News Archive
Important information about the MidAmerica Industrial Park.
New Google facility opening in Pryor brings its Oklahoma investment to $2 billion
09/28/2016 - PRYOR — Google and its uber popular search engine apparently have found a long-term home in Oklahoma.The Internet services company doubled down on its commitment Friday, announcing the opening of a new four-story facility that will help push the company’s investment in the state to $2 billion by 2018.... read more
Northeastern Oklahoma Regional Alliance talks education and workforce at annual summit
03/22/2016 - PRYOR — Education is vital to workforce development and workforce development is vital to economic development, said Don Raleigh, superintendent of Pryor Public Schools in his opening address at the NORA Education Summit.Unfortunately, education in Oklahoma is at a crossroads, Raleigh said.Oklahomans must decide whether to start being... read more
RSU Aerospace Summer STEM Camp
03/08/2016 - Rogers State University Pryor will host two new aerospace-themed academies this summer thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.AeroCamp Summer Academy will challenge students 8th through 11th grade to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts by working hands-on with aerospace-related devices.... read more
Aligning workforce strategy with business objectives
02/25/2016 - The competitive advantage of every employer is its employees. They are the companies greatest asset and, in some cases, its greatest deficit when skilled labor is in short supply.At MidAmerica Industrial Park, we recognize the intrinsic relationship between job creation and workforce preparation. Quite simply, the very future of... read more
Airport at MidAmerica Industrial Park to receive upgrades and improvements
01/18/2016 - With the promise of federal funds in hand, Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority is making a multi-million dollar upgrade to the MidAmerica Industrial Airport runway.“The existing runway is a 5,000 foot long asphalt runway connected to a partial parallel taxiway. In the early 1990s a 1,000 foot extension took it from 4,000... read more
