Pumpkin Give Away

There was lots of excitement Saturday morning at 8:30am, October 20th, as the Baskin Real Estate Specialists’ moving truck rolled into Stone Mill subdivision full of pumpkins. Children and parents were already waiting to make their selection. Floyd and Jerri McNair, residents of Stone Mill and members of the Baskin Real Estate Specialists of McGraw REALTORS, handed out pumpkins nearly nonstop for two hours. Neighbors, young and old, felt a sense of community as children hand picked just the right pumpkin.

Half Mast

The following Executive Order Flag Alert was just received from Governor Henry's office. 

While the Executive Order is specific to all American and State flags on State property,

you may also wish to honor on your private property.

Governor Henry has directed that all American and State Flags on state property be flown at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19 to honor Staff Sargeant Lillian Clamens, an Oklahoma resident, who died on Wednesday, October 10 at age 35 while serving in Iraq.

To view the complete Executive Order, visit www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/filelog/74382.pdf

Broken Arrow Area Manufacturer's Legislative RoundTable

Thursday, October 18
11:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Broken Arrow Chamber office
123 N Main
251-1518

Manufacturers in the Broken Arrow area are invited to join Mike Seney, Sr. VP of Operations for the State Chamber to receive a legislative update and to discuss key issues and concerns that impact manufacturers. Join us for lunch and participate in this very important session to communication with those who can impact state legislative policy.

For more information, call Deb Marshall at 251.1518.

RSVP required - Cheryl at 251.1518. A light lunch will be provided, courtesy of Lunch Sponsors Auto Turn Mfg, Total Valve, and Broken Arrow Legislative Committee.

BUILDING ARKS

BUILDING ARKS
A workshop on preparing tomorrow's workforce
Wednesday, October 10
Tulsa Technology - Riverside Campus Auditorium
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Register to Jack Reese at reesej@keytrain.com or 918.369.9710
No cost

This workshop will focus on solutions for preparing tomorrow's workforce today. Educators are well aware of the importance of preparing all students to take their place in the workforce of tomorrow. Those attending this workshop will learn how to utilize WorkKeys assessments and the KeyTrain curriculum to prepare students to receive Oklahoma's Career Readiness Certificate, which is one of the most rapidly gowing foudnational skill certifications programs in the country.

If you are not familiar with WorkKeys or Key Train - you will be hearing more about these programs in the near future. They are part of a program that will help assess and train workers to have the talent necessary for existing jobs, but the program also helps employers make reliable decisions about hiring, training and program development. This will be a statewide initiative and the Broken Arrow Chamber's Workforce Development Committee is strategizing to put Broken Arrow at the lead of the pack in employee certification and employer job profiles.

OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE ON MANUFACTURING

OKLAHOMA CONFERENCE ON MANUFACTURING
Wednesday, October 10
Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
www.okalliance.com for online registration
245-8006 for more information or phone registration
$115 per person

This conference is designed to offer manufacturers in Oklahoma the opportunity to learn from one another and to help set the agenda for economic growth and development Attendees will enjoy a variety of breakout session options, including Immigration 101 for Manufacturers, Real World Workforce Solutions, Succession Planning, Oklahoma Business Tax Incentives, Competing for Business and Nanotechnology. Keynote address will be given by Doug Hall, who has writting a number of business books and is hailed by Inc. Magazine as "America's Top New Product Idea Man". A tour of Broken Arrow manufacturer Hill Manufacturing is also included.

There are also some pre-conference activities scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and evening. A number of Broken Arrow businesses will be in attendance, as will Broken Arrow Economic Development staff.