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Wood: City rebounds from industrial losses

Friday, April 26, 2019

Industrial and primary job growth in Bartlesville is evolving with the national trends of expansion, retraction and consolidation, Bartlesville Development Authority President/CEO David Wood said. While the Bartlesville area has experienced some job loss over the past several years with corporate restructuring at Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips, the trend seems to be steadying. However, the local economy also experienced some unexpected blows when Siemens announced they would be closing their Bartlesville facility to consolidate in Houston, Sitel closed their Bartlesville office and Walmart Claims Management also closed their facility. Read full article.

Agricultural education courses start next year

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Beginning in August 2019, Bartlesville will begin offering agricultural education courses at the middle schools and high school. The district’s 2020 Strategic Plan includes a community partnerships component, which led to a districtwide staff survey in the 2017-18 academic year for “Big Dreams” about programs and offerings the district might implement with community partners. Courtney Gagan, an English teacher at Madison Middle School who is the district’s 2019 Teacher of the Year, suggested a Future Farmers of America (FFA) program. The district determined that almost all of the state’s districts with Class 6A schools offer agriculture education. District administrators Matt Hancock...

Bartlesville’s History of Innovation and Entrepreneurism Built Our City and Stays With Us Today

Friday, April 12, 2019

Bartlesville Oklahoma is known for being a smaller community with big city amenities. Here, the charming downtown streets are not only home to vibrant restaurants, boutiques and locally owned stores but also to high-rise buildings and a ballet company. This incredible and rare combination is because of Bartlesville's history and the desire of local residents to make this the best community to start and grow a business, in addition to raising a family. Bartlesville has a history of success Some of Bartlesville's early success can be traced to one of Oklahoma's greatest natural resources – oil. In 1897, the first commercial oil...

ABB to Expand in Bartlesville

Thursday, February 21, 2019

New jobs are coming to Bartlesville as ABB announced Tuesday the company will consolidate all of its North American process gas chromatograph analyzer manufacturing to the facility in Bartlesville Industrial Park. Nick Grant, head of ABB’s Measurement and Analytics Business Unit, said the Bartlesville plant was chosen due to its track record of innovation, efficiency and proximity to customers. “This decision was made to strengthen our analytical business in the North American market by better serving our customers,” Grant said. “We expect the expansion will provide new jobs to the Bartlesville area with the bulk of that hiring occurring in the first...

Prepare to Be Amazed by Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

When people first visit Bartlesville, the most common reaction is, “This isn’t what I expected.” Anyone who is expecting the Wild West or open farmland will be shocked to find that Bartlesville is home to high-rise buildings, a world-class symphony and ballet, interactive museums, trendy restaurants, music festivals, boutiques, over 15 parks, a golf course, pool and lake. There is always something to do in Bartlesville, making living and working here a lot of fun. People Enjoy Living Here Bartlesville is known as being artsy, cultured and active. From outdoor music festivals to new restaurant openings and performances in our concert hall,...

Bartlesville Has the Employees You’re Looking For

Monday, January 21, 2019

Human Resource professionals, managers and business owners are facing a serious challenge in 2019 – a shortage of available, skilled workers to fill key positions. A growing economy has created growth opportunities in many industries but without enough workers, it is impossible for businesses to capitalize on them. This is a problem and it is likely to get worse. The unemployment rate is hovering around 3.7 percent nationally and is projected to remain there throughout 2019. As a result, businesses must be creative and think outside the box when developing strategies for workforce recruitment. Ways to Find Employees The easiest way to...

Closing the gap: Skills must catch up to demand in aviation sector, officials say

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Last month at a news conference at American Airlines’ Tulsa Maintenance Base, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe promoted a vision as large as the Boeing 737 staged behind him. The goal, the longtime legislator and pilot said, is to make Oklahoma the aviation capital of America. Whether the state soars that high remains to be seen. But to stay among the nation’s industry leaders, it must begin to close the gap between the demand for maintenance workers and the number of new employees joining the industry, otherwise known as the skills gap. Click here for the complete article.