Economic Growth

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CoBank releases 2022 forecast

  DENVER — The United States’ economy is poised to slow in 2022 relative to 2021, but economic growth will continue at a pace that is well above average. Consumers have powered the economic recovery since mid-2020, and that will continue in the coming year.
Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey - The vacant Sears department store in Lawton’s Central Mall.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey - The vacant Sears department store in Lawton’s Central Mall.

Lawton moves forward with tech park plan

A former Sears department store in Lawton’s Central Mall may not sit empty much longer.
 The surplus was 7.1%. Gov. Laura Kelly called the better-than-expected tax collections ``a positive sign.’’ For the four months since the start of the state’s 2020 fiscal year

The surplus was 7.1%. Gov. Laura Kelly called the better-than-expected tax collections