In a roomful of employers and education and workforce professionals convened by the Tulsa Regional Chamber, Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Hanchen Huang provided the following tidbits. “The state of Oklahoma every year creates about 3,000 engineering jobs,” said Huang, dean of OSU’s College of Engineering, Architecture and more»

U.S. Senator James Lankford from Oklahoma spoke Wednesday to nearly 200 Tulsa Regional Chamber attendees, providing a federal perspective on key issues facing Americans. Appearing at the Chamber’s Congressional Forum at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tulsa, Lankford touched on everything from high diesel prices to permitting reform to the more»

Germany-based aerospace company Lufthansa Technik is beefing up its engine services presence in Tulsa. Announced at a news conference Wednesday, the Lufthansa Technik Engine Services (LTES) expansion increases the number of work bays from 28 to 46 to support V2500, CFM56‑5B/7B, Rolls-Royce Tay 611-8/8C and GTF engines. In addition, a dedicated module more»

Cities wishing to attract the best talent must look through the lens of youth, a veteran local restaurateur told a Tulsa Regional Chamber audience on Tuesday. “When young people visit a city, they go out and they think to themselves, ‘Can I see myself here, and can I see myself meeting a spouse here?’” said Elliot Nelson, founder more»

Here at the Tulsa Regional Chamber, our mission is to transform the Tulsa region by attracting and retaining employers, talent and tourism for long-term prosperity. Wednesday is Support Your Local Chamber Day, and we believe that the success of our Chamber’s mission is important to the prosperity of our community: 91% of U.S. adults agree that more»

Kansas City (Mo.) mayors Sly James (2011-19) and Quinton Lucas (2019-present) were guest speakers on consecutive days last week at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Intercity Visit to Kansas City. While in office, James led voter approval for the construction of a new airport terminal and passage of an $800 million infrastructure package. As mayor, Lucas more»

Some 25 years ago, Kansas City’s downtown was a mega-cluster of abandoned buildings and surface parking lots, said Bill Dietrich, president and CEO of the Downtown Council of Kansas City. The imagery was so stark that Irish rock band U2 staged a music video in K.C. for its post-apocalyptic song, “Last Night on Earth.” “They more»

As president and CEO of the K.C. Area Development Council, Tim Cowden oversees the growth of 50 communities, 18 counties and portions of two states. But transcending the needs of all of them, he said, is one region. “You’re going to have competition between communities and counties and states, but if you listen to the customer, they more»