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Byline: Jeff Elkins NORMAN Plans for an entertainment district in north Norman will move forward, following City Council's approval of a $600 million TIF to fund the project. At least [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Governor Kevin Stitt and state election officials provided an update on efforts to maintain Oklahoma's standing as a leader in election integrity. Since 2021, over 453,000 [...]

Byline: Allison D. Garrett It's football season in Oklahoma! As we tailgate and cheer on our teams, we know each player, cheerleader, groundskeeper, band member, coach, athletic trainer, and custodian [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff POCOLA Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli will take over Seven Ponies Restaurant at Choctaw Casino & Resort Pocola this November, offering a special four-course meal. Guarnaschelli is [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City will host its annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week from October 7-11, 2024, with the theme 'Rise Above: Conquering Challenges, Building Legacies!' [...]

Byline: David T. Potts The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced a secondEmployee Retention Credit (ERC) Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP),which will run until November 22, 2024. Thereopening of the VDP [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt OKLAHOMA CITY Construction was expected to begin this summer on the Bricktown development that includes plans for the tallest building in the U.S., but the developer has [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff EDMOND Nearly $1 million a year in federal dollars over the next four years will help fund the City of Edmond and its partners in their [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff EDMOND Evolution Imaging recently hosted a ribbon cutting with the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate its new partnership with the Oklahoma Proton Center. This [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff NORMAN Following a recent cardiac scare, Norman Regional Health Foundation is donating an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the Blanchard Little League Association to ensure an [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Metro Tech has launched a new Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program at its South Bryant Campus, in partnership with Central Tech's Truck Driver Training (TDT) [...]

Byline: Kenton Tsoodle Accelerator programs help local entrepreneurs and small business owners gain access to capital, secure funding for their businesses, connect with other business owners and gain valuable training [...]

Byline: Marnie Taylor You don't have to look very far to recognize that we are currently in election season. Driving down the road, you will see candidate signs in yards. [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TULSA The City of Tulsa is preparing to submit its FY24 Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) grant application to the U.S. Department of [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TAHLEQUAH The Cherokee Nation on Monday passed a $3.6 billion Fiscal Year 2025 General Operating Budget, marking significant investments in language preservation, education, public health, community [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY City Manager Craig Freeman has appointed Jesse Rush as the new administrator of the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA) and director of [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt Oklahoma City and Tulsa are among the 50 best places to live in the U.S., or as a Money report describes them, cities built around thoughtful policy, [...]

Byline: Jeff Elkins OKLAHOMA CITY The Federal Reserve's first rate cut in four years is forthcoming, but it's unclear just how aggressive the reduction will be. The Fed has held [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman Sunday's beautiful evening at Scissortail Park was a perfect way to celebrate the Oklahoma City's park's fifth anniversary as the sun set over the water. It started [...]

Byline: Jennifer Sharpe It's football season, a time of year when sports are on many of our minds. And while there is plenty of attention on the players, it's the [...]

Byline: Margot Crabtree Wall Street edged towards its record and posted a strong week, the best of the year, as our trading session ended Sept. 13, 2024. The University of [...]

Byline: Joe Hight As I stood on the second-floor patio of the new Lively Hotel, I looked southwest to an area where I grew up as an adult. My in-laws, [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff The U.S. Small Business Administration Oklahoma District Office is seeking outstanding entrepreneurs and champions of small business to honor during National Small Business Week. Nominations are [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff LEXINGTON A group of 40 inmates at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, known as The Oklahoma Lifers Association (OLA), repurpose leftover lumber from the prison's furniture factory [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY A single mother became the first homeowner in Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity's Cornerstone Creek development Thursday. Diamond W., an employee of the Department [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt Tech industry workers continue to be hard hit by job losses with companies laying off more than 124,000 employees so far in 2024, according to Layoffs.fyi. But [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Women in business face challenges that are well known, but Oklahoma's women business owners continue to rise above them with resilience and innovation. Whether it's navigating [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Penn Square Mall will host a Holiday Job Fair on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m., featuring on-the-spot interviews with participating stores [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff CLEVELAND COUNTY Touch A Truck, a family-favorite event, returns to the Cleveland County Fairgrounds on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. The free event allows [...]

