TRIP - Mon January 27, 2020
Oklahoma City Businessman Kenneth K. Wert to Chair National Transportation Group in 2020
An Oklahoma construction executive has been elected 2020 chairman of the board of directors of TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Kenneth K. Wert, chairman of Haskell Lemon Construction Co....
Trail King - Tue December 31, 2019
Trail King Hires Mark Hartman as New District Sales Manager
Trail King Industries Inc. , a North American trailer manufacturer of open deck and materials hauling trailers serving a wide variety of markets, announced the recent hire of Mark Hartman, who joins the Trail King Sales department as a district sales manager....
ODOT - Wed October 23, 2019
Eight-Year Plan Propels ODOT Toward Improvements
With more than a decade and a half of improvements on Oklahoma's highways and interstates under its belt, this year's updated Eight-year Construction Work Plan is paired with newly refined goals to further address the most critical issues affecting drivers every day....
ODOT - Tue September 24, 2019
Big Changes for U.S.-69/75 as Project Gets Green Light
After years of planning, countless hours in the design room and input from the public, the U.S.-69/75 corridor in Bryan County is a giant step closer to a major reconstruction due to a federal FASTLANE Grant received in 2016....
Office of Sen. Jim Inhofe - Wed August 14, 2019
Okla., Ark. Leaders: Future of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), along with Govs. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) and Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.), announced provisions in America's Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Mon August 12, 2019
Kirby-Smith Machinery Promotes Chuck Riddle to Governmental Sales Manager
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. announced the promotion of Chuck Riddle to Governmental Sales Manager. Riddle had previously served as Governmental Sales Manager of Oklahoma. With this expanded role, he will now oversee all governmental sales activities for the company's 11 locations throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri....
CEG - Wed July 31, 2019
White Star Machinery Holds Tulsa Ribbon Cutting Celebration
White Star Machinery held a ribbon-cutting open house July 12, 2019, in Tulsa, Okla. The event was held to take the wraps off the company's new facility at 12611 East 60th St. in Tulsa. During the event, Bobcat officials also presented Whitestar with a large commemorative plaque recognizing the dealer's 50 years as a Bobcat dealer....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed July 31, 2019
OTC Awards $96M in Contracts; Bridge Ranking Improves
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's July 1 meeting include announcement of the creation of a new transit office at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation; an update on the state's improving bridge conditions; details of emergency repair plans for highways in Canadian and Sequoyah counties damaged by spring flooding; removal of a section of SH-3 in Oklahoma County from the highway system; and approval of funding for upcoming centerline rumble strip installation....
Takeuchi - Tue July 23, 2019
Takeuchi Names Shay Klusmeyer as Regional Manager
Takeuchi-US has named Shay Klusmeyer as regional manager, effective immediately. His responsibilities include all sales development and activity within Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and West Texas. As the regional manager, Klusmeyer's main responsibility is to achieve region market share objectives through dealer activities such as development, recruiting, goal setting, sales planning and performance evaluations....
Associated Press - Wed June 19, 2019
Hobby Lobby Donates Acre of Land for Oklahoma City Transit Hub Plans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Hobby Lobby is donating an acre of land for the proposed expansion of a commuter bus hub in southwest Oklahoma City. The national arts and crafts retailer's estimated $300,000 donation will help metro transit agency Embark relocate and expand the city's southwest location from two shelters to an open-air hub, said Michael Scoggins, an agency spokesman....
