Midway through a discussion on economic development partnerships, Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner paused, asking the audience to applaud for the Tulsa Regional Chamber, which he called a key collaborator. “They pull together people so much, so many times,” he said, “making sure that everybody’s at the more»

They raised the roof Thursday at 12 N. Cheyenne Ave. Against a backdrop of balloons, drinks and DJ-led music, more than 450 people gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Gradient, Tulsa’s new $40 million innovation hub. “This is probably the biggest party I’ve been to since I’ve been mayor,” Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said. more»

Veteran Tulsa hoteliers Pete and Tina Patel are adding another branch to their entrepreneurial tree: a convenience store. Owners of Promise Hotels, the Patels on Thursday broke ground on what will be Tulsa International Airport’s first on-site convenience store, On The Go-Tulsa. Part of TNP Fuels, a new business venture by the Patels, the $4.7 million more»

Oklahoma tax reform – and its implications on the state budget – was the theme of a panel discussion Friday at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Legislative Briefing Breakfast at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa-Warren Place. Moderated by Seth Paxton, manager of government affairs at Paycom, the event’s presenting sponsor, the panel more»

In the span of about two hours Wednesday, 19 seniors at Booker T. Washington High School learned what a “rad tech” is, the difference between a CT and an MRI,and how physicians use imaging equipment to diagnose a stroke. The trip to Tulsa’s Saint Francis Hospital was part of the Tulsa Regional Chamber-led Career Exploration initiative. more»

Gitwit’s Mike Noshay issued a friendly warning to a Tulsa Regional Chamber-led gathering of aerospace companies on March 28. Embrace artificial intelligence or be left behind. “We know one thing for certain,” said Noshay, Gitwit operating partner and a guest speaker at the Chamber’s Aerospace Council meeting at the Broken Arrow more»

The head of a local nonprofit organization detailed Tulsa’s housing and homelessness challenges in a presentation to the Chamber’s Executive Committee on Monday. Mark Smith, CEO of Housing Solutions Tulsa, was part of a dialogue led by Jonathan Long, the Chamber’s vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. “We continue to see more»

Officials on Thursday ceremonially broke ground on a $175 million expansion to the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa The roughly 180,000-square-foot project includes eight new surgical suites, a pharmaceutical research lab and a sky bridge connecting OSU Medical Center to the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center, which is under more»