gBETA Oklahoma City, a free program by nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor, is set to launch on Sept. 30. The program is designed to take five early-stage startups from various industries and for seven weeks surround them with mentors, followed by targeted programming focused on fund raising, customer acquisition, e-commerce and ways to deliver the product or services.
In 2018, Oklahoma had a reported 43,000 people behind bars in various facilities across the state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation. Things have improved, but more can still be done to reduce the state’s prison and jail population. One way is by developing programs to reduce recidivism among former inmates who need a job and who truly want to be productive members of society.
The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that for May, the Oklahoma City MSA had an unemployment rate of 3.6%.
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Oklahoma City MSA had an unemployment rate of 4.3% for April.
Several resources are available for organizations wanting to engage in second-chance hiring programs.
Just within the last few months, several industry-leading researchers and professionals from various bioscience hubs such as Boston, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area have pulled up stakes and have made the move to Oklahoma City. Others are not far behind.
The Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association, Oklahoma Restaurant Association, Oklahoma CareerTech, OKC Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visit Norman, HeartLine and United Way of Central OK will host the Central Oklahoma Hospitality Job Fair Friday, June 18.
Starting June 22, Oklahoma's Aerospace and Cybersecurity Center of Workforce Excellence will offer unique aerospace training to Oklahoma's oil and gas engineers, enabling them to pursue careers in the aerospace field in Oklahoma.
