Oklahomans rejected a proposal to gradually increase the minimum wage over the next three years, from $7.25 in 2025 to $15 in 2029.
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New development to bring live music, apartments and Wildflower Café to downtown Tulsa
Once it fully opens in 2027, MODE Tulsa will feature affordable housing alongside a speakeasy lounge, restaurant and production equipment for regional artists.
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Report finds Tulsa is closing the gap on several key disparities. But many remain.
Tulsa earned its highest-ever score on its 2025 equality indicator report, which measures disparities between advantaged and disadvantaged groups.
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Oklahomans will decide whether to raise minimum wage to $15. Tulsans have thoughts.
If passed June 16, State Question 832 would raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15. Tulsans making less than the proposed wage say it would make a big difference.
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After 5 years, Build in Tulsa says nearly $20M investment in entrepreneurs is paying off
The nonprofit has supported more than 700 entrepreneurs and deployed nearly $20 million in capital — primarily to founders who have minimal access to funding.
Posted inCulture
‘They’re not going to sell to you.’ Why Black women have struggled to own the natural hair industry
Black women have dominated as buyers in the industry, but not on the supplier side. The only Black-owned beauty supply store in Tulsa hasn’t let that stop them.
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Black Wall Street Rally attracted thousands, but the economic benefit was uneven
The festival has attracted about 20,000 riders and fans every year since it began in 2022. Rally organizers said it’s helped bring in $2.1 million in economic impact.
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Greenwood Cyber AI Lab opens at tech lab at former Moton hospital
In 2024, Tulsa’s Tech Hubs coalition received $51 million in federal funding to establish the region as a national center for advanced autonomy technologies.
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A grocery store boom is arriving in Tulsa’s food deserts, including downtown
Three micro grocery stores have opened around Tulsa, with a full-service grocery store coming to downtown this summer. The challenges to solving food insecurity remain.
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Oasis Fresh Market to open third location in south Tulsa along with downtown store
Oasis announced it has acquired Cox Cash Saver and will transform the grocery store into a “higher-quality” Oasis location at 62nd and Peoria.
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Downtown Tulsa’s The Boxyard will close its doors after a decade of ups and downs
Tenants of The Boxyard were told to vacate after a stream of late-night violence in the area. The venue also suffered from pandemic-era closures.
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‘Just the beginning’: North Tulsa leaders celebrate next chapter of Greenwood Entrepreneurship at Moton
A historic hospital building in Greenwood has been restored into an entrepreneurship hub for Tulsans seeking ways to build their businesses.