After a successful summer highlighted by the NCAA Women's College World series, the OKC convention calendar keeps on rolling through the end of the summer and into the fall.
Retirement is just weeks away for Tinker’s current commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, but that does not necessarily mean he is taking it easy or resting on his laurels.
I am not sure there is another major metro that is bouncing out of the pandemic with as much energy and enthusiasm as we are right here.
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.
Katy Boren, president and CEO of the Innovation District, and her team have been busy lately as they continue the work of promoting the district and its potential to help transform Oklahoma City’s economy. She said a key feature in the district will be a space dedicated to an Innovation Hall.
Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor along with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and several Oklahoma City-area partners recently announced they will offer two annual gBETA pre-accelerator programs in OKC beginning in October to help accelerate the growth of startup companies in OKC.
Officials of the Oklahoma Industries Authority and Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced a plan today to facilitate Tinker’s ability to enhance security and safety, while also creating an opportunity for future mission growth.
Oklahoma City’s FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center continues to grow in stature as a leading shared service provider to federal agencies across the country, having just completed a major transition to bring financial and procurement services for the Office of Personnel Management into its system.
