Metro Technology Centers announced its Metro Career Academy (MCA) has
been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold
certification. Established by the U.S. Green Building Council and
verified by the Green Building Certification Institute, LEED is the
nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation
of high performance green buildings. Read more
Cancer Sucks, Inc. will present Children’s Hospital Foundation with a
$10,000 donation that will help transform the health of Oklahoma’s
children by funding pediatric cancer research to be used in the study of
genetics. Read more
Today, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department unveiled findings
from a new study showing the economic impact of tourism in Oklahoma. The
results were announced at the 2011 Governor’s Conference on Tourism in
Tulsa. Read more
Midwest City is the result of some quick thinking by one developer and
the placement of a military depot in the early 1940s. As it has grown,
the community has endured tornadoes and a shopping mall closure, while
also building a hotel and conference center and a new shopping center
that has beat the odds through a recession by remaining full of local
and national tenants. Read more
Good news for techie job
seekers: This year is showing an increase in job opportunities for IT
positions not only nationally, but in Oklahoma. Read more