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MidAmerica Newsletter Vol. 2020.01
06/23/2020 - Click here to view MidAmerica's most recent newsletter. read more
The Power of Reinvention
06/15/2020 - Some of the world’s most profitable and enduring businesses have maintained their long track record of success by constantly reinventing themselves. Apple, IBM and Lego are just a few examples of global companies that have changed to stay relevant and have done so quite well. Then there are... read more
MidAmerica and the Grand River Dam Authority
06/12/2020 - “I’ve worked at facilities all around the country, but this is the only facility I’ve worked where we have never lost power.”This statement was made by a MidAmerica Industrial Park business and GRDA customer, who was a participant during the annual meeting between... read more
MidAmerica Industrial Park receives $100,000 Google Community Grant to assist area school districts with COVID-19 rapid response
06/10/2020 - MidAmerica Industrial Park recently received a $100,000 Google Community Grant through the MidAmerica STEM Alliance to assist areas school districts with their COVID-19 rapid response.The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate impact on public schools. Districts quickly shifted to alternative teaching and learning methods to finish out the school year, and... read more
The History of MidAmerica – 60 Years of Success
06/08/2020 - Beginning in 1941 and lasting through the turbulent year of World War II, a sprawling 15,867 acre site near Pryor Creek and Chouteau, Oklahoma teemed with over 10,000 employees working in a government-owned, DuPont-operated power plant. Constructed at an original cost of $84,000,000, the Oklahoma Ordnance Works produced primarily smokeless powder as well as... read more
Pryor Public Schools Named by Franklin Covey Education as First K-12 District in the World With All Schools Achieving Leader in Me Lighthouse Certification
06/03/2020 - PRYOR, OK – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JUNE 3, 2020 – After more than ten years of continued focus on leadership, Pryor Public Schools announced today it has been named by FranklinCovey Education as the first K-12 district in the world to have all of its schools achieve Leader in Me... read more
MidAmerica offers “Quick Action” incentive fund to prospective businesses
05/22/2020 - As part of MidAmerica Industrial Park’s economic development efforts, MidAmerica has established a “Quick Action” incentive fund that assists new companies with the costs associated with business relocation such as infrastructure, training and much more.MidAmerica is uniquely positioned to incentivize new business from every angle... read more
MidAmerica Industrial Park and Discovery Plastics partner to manufacture reusable N95 masks
05/18/2020 - (PRYOR, Okla.) – The severe global shortage of reusable N95 masks after the coronavirus outbreak has encouraged several companies to join the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to help address the shortage. MidAmerica Industrial Park, collaborating with Miami, Okla. based Discovery Plastics, is the latest to... read more
‘The dust is still settling’: MidAmerica Industrial Park, City of Owasso detail ways employers responded to coronavirus
05/07/2020 - Companies at MidAmerica Industrial Park have found many ways to pivot with the COVID-19 pandemic, the park’s top executive said Tuesday.David Stewart is chief administrative office and trustee of Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, which operates the 9,000-acre MidAmerica Industrial Park (MAIP) near Pryor.He, along with Owasso... read more
Armin Road Development Update
04/23/2020 - MidAmerica’s “Armin Road Development Area,” establishes over 400 new acres of property located in the heart of the Park. With this expansion, MidAmerica can ensure space is readily available for prospective new industries or expansion of our current employers. The property is divided into eight different... read more
