Young workers are seeking more demonstrative feedback from their employers. That was among the messages conveyed Thursday by The Persimmon Group founder and CEO Bill Fournet, who was keynote speaker of the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s State of Workforce and Talent event at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa-Warren Place. “For a lot of us (leaders), more»

At OU-Tulsa, where the average age of a student is about 35, the goal can be as much about changing a profession as it is prepping for one. Susan Bynum, vice president of OU-Tulsa, said she can relate. “I went to law school in my 30s,” she said. “I did an absolute pivot on my career path. It was so important to me to be able to do that. more»

Neurodiversity and community support took center stage at July’s meeting of Mosaic. “Autism affects one in 36 children in the U.S., and each year 50,000 individuals with autism graduate high school,” said Kyle Britt, program officer for the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma. “Yet, 35% of young adults with autism face challenges in more»

A panel discussion on company culture was the centerpiece for the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s most recent Manufacturers’ Council meeting Thursday at the F.W. Weber Leadership Campus in Sand Springs. About 40 people attended the Arvest Bank-sponsored event, and 2024 Council Chair Colin Jones, of Slim Haney Machining, Inc., moderated the panel, more»

Handshakes and introductions were the norm Wednesday at the Chamber’s second HR Forum of the year. The program, titled “Building Talent: Intern Recruitment, Acquisition and Retention,” convened about 24 fellows/interns and HR professionals in the Chamber’s Saint Francis Health System Conference Room. Rue Ramsey, the Chamber’s more»

Danny Boy O’Connor, executive director of The Outsiders House Museum, readily admits he never has read the 1967 book to which the shrine pays tribute. “My mother used to say, if you want to hide money from me, you would hide it in a book because I would never find it,” O’Connor said. He did, however, see the 1983 Francis Ford more»

The desire of employers to diversify Tulsa’s future workforce was on full display Tuesday before a crowd of about 100 people on the Lemley Campus of Tulsa Tech. The setting was the closing celebration of the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Tulsa’s NextGEN Talent (TNT), a three-week, job-shadowing program sponsored by 15 local companies, more»

Tulsa’s Future, the Tulsa Regional Chamber-led regional economic development partnership, plans to convene all three of its industry councils – manufacturers’, aerospace and technology – at a first-of-its-kind event on Oct. 3. Angie Zaricor, a senior director of economic development for the Chamber, made the announcement June 12 more»