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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2024": * * * Oklahoma had 114,000 job openings in July 2024, compared to 100,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings ra  more

Okla. U.S. Attorney: Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 210 Months for His Role in Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy
TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Gary Don McElroy, 55, for Drug Conspiracy. Judge Russell ordered McElroy to 210 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. According to court documents, in October 2023, Tulsa Police officers conducted a routine traffic stop due to an expired tag. McElroy was a passeng  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million for Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Business and Job Growth in Barnsdall, Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Barnsdall in Oklahoma, for infrastructure improvements to support business development in the region. This grant will reconstruct a spillway at the Waxhoma Lake Dam to encourage business growth and resili  more