je.st
news
Tag: oklahoma
National biotech industry meeting reflects growth in Oklahoma sector
2015-07-14 06:43:47| Biotech - Topix.net
Creating a startup in bioscience is different than creating a startup in any other industry. For starters, the research and invention can take years, writes Scott Meacham, president and CEO of i2E Inc. Last week I wrote about Biolytx, an Oklahoma startup that is on a track to concluding clinical testing.
Tags: national
industry
meeting
growth
In oil-friendly Oklahoma, Gov. Fallin moved slowly on 'awkward' issue of quakes
2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EnergyWire: As she knocked on the federal government's door for aid in the wake of a damaging earthquake in 2011, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) avoided talking about one aspect of the earthquake -- its cause. Too "awkward," said Fallin's communications director, Alex Weintz. "The problem is, some people are trying to blame hydraulic fracturing (a necessary process for extracting natural gas) for causing earthquakes," Weintz wrote in an email, vetoing mention of the earthquake at an energy conference. "So...
Tags: gov
issue
moved
oklahoma
Anheuser- Busch leaves Oklahoma trade group over liquor law dispute
2015-07-09 01:19:05| Beverages - Topix.net
Anheuser-Busch Sales of Oklahoma is leaving the trade organization Beer Distributors of Oklahoma over disagreements on the state's alcohol laws. "For the past several years, a well-intentioned effort has been undertaken by legislators and stakeholders seeking to modernize Oklahoma's alcohol laws," the company said in a statement.
Smoke from forest fires in Alaska, Canada reach Oklahoma
2015-07-07 23:42:38| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality says smoke from enormous wildfires in Alaska and Canada is making the air in northwestern Oklahoma unhealthy. The agency reported Tuesday that air quality monitors in northwestern Oklahoma have detected concentrations of fine particulate matter considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Tags: canada
reach
forest
alaska
Chesapeake Energy sells Oklahoma assets for $840 million to Denver driller
2015-07-02 20:27:49| Energy - Topix.net
Denver-based FourPoint Energy LLC will pay $840 million for assets owned by two subsidiaries of Chesapeake Energy Corp. - boosting the private oil and gas exploration company's position in Oklahoma's Western Anadarko Basin. The $840 million purchase price actually covers three transactions involving FourPoint, led by president and CEO George Solich , for the assets of Chesapeake Exploration LLC and CHK Cleveland Tonkawa LLC, two subsidiaries of Oklahoma City-basked Chesapeake Energy "It was a very challenging deal to do but we're excited that we're signed," Solich told the Denver Business Journal on Wednesday.
Tags: million
energy
assets
oklahoma
Sites : [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61] [62] next »