thumbtack.com and the Kauffman Foundation, and OKC earned No. 1 rankings in nine categories. On the state side of the survey, Oklahoma ranked No. [...]
Small Business Owners: OKC is ‘Friendliest’ City
Oklahoma City is the friendliest city for small business owners, the results of a new survey show. More than 6,000 small business owners were surveyed by online job and service directory Thumbtack.com and the Kauffman Foundation, and OKC earned No. 1 rankings in nine categories. On the state side of the survey, Oklahoma ranked No. [...]
May 1, 2012
Forbes: Oklahoma City 10th Best Big City for Jobs
Oklahoma City ranked No. 10 in Forbes‘ Best Big Cities for Jobs ranking, a list led by Austin, Houston, Fort Worth and other energy-rich economies in Texas. OKC was No. 22 on the magazine’s list in 2011. Overall, OKC had a 1.7 percent year-to-year employment growth, and ranked No. 48 among all cities on Forbes’ [...]
Forbes: Oklahoma City 10th Best Big City for Jobs
Oklahoma City ranked No. 10 in Forbes‘ Best Big Cities for Jobs ranking, a list led by Austin, Houston, Fort Worth and other energy-rich economies in Texas. OKC was No. 22 on the magazine’s list in 2011. Overall, OKC had a 1.7 percent year-to-year employment growth, and ranked No. 48 among all cities on Forbes’ [...]