As recipient of Oklahoma’s Small Business Person of the Year award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Shawn Collins was squarely in the spotlight Wednesday. But it took an assist to get him there. “As far as the Tulsa Regional Chamber, I would not be here if they hadn’t prodded me a year ago to join the small business more»

For the second time in seven months, the Tulsa Regional Chamber on Friday assembled representatives from the local manufacturing, aerospace and technology sectors for its Tri-Industry Council meeting. It was held in the Rendezvous Room of the Vast Bank building. “The value of the Chamber convening all of us is the cross-pollination, said Mike Noshay, more»

Oklahoma Sen. Aaron Reinhardt compares being a legislator to overseeing a conglomerate. “What you realize when you get there is we operate like a business,” he said. “There are some frustrating parts of that, and there are probably some benefits of that. “You’re up there working with about a 13 and a half billion-dollar budget. more»

High school aerospace programs were the focus of a panel discussion April 25 at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Aerospace Council meeting. Sponsored by Atlas School, the meeting was held at Gradient, a local innovation hub that recently opened a $40 million facility. Crystal Maguire, executive director of Choose Aerospace and the Aviation Technician more»

There was a definite buzz in one of the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s offices Thursday. That’s because about 25 employers were trading ideas on how to build area’s talent pipeline, the subject of the Chamber’s first HR Forum of the year. “We want to make sure that you have the qualified talent that you need,” said Rue Ramsey, more»

One of the most salient messages delivered Wednesday by U.S. Sen. James Lankford at the Chamber’s Congressional Forum originated from his recently released book, “Turnaround: America’s Revival.” It centered on the counterproductivity of rage. “We’ve become a nation in which our signature emotion is anger,” Lankford more»

A group of about 30 Edison High School students got a first-hand look at what happens at a Fortune 500 company on Tuesday. The event held at Williams, a Tulsa-based energy infrastructure firm focused on natural gas, was part of the Tulsa Regional Chamber-led Career Exploration initiative. Announced in January by Chamber Chair Bill Knight, the initiative more»

Apparently, space isn't quite the vast expanse it used to be. As of the summer of 2024, active satellites in orbit numbered more than 10,000, according to the U.S. Office of Government Accountability. One estimate predicts the launch of an additional 58,000 satellites by 2030. “By the way, those satellites aren’t going up in a geostationary more»