U.S. Cellular Hiring for 80 Positions in TulsaJune 19, 2009 – The Tulsa World reports U.S. Cellular’s customer service center in Tulsa wants to fill 80 customer service representative positions. Apply today!
The company is accepting applications and interviewing applicants until September. East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Breaks Ground on Headquarters ExpansionJune 10, 2009 – The Journal Record reports East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative has broken ground on a $5 million headquarters expansion and renovation project in Okmulgee.
The new headquarters will include a new 21,374-square-foot brick structure featuring a circular steel and glass entrance. The cooperative’s existing 26,022-square-foot headquarters will be renovated to provide work areas, community rooms and storage needs.
Although East Central generates its own power for a 3,000-square-mile region in and south of Tulsa, the headquarters will tap a 60-well geothermal environmental system originally installed in 1977, says the Journal Record. East Central is also considering seeking LEED Silver certification. Tulsa-Based Flow-Quip Plans Expansion of Facility and WorkforceJune 4, 2009 – The Journal Record reports amid rising sales, Tulsa-based pipeline parts producer and distributor Flow-Quip anticipates expanding its workforce and working space this year.
"There’s almost an infinite number of valves out there that need to be replaced," says Flow-Quip President Milton Fore to the Journal Record. "I see some projects being put off to later in the year, but they’re not being canceled." New Tower Means OMRF Will Nearly Double in SizeMay 27, 2009 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) recently broke ground on its new research tower, marking the start of a campus expansion that will nearly double the foundation's size.
The new tower will not only add 185,000 square feet of laboratory, administrative and clinical research space, but it will be the first medical research facility anywhere to generate a portion of its power through wind. It will do so through 24 wind turbines--uniquely designed in the shape of DNA molecules--that will sit atop its roof. Tulsa’s Ely Energy Doubles OperationsMay 4, 2009 -- The Tulsa World reports Tulsa-based Ely Energy recently doubled the size of its manufacturing operations.
About 25% of the company’s business involves manufacturing systems that reduce nitrous oxide emissions at coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants, according to the World. The rest of its business comes from making systems that produce synthetic natural gas for energy production. Liberty National Life Insurance Co. Adding 100 Sales Agents to New Tulsa OfficeApril 23, 2009 - The Tulsa World reports Liberty National Life Insurance Co. has opened a branch in Tulsa and says it plans to hire 100 sales agents and sales management employees by August 1.
The company focuses on life insurance and supplemental health insurance. Last year, the average pay based on commission for a company representative was about $61,000. Small Manufacturing Plant in Tulsa Invests $1.5 Million in Operations, Sees Customer Base ExpandingApril 17, 2009 – The Tulsa World reports business is up at Central Tube & Bar as the company investments in new equipment.
Last year the company invested about $1.5 million in new equipment. The company makes parts for school buses for nearby school bus manufacturer IC of Oklahoma LLC, such as steel frames and tubing for seats. Spirit AeroSystems Completes $17.4 Million Facility Renovation in Tulsa Creating 500 New JobsMarch 30, 2009 – According to the Journal Record, Spirit AeroSystems recently completed a $17.4 million renovation of Building 119 (B119), a hangar used by the company at Tulsa International Airport.
Company officials say the renovated hangar has lead to additional contract work creating 500 new jobs.
Owned by the city of Tulsa, the 44,000-square-foot hangar is adjacent to old Air Force 3 Plant. B119 will house Spirit’s additional component and composite work. The company employs about 1,800 workers at its Tulsa facility.
Simonton Windows in McAlester Adding 20-30 WorkersMarch 27, 2009 -- Simonton Windows plans to increase its workforce by 20-30 people at its McAlester plant. The company says demand for its products is increasing.
The McAlester plant currently employs about 275 peoples and is located at 401 Steven Taylor Blvd. LSB Industries Inc. Planning to Expand Operations in OKC and PryorMarch 23, 2009 - The Oklahoman reports Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries Inc. plans to expand its geothermal heat pump and heat transfer coil manufacturing plants in Oklahoma City and restart a fertilizer manufacturing plant in Pryor this year.
LSB plans to spend between $8 million and $10 million expanding its two Oklahoma City plants and about $20 million restarting a Pryor fertilizer plant. The fertilizer plant was closed 10 years ago, before LSB bought it in 2001. |
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