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WD-40 Co.

WD-40 Co.

WD-40 sees profit for 2nd quarter

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
SAN DIEGO (AP) – WD-40 Co. (WDFC) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $14.3 million. The San Diego-based company said it had net income of $1.04 per share. The maintenance and cleaning product company posted revenue of $100 million in the period. WD-40 shares have declined 9.
NexTier Completion Solutions Inc.

NexTier Completion Solutions Inc.

NexTier is latest to lay off workers in El Reno

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
EL RENO – Houston based NexTier Completion Solutions Inc. has laid off more workers at its operations in El Reno. NexTier is a U.S. oilfield service company. The layoff hit 85 workers in a city already bruised by the layoff of hundreds of Halliburton workers earlier in the year.
Gates are closed in front of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman. Ledger file photo by Michael Duncan

Gates are closed in front of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman. Ledger file photo by Michael Duncan

State colleges to get virus relief funds

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it would distribute $14 billion immediately to institutes of advanced education across the country. The funding includes $6.
Residents of Oklahoma get tested at the drive-up COVID-19 test site in Norman April 9. Photo by Michael Kinney

Residents of Oklahoma get tested at the drive-up COVID-19 test site in Norman April 9. Photo by Michael Kinney

Virus testing sites up and running statewide

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
NORMAN – Earlier this month, Oklahoma was lambasted nationally and internally by many for the rate it had been testing people for COVID-19. As recently as April 3, the state was last in the nation in the number of tests given per capita.
Debunking link between 5G, COVID-19

Debunking link between 5G, COVID-19

AP fact check: Debunking link between 5G, COVID-19

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
CLAIM: Maps show a correlation between confirmed COVID-19 cases and locations where 5G wireless service has been installed. THE FACTS: There’s no evidence that 5G, fifth-generation wireless, is related to or causes COVID-19.
Barbers, stylists cope with revenue trim due to virus closures

Barbers, stylists cope with revenue trim due to virus closures

Barbers, stylists cope with revenue trim due to virus closures

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
No area of employment has been hit as hard by the coronavirus pandemic as those who work directly with people. Those who are face-to-face and have a hands-on occupation are virtually locked out of making a living in most cities due to the fear of spreading COVID-19.
CenterPoint still delaying shut-offs

CenterPoint still delaying shut-offs

CenterPoint still delaying shut-offs

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – CenterPoint Energy, the natural gas utility that serves approximately 100,000 residential and business customers in Oklahoma, continues to suspend disconnections of natural gas service for non-payment during the coronavirus crisis.
Energy activity has hit record lows

Energy activity has hit record lows

KC Fed survey: Energy activity at record lows

News Staff
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – An “energy survey” released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City showed how energy activity in the Tenth District, which includes Oklahoma, declined at a steep pace and expectations for future activity dropped further.
Halliburton announced last week it laid off 350 workers in Duncan.

Halliburton announced last week it laid off 350 workers in Duncan.

Energy, retail face layoffs in state

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Between the economic slowdown from the coronavirus pandemic and the dramatic slump in the energy industry because of a supply glut, Oklahoma workers in retail stores and the energy industry are getting economically hammered.
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