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MidAmerica Company Highlight: TACK Designs – Big hearts, big brands, lead to big business
12/16/2019 - TACK Designs, one of Oklahoma’s largest screen-printing companies and located in MidAmerica Industrial Park, has seen exponential growth since moving its business to Park in 2015.Starting with 10 employees and one press line, in 2015 TACK was printing 1,000 to 1,500 shirts per week. Today, TACK has 35 employees (that’s a 350%... read more
A real game-changer’: MidAmerica Industrial Park adding retail, homes, parks
07/29/2019 - With its own water and wastewater treatment plants and custom electricity generation from the Grand River Dam Authority, MidAmerica Industrial Park has competitive advantages out the wazoo.But occasionally, site selectors view those perks as too good to be true.“Sometimes, we don’t make the first cut... read more
MidAmerica Newsletter Vol. 2019.02
07/28/2019 - Click here to view MidAmerica's most recent newsletter. read more
Google announces new investment in Oklahoma as part of $13B expansion across the U.S.
02/21/2019 - Google announced Wednesday it would be investing more than $13 billion this year into data centers and offices across the U.S., including Oklahoma.CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a statement that the effort will enable Google to “hire tens of thousands of employees and enable the creation... read more
MidAmerica Newsletter Vol. 2019.01
02/20/2019 - Click here to view MidAmerica's most recent newsletter. read more
MidAmerica Industrial Park officials break ground on The District and announce new greenfield expansion
09/15/2018 - Officials at MidAmerica Industrial Park broke ground on The District, a 162-acre development that incorporates retail, residential, parks and trails near the State of Oklahoma’s largest employment center in Pryor, Okla.“Today is the culmination of years of master planning MidAmerica Industrial Park to ensure we are... read more
Revolutionizing MidAmerica Industrial Park for Inclusive Growth
01/15/2018 - The next industrial revolution is upon us.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there are a record 6.2 million job openings in the United States. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, will create demand for an additional 900,000 highly skilled manufacturing workers over the next decade.In today’s economic development... read more
STEM Ecosystem Spotlight: Mayes County STEM Alliance
10/13/2017 - REGIONAL EMPLOYER NEEDS DRIVE ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENTThe Mayes County STEM Alliance is a collaborative initiative designed to ensure that youth in a rural northeast Oklahoma community have resources to discover and develop talents in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), then align those skills with local career opportunities. The Alliance... read more
STEM on showcase for students, teachers at MidAmerica Industrial Park Students
06/26/2017 - Amid the clatter of hands rifling through bins of Legos, Darryl MacKay walked students through robotics one step at a time. He was hoping for a breakthrough — for the kids he is teaching to grasp each vital step in programming.By day, MacKay is an automation manager at American... read more
Area Leaders Recognized for Workforce Development Efforts
03/16/2017 - Recently, three area leaders were recognized for their efforts and commitment to northeast Oklahoma through workforce development initiatives. Barbara Hawkins of the Pryor Area Chamber of Commerce, David Stewart, Chief Administrative Officer of MidAmerica Industrial Park and John Hawkins of Integrated Insurance Services and the Governor’s Council... read more
