Manufacturing drives growth in Greater Oklahoma City

October is Manufacturing Month, an opportunity to recognize an industry that plays an important role in Greater Oklahoma City’s economy and continues to create opportunities for our region. Nearly 42,000 people work in manufacturing across Greater Oklahoma City, earning an average annual wage of $70,821. The industry contributes $6.9...

OKC Zoning Rewrite Could Allow Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads on Some Lots

OKC's draft Urban Medium zoning posted for review after eight-site tests could allow duplexes, triplexes and quads on some lots.

INSURICA acquires WorkCompOne to expand digital small-business insurance

OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) — INSURICA acquired WorkCompOne, a digital insurance agency that helps small businesses shop for workers’ compensation coverage. Announced Oct. 12, the transaction took effect Sept. 1 and includes WorkCompOne’s website, customer accounts, and tools for attracting prospective customers. Founded in 2012, WorkCompOne developed online...

More Data Centers, More Coal Emissions — and an OU Researcher Watching Atlantic Storms

Air quality alerts that popped up on Oklahomans’ phones over the weekend reflected Professor Xiao-Ming Hu’s research findings in real time. Hu is an air quality researcher at the National Weather Center at the University of Oklahoma. His work focuses on ozone pollutants from fossil fuel-burning power plants and how tropical storms in the Atlantic can push those pollutants across the state.

FedEx OT Lawsuits Flooding Oklahoma Federal Courts

FedEx is facing a growing legal battle in Oklahoma, where more than 80 federal lawsuits accuse the shipping giant of failing to pay delivery drivers for overtime work. According to the Tulsa World, 83 lawsuits have been filed across the state. The cases include 33 in Tulsa, 11 in Muskogee,...

OK: DRG Expands Oklahoma City Operations With New Repair Facility

DRG officially cut the ribbon recently on its new repair facility in Oklahoma City in September, marking an expansion of the company’s capabilities and continued investment in its hometown. The facility expands DRG’s military training-device parts repair operations and establishes Oklahoma City as the company’s primary hub for servicing...

More Data Centers, More Coal Emissions — and an OU Researcher Watching Atlantic Storms

OKLAHOMA CITY - Air quality alerts that popped up on Oklahomans’ phones over the weekend reflected Professor Xiao-Ming Hu’s researchfindings in real time. Hu is an air quality researcher at the National Weather Center at the University of Oklahoma. His work focuses on ozone pollutants from fossil fuel-burning power plants and how tropical storms in the Atlantic can push those pollutants across the state.

Correction about Summit Carbon Solutions

A correction in our story about Summit Carbon Solutions, the multi-billion-dollar carbon capture and sequestration project attempting a pipeline in a handful of states. While Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm was an early investor in the project when it was formed some years ago, he is not a controlling owner of the firm.

Diesel fuel and gasoline prices still high in Oklahoma

Diesel fuel prices are still grabbing the nation’s fuel headlines as the nationwide average is $6.27 per gallon, based on a survey by AAA. Oklahoma’s average diesel fuel price is $5.86, a nickel more than one week ago. But truckers and other users of diesel fuel in California are paying $8.39 statewide, nearly two dollars more than the state’s gasoline average cost of $6.28 per gallon and three dollars more than the truckers who pull into an Oklahoma truck stop to refuel.

New study highlights aerospace and defense industry's $52.5 billion impact on Oklahoma

Oklahoma's aerospace and defense industry generates $52.5 billion in annual economic activity and supports more than 250,000 jobs statewide, according to a new economic impact study released by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA). The findings were unveiled during an event at the Oklahoma History Center, where state...

Before You Vote: Brad Boles brings business experience to utility regulation

OKLAHOMA CITY — Brad Boles was 24 when he became president of his family’s metal-fabrication company in Marlow. It had about 100 employees. Over the next decade, he helped grow it to about 500 before the business was sold in 2018. Now, the Republican nominee for Corporation Commission...

Buc-ee’s finally given green light to break ground on first-ever mega-station in US state – ‘hurry up and build it!’

A BRAND-new Buc-ee’s mega gas station has received good news in one US state. The new Buc-ee’s location will be the first-of-its-kind gas station in the state, prompting excitement from residents. Officials in Oklahoma City unanimously voted in favor of the new Buc-ee’s mega gas station in the...

City across the border from Texas pours money into new Buc-ee's project

Buc-ee's has been on an expansion tear in 2026. The Texas-based gas station chain made big Midwest moves after opening a store in Ohio, proposing a new store in Iowa, and promising more expansion to states that "appreciate" the brand. A state closer to Buc-ee's Texas home base now appears slated to get the company's latest location.

Oklahoma residents seek answers on data center costs, cooling and accountability

TULSA, Okla. — As data center development draws attention across Oklahoma, residents interviewed by FOX23 said they want clear answers about electricity costs, water use and what it could mean to live near one. For Tulsa resident Barbara Coleman, the concern is whether new development could leave households paying...

Leadership Notes: Manufacturing drives growth in Greater Oklahoma City

October is Manufacturing Month, an opportunity to recognize an industry that plays an important role in Greater Oklahoma City’s economy and continues to create opportunities for our region. Nearly 42,000 people work in manufacturing across Greater Oklahoma City, earning an average annual wage of $70,821. The industry contributes $6.9...

More State Farm 'hot documents' made public in Oklahoma insurance lawsuits

OKLAHOMA COUNTY — More documents from State Farm Insurance are now public after an Oklahoma judge ordered 11 previously protected documents to be released. The documents are part of an ongoing lawsuit involving State Farm and Broken Arrow couple Billy and Lacy Hursh, who sued the insurance company after their home was damaged by wind and hail.

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Citizens Bank of Edmond Welcomes SBA's Bill Briggs

EDMOND, Okla. -- Citizens Bank of Edmond welcomed William "Bill" Briggs, Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Briggs, a three-time presidential appointee and nationally recognized authority in small business policy, met with the Citizens Bank of Edmond team to discuss ongoing initiatives intended to strengthen support for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

12 Oklahoma farms where you can buy pasture-raised meat and eggs

Across Oklahoma, farmers and ranchers are taking to practices that keep in mind the health of not only their animals, but also the land they raise them on. Operating under a regenerative agriculture model , these producers promote more sustainable processes. And with rising concerns over food safety and origins, these farms and ranches offer a local alternative for Oklahomans. Regenerative farms and ranches practice sustainable agriculture through rotational grazing and other methods that lessen the negative impacts on the land. By default, this leads to healthier, happier animals, and as concerns with cost, origin and safety within the United States food system continue to rise, it makes these products worth considering for more Oklahomans, producers say. More: These Oklahoma farmers, ranchers, are changing how your local food is grown All of the producers on this list practice a grass-finished approach to their beef, rather than grain-finishing, which means that the animals spend their entire lives consuming grass only. Other proteins are pasture-raised with extra feeding of specific grains and supplements done to ensure they receive the nutrients they cannot get from foraging alone. These animals are not fed the high-calorie bulking feeds used in conventional farming to help them