MUSKOGEE – Officials broke ground Wednesday on what will be one of the largest lithium refineries in North America. Publicly traded Stardust Power is investing an estimated $1.2 billion into the facility, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs and will be built on a 66-acre site at Southside Industrial Park. “We are here to revamp more»

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has announced that the Tulsa Regional Chamber again has been recognized as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO). Originally accredited in April 2012, the organization was reaccredited by IEDC following more than 40 years of activity as an IEDC member. “The Tulsa Regional Chamber more»

If Tulsa wants to reach that next tier of excellence, Mayor Monroe Nichols said it needs to dial up its self-promotion. “There’s a reality that we are all going to have to challenge ourselves to begin to work together and be really honest about what it takes to tell our story nationally,because I think we have a better story to tell than most more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber is partnering with local innovation hub Gradient to host a technology summit. Branding and a soft launch will take place in 2025, with a formal debut anticipated sometime in 2026, said Gradient (formerly known as 36 Degrees North) CEO Devon Laney, who made the announcement Thursday at the Chamber’s Technology Council more»

Winning awards, backing company expansions and drawing business investment from Argentina to Norway to The Netherlands, Tulsa’s Future rocketed to a banner year in 2024. In the third and final year of Tulsa’s Future: Acceleration, the initiative continued to excel. In 2024, Tulsa’s Future and its partners: Brought more than $2 billion of more»

A state economist who spoke to a Tulsa Regional Chamber audience Thursday said not all the repercussions of the pandemic have been negative. “Whether you know it or not, you are significantly wealthier than you were pre-COVID,” said Dr. Mark Snead, president and economist at RegionTrack. “In the U.S. household sector, there’s been a more»

Kenneth Statton, a third-generation machinist and tool builder, shared some advice Wednesday at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Manufacturers’ Council Meeting. “If you always take the high road, if you always do what you say you are going to do, and you fall on your sword when you’re supposed to fall on your sword, the work will come to more»

The Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Workforce and Talent Council Meeting on Tuesday produced a rich dialogue on critical needs facing organizations. Rue Ramsey, the Chamber’s vice president of workforce and talent strategies, facilitated the conversation with about two dozen attendees at The Summit in Tulsa. “The critical need I find myself more»