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The Oklahoma Safety Council will be hosting the 2022 Oklahoma Safety & Health Conference & Expo at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman on August 1- 4. This year’s event will be western themed: Champions of Safety & Health Round-Up. The event, presented by the Oklahoma Safety Council and its partners, the Oklahoma Department of Labor and Midlands Management, brings together safety, health and environmental professionals, not from just Oklahoma but the entire region.
Read moreState Sen. Mark Allen, chairman of the Oklahoma Sportsman Caucus and member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation executive council, said he has grave concerns regarding the introduction of House Resolution 8167 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would repeal the landmark Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which Allen said has been a critical measure to fund wildlife conservation efforts across the state and nation.
Read moreA technical-training program offered through Francis Tuttle and Tulsa Tech is offering new classes and certification options to fasttrack a career in oil and natural gas. Funded by the oil and natural gas industry, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board’s (OERB) PetroTech program provides a way to get into the oil and natural gas industry or for existing professionals to enhance or add new skills to their resumes.
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More than 1,000 business owners across the nation participated in Walmart’s annual Open Call event for the chance to sell their products in stores or online. Only 330 businesses advanced through the final round, including four small Oklahoma businesses.
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Beginning this month, First United and the Gordon Cooper Technology Center in partnership with Community Renewal of Pottawatomie County is hosting the first 40East Men’s Leadership Breakfast.
Read moreTop Headline – Hijackers Strike Again in State, Plus a Pa. Jet
Read moreU.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined bicameral legislation, the Unborn Child Support Act, led by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.-04), to give mothers the ability to receive child support payments while they are pregnant.
Read moreIn addition to high temperatures, summer means legislative work shifts to interim studies. For those not familiar, interim studies are requested reviews of policy by lawmakers held through an official committee meeting with other legislators.
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