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Our goal continues to be to create a better environment for the businesses that have made Oklahoma great.
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Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has signed into law a measure reestablishing tax credits for engineers going to work for Oklahoma companies as well as the companies that hire them. The bill restores a tax incentive that was put on moratorium last year by the Oklahoma state legislature.
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With first class research & development facilities and a highly-skilled workforce, Oklahoma is a leader in the field of bioscience.
From the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, learn why your r&d facility belongs in Oklahoma!
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today issued the following statement addressing American’s announcement regarding future business and restructuring plans:
“American’s announcement today represents a commitment to continuing a large presence in Oklahoma and, specifically, Tulsa. Their communications with employees and with my office indicate they are working to preserve as many jobs as possible, and that Tulsa will not be left out of American’s restructuring plans. All of this is good news.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Since its inception in 1993, the Quality Jobs Program has issued more than 612 contracts to locating, expanding and start-up businesses and brought thousands of jobs to Oklahoma. This last December saw more Quality Jobs participants than any single month in the programs 19-year history and fiscal year 2012 is set to meet or beat the previous year’s numbers. With the current fiscal year at the half-way point, the Quality Jobs Program is set to meet or exceed fiscal year 2011’s benchmarks.
Janurary 19, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY — Fortune Magazine recently released their annual list of 100 Best Companies To Work For and four Oklahoma companies are ranked as the nation’s best.
Chesapeake Energy, ranked 18th, Devon Energy, ranked 28th, American Fidelity Assurance, ranked 47th and QuikTrip, ranked 66th all made this prestigious annual list.
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has modified the Strategic Two-Year State of the Workforce Investment Plan July1, 2007—June 30, 2009 for Title 1 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act.
The public has 30 days from today (Wednesday, January 18, 2012) to comment on this modification. Comments should be sent to: Terry Watson, Director, Workforce Solutions Division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Terry_Watson@Okcommerce.gov.
December 12, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Commerce announced today that 255 new jobs will be created by The Boeing Company, which was recently accepted into the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program in December.
PARIS: Oklahoma's Unmanned Aerospace Ambitions
(Flight Global)
Aviation Focus: Oklahoma
(Aircraft Technology)
Oklahoma City Suburbs See Significant Growth
(USA Today)
Oklahoma Lures Aviation, Aerospace Businesses
(Aviation Week)
A Smarter Way to Attract Jobs In Oklahoma
(Newsweek)
Localities Ramp Up Incentives, Credits To Attract Jobs
(The Wall Street Journal)
Why Oklahoma City Could Represent the Future of America
(The Atlantic)
Oklahoma in Air & Cosmos (Article in French)
Turbo Power: Two Prime Industries Help Keep OK's Jobless Rate Low
(Site Selection)
Top States for Business 2011
(CNBC)
Oklahoma, #3 (Cost of Living)
Oklahoma, #4 (Overall Economy)
Oklahoma, #6 (Cost of Doing Business)
Best Cities for Small Business
(The Business Journal)
Oklahoma City, #2
Tulsa, #5
10 Hottest Spots to Start a Small Business
(Fiscal Times)
Oklahoma City, #2
Tulsa, #6
Top Cities for Manufacturing
(Forbes)
Oklahoma City, #8
Hottest Job Markets 2011
(The Business Journal)
Oklahoma City, #8
Business Facilities Magazine 2010 Rankings Report
(Business Facilities Magazine)
Oklahoma, #2 (Quality of Life)
Oklahoma, #4 (Employment Leaders)
Oklahoma, #5 (Cost of Labor)
Oklahoma, #7 (Biofuels Manufacturing Research)
Lowest Cost Cities to Live
(Bloomberg Businessweek)
Pryor, #3
Muskogee, #9
Ardmore, #19
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