Thunder majority owner Clay Bennett Credit: Shannon Cornman Home games at the Chesapeake Energy Arena routinely sell out. Signs of Thunder mania, from car flags to T-shirts, are everywhere. Lengthy, glowing profiles about the team and its relationship to OKC have appeared everywhere from The New York Times to USA Today. The team’s devoted following […]
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Quality costs
The Chesapeake campus Energy companies comprised the bulk of the 10 companies receiving the most in state Quality Jobs funds. Chesapeake Energy Corp. received the most, at nearly $7.2 million, followed by SandRidge at around $6.6 million and ConocoPhillips at $4.8 million. Only three non-energy companies are on the top-10 list: Dell, Spirit AeroSystems and […]
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Time for tax credit reform
One reason was laid bare in a recent series of legislative hearings I was privileged to chair: We waste too many of your tax dollars on unnecessary, giveaway tax credits to businesses. The tax credit task force examined how and why past legislatures had granted tax credits to specific industries. We found little rhyme or […]