How to boost aerospace in 2024 was the focus of the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Aerospace Council meeting May 3 at the Riverside campus of Tulsa Technology Center. Joel Dougherty, vice president of human resources and environmental, health and safety for NORDAM Group, led the facilitated discussion. He split the attendees into three groups that more»

Nothing screams prestige like having a major professional sports franchise in your city. That was among the points delivered Thursday by Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, who was the featured speaker at the Tulsa Press Club PageOne Luncheon at McNellie’s. “American cities are just judged by whether they have a major league professional sports more»

The Chamber interviewed new Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson for the first quarter One-on-OneVoice feature in The Chamber Report magazine. One-on-OneVoice gives Chamber members insight into the work of an elected or public official in the region. Dr. Johnson oversees the largest school district in the state, with nearly 35,000 students in the Tulsa region attending Tulsa Public Schools.

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Representatives from global consulting firm Ernst & Young recently discussed how the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s economic development and tourism initiatives can synchronize and maximize efforts in the years ahead through a collaborative work plan. Developed in collaboration with Ernst & Young, “Bridge to the Future 2030” is a more»

The sound of learning cascaded down the halls of Carver Middle School on Monday. Mentored by about 50 STEM students from neighboring Booker T. Washington (BTW) High School, 654 Carver students took part in Northeast Oklahoma STEM Day, absorbing virtual instruction about engineering-based careers and building miniature electric cars from a kit. The Tulsa more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber has added a twist to its Tulsa’s NextGEN Talent (TNT) Expansion initiative. For the first time, employer representatives from Tulsa – Leonelle Thompson of Williams and Cynthia Simmons Taylor of Wallace Design Collective – joined the Chamber’s workforce and talent strategies team on a trip to Missouri in more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber has announced two staffing additions within its government affairs division, which oversees annual development of the OneVoice Regional Legislative Agenda and advocates year-round on behalf of the northeast Oklahoma business community. Josh Driskell, IOM, will join the Tulsa Regional Chamber on May 1 as its vice president of more»

The immeasurable impact the area’s three major tribes make in Oklahoma resonated Thursday at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s inaugural State of the Tribal Nations event at Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center. Before a sold-out crowd of more than 850 people, executives from the Cherokee, Muscogee and Osage nations shared insights on more»