Gov. Kevin Stitt made a tour stop in Tulsa as he prepares to leave office next year. He’s worried his successor will “blow through” the savings he’s amassed.
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Posted inBusiness
Tulsa tenants left in limbo when landlords fail to pay hundreds of thousands in water bills
Vesta Capital isn’t the only multi-family property owner in Tulsa leaving water bills unpaid. Housing advocates blame a system that doesn’t offer recourse for renters.
Posted inGovernment
East Tulsa data center rezoning for Project Anthem delayed
Planning staff recommend denial as residents raise environmental and property value concerns.
Posted inBusiness
Tulsa’s affordable housing push draws national attention — and a touring group of real estate pros
Could Tulsa become a housing model? The National Association of Real Estate Brokers thinks so. The group will cap an eight-city tour in Tulsa this May.
Posted inSports
Thousands of athletes will flock to Tulsa for 2027 National Senior Games
More than 11,000 competitors above the age of 50 will arrive at The University of Tulsa next summer. Officials expect $48 million in economic impact.
Posted inHealth
How a new Tulsa rehab center seeks to fill a health care void
DEFY NeuroRehab Center is giving Tulsans access to activity-based therapy, which employees say gets “people out of the chair and moving.”
Posted inBusiness
Amazon to build four new delivery facilities across Oklahoma
A same day delivery site planned in Broken Arrow and rural stations in three other cities are expected to create more than 100 jobs locally and expand delivery access statewide.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Cherokee Nation bringing job fairs to Tulsa, Muskogee this week
Less than a month after opening its new community building in north Tulsa, Cherokee Nation is inviting job seekers to attend its job fair.
Posted inBusiness
Tulsa friends turn grief and friendship into business, prepare to audition for ‘Shark Tank’
Two Tulsa women who met more than a decade ago are now business partners. Kristine Fears and Suzanne Boyd created a stain remover inspired by Boyd’s late mother and will audition for Shark Tank next week.
Posted inBusiness
What makes it hard to solve Oklahoma’s affordable housing dilemma? New report offers insight
Research by the Urban Institute explored how Oklahoma uses a federal tax credit program and other challenges to building affordable housing in Tulsa.
Posted inBusiness
Oasis to open Tulsa’s first downtown grocery store in a decade
Folks Urban Market closed in 2014 after only seven months of operation. The downtown area has been without a grocer since.
Posted inBusiness
Tulsa City Council could spend $2.5M on incentives to attract Oklahoma’s first IKEA
Construction on the state’s first IKEA is set to begin in April, with the Tulsa Hills store expected to open in November before the holiday season.