Diagnosed with the hair-loss disease alopecia at age 6, Shalynne Jackson used to struggle with how people looked at her. “Society told me that I had to have hair to be beautiful,” she said. Jackson’s liberation came decades later when she tossed the wig and was embraced by a co-worker eager to hear her story. “I was able to lean more»

If you try telling Webco Industries CEO Dana Weber that her business has 1,400 employees, she is liable to correct you. In her mind, she has 1,400 entrepreneurs. “Most people think an entrepreneur is someone who goes out and starts a company,” Weber said. “I have a different definition. To me, if you take ownership of your job and your more»

When Doug Linehan took over as executive director of the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) in January 2022, he said he was confronted with a “toxic” and “broken” culture. Introducing himself during his first week on the job, Linehan remembers meeting a female employee who appeared nervous to see him. “She said, ‘I’ve more»

People are pouring into downtown Tulsa in record numbers, a local official told the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Executive Committee on Monday. Visitors to downtown increased by 30,000 last year to 2.15 million, surpassing the mark of 2.12 million set in pre-COVID 2019, Downtown Tulsa Partnership (DTP) executive Brian Kurtz said at the committee meeting. more»

Tulsa has a great story to tell, and a group of local leaders recently made sure California companies heard it. Stacy Smith, senior director of economic development at the Tulsa Regional Chamber, led a Tulsa-area delegation that made a business trip to the San Francisco Bay Area on April 29-30. Accompanying Smith were Tyler Wallace, principal at GH2 more»

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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