Byline: James Bennett The Oklahoma City Baseball Club plans to unveil its nickname at a community celebration on Oct. 26, team president Michael Byrnes told The Journal Record over the [...]

Byline: Heide Brandes Patrick Swanson, 62, of Blanchard has been fully vaccinated with the COVID vaccines, but he has opted out of the yearly flu vaccination. He hasn't needed it [...]

Byline: Jeff Elkins OKLAHOMA CITY State Rep. J.J Humphrey, R-Lane, says he is taking action after being made aware of a possible pattern of Oklahoma agencies ignoring and covering up [...]

Byline: Angela Copeland Managers are often drained by the people part of their jobs. After working for years as an individual contributor, they are finally rewarded with a management role. [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Kimray, Inc., an Oklahoma City-based oil and gas control equipment manufacturer, announced today it is reducing its workforce by 15 percent to narrow its [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Tulsa-based Boddle Learning, an EdTech company that personalizes learning through game-based education, was named one of four finalists for the 2024 Yass Prize. Boddle will receive [...]

Byline: Emily Gregg Each year from Sept. 15 Oct. 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month as a time to recognize the many contributions, diverse cultures and extensive histories of [...]

Byline: Jeff Elkins OKLAHOMA CITY The fastest-growing sport in the U.S. can now be played at Oklahoma City Community College. A new era at OCCC begins Monday with the grand [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman This weekend, look up or make plans to be in Arcadia to see hot air balloons filling Oklahoma's skies as part of the first-ever Route 66 Balloon [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff NORMAN The Delaware Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Anadarko, Oklahoma, has received a $75,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma City Zoo is spearheading a lifesaving initiative to combat elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), a deadly virus affecting young Asian elephants. Partnering with [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff TULSA Tulsa Community College (TCC) is undergoing major construction at its Metro and West Campuses, set for completion by Spring 2025. The upgrades focus on expanding [...]

Byline: Kathryn McNutt A new study by Forbes Health ranks 93 U.S. cities from best to worst for people with accessibility needs and declares Tulsa to be among the least [...]

Byline: J. David Chapman On October 16th, at the 2024 Commercial Real Estate Summit, hosted by the UCO Real Estate Program, PIVOT Awards will be presented to real estate professionals [...]

Byline: Arnold Hamilton Up yours, Oklahoma. That's the message Gov. Kevin Stitt sent to workaday Sooners this week when he finally scheduled the statewide vote on State Question 832, the [...]

Byline: Lillie-Beth Brinkman The Oklahoma City Museum of Art celebrated its current exhibit and museum successes in big Hollywood style and glamour during the recent Renaissance Ball at the Oklahoma [...]

Byline: Jeff Elkins OKLAHOMA CITY Fairgoers will notice some new amenities this year, including a bathroom that accommodates children and adults with a disability. The Oklahoma State Fair and the [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff Honesty is crucial for U.S. job seekers, with 96% saying it's at least somewhat important they can be honest with new managers, and 36% deeming it [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff OKLAHOMA CITY More than 30,000 people will gather in Oklahoma City's Plaza District on Saturday, September 28, for the 25th annual Plaza Festival. From noon to [...]

Byline: Journal Record Staff The Journal Record Beacon Awards recognize honorees in three categories charitable influence, nonprofits serving nonprofits and philanthropic impact. We celebrate companies and nonprofits in Oklahoma that [...]

Byline: Heide Brandes From rap icons to police chiefs, an unlikely alliance is forming in Oklahoma's capital to tackle what they say is the deadly epidemic of gun violence. LiveFree [...]