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Dr. Tara S. Merchant Champions the Next Black Wall Street and Generational Wealth
The legal commentator, journalist and YADA TV Network founder highlights the importance of Black ownership, intellectual property and lasting economic empowerment. *Dr. Tara S. Merchant, J.D., is bringing together law, journalism and entrepreneurship to advance a message about economic empowerment: It’s time to build the next Black Wall Street.
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Cherokee Nation to purchase apartments in north Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is set to purchase apartments in north Tulsa for Cherokee families to move into. It will be Cherokee Nation's first apartments in north Tulsa. The Houising Authority of the Cherokee Nation (HACN) has entered an agreement with Green Country Habitat for Humanity to...
Fairfield Sun Times
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Ikea Opens New Doors With First Oklahoma Store, Workshop at Dallas DIY CON
Ikea continues pursuing new ways to reach consumers in the United States with the opening its first store in Oklahoma and planned participation in the forthcoming inaugural DIY CON in Dallas. The first Oklahoma Ikea officially opened in Tulsa on October 23, and the company characterized it as a milestone...
cherokeephoenix.org
CNB announces planned retirement of CNE president
TULSA — Cherokee Nation Businesses announced that Mark Fulton, president of its hospitality company, Cherokee Nation Entertainment, will retire March 14, 2027, following two decades with the organization. Fulton joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in 2007 and held several leadership roles within its gaming operations. During his time with CNE,...
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BlackHawk Industrial Adds New Hub Near Its Headquarters
BlackHawk Industrial announced Tuesday that it has officially opened a new distribution facility near its headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The metalworking and MRO distributor held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the 72,000-square-foot complex, which will serve the company’s customers across Oklahoma, North Texas, Kansas and Arkansas. BlackHawk officials said...
unearththevoyage.com
Seven Oklahoma Corn Mazes Still Open Before Halloween Wraps Up
You turn down a quiet farm road in Oklahoma expecting a few hay bales, and suddenly you are standing at the edge of a towering wall of cornstalks. Then the path splits, the stalks rustle, and the giggles start. Corn mazes are one of the best cheap thrills of fall,...
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Tulsa Teen Helps Launch Redwinter Bakery With His Dad
Fifteen-year-old William Pickard spent his summer learning something most teenagers don’t encounter in the classroom: how to launch a business. Alongside his father, Nathan Pickard, William helped establish Redwinter Bakery, a family business producing whole wheat sourdough bread made with locally grown, organic Red Winter wheat. “I’ve learned a...
News On 6
Crowds line up around Oklahoma’s first IKEA for grand opening
TULSA, Okla. - A line of people wrapped around the corner of the new IKEA store at Tulsa Hills for the grand opening at 10 a.m. on Friday morning. The first in Oklahoma, the store had been widely anticipated, and the turnout Friday morning echoed that anticipation. Cars packed the parking lot and a crowd gathered for the opening.
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AXH Air-Coolers Breaks Ground on Sapulpa Plant, Expands Claremore Campus Too
AXH Air-Coolers has broken ground on a 161,500-square-foot manufacturing facility in Sapulpa and is simultaneously expanding its Claremore campus by another 175,000 square feet, pushing the company's total new manufacturing footprint in Oklahoma to 336,500 square feet. The Sapulpa building is part of phase two of the company's campus there, while construction is already underway on the North Lowry Building expansion in Claremore.
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Cherokee Nation Businesses Announces Planned Retirement of CNE President
TULSA, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Businesses today announced that Mark Fulton, president of its hospitality company, Cherokee Nation Entertainment, will retire March 14, 2027, following two decades with the organization. Fulton joined Cherokee Nation Businesses in 2007 and has held several leadership roles within its gaming operations. During his...
sapulpatimes.com
Cooling, Heating, and Career Building
Drumright, Okla. – For Levi Cartwright, a second-year HVAC student at Central Tech and a student at Bristow High School, summer break was an opportunity to gain experience and explore new career paths. Cartwright spent the summer working as a commercial HVAC installer for KMS Heat and Air in Tulsa, where he learned firsthand how commercial systems differ from the residential work he studies in class. “It’s a really good learning experience for me, especially because we learn residential here,” Cartwright said. “That opens up opportunities for what I can do outside of Central Tech.”
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From electric bills to enrollment rates, Tulsa-area schools face budget squeeze
Just like everyday renters and homeowners, Tulsa-area school districts are feeling the squeeze on utility bills. It comes at an already precarious time for public schools. “You saw a lot on Facebook just about people’s home and personal bills being crazy,” said Natalie Eneff, chief financial officer at Broken Arrow Public Schools. “Think of that on a scale of 31 sites for a school district.”
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Officials disclose alleged $21 million debt
OKMULGEE — During the Oct. 15 Business, Finance and Justice Committee budget hearing, Committee Chairman Representative Lucian Tiger III and Tribal Administrator Shane Holuby disclosed an alleged $21 million tribal deficit. The discussion occurred during the “other business” portion of the meeting, before the meeting went into executive session.
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Drummond doesn’t want to wait for court ruling in his smelter lawsuit
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has asked a Rogers County judge to let the State begin gathering evidence now from Century Aluminum Company and Aluminum Oklahoma, the companies behind the proposed Inola aluminum smelter, rather than wait until after the court rules on their motion to dismiss. Under state law, a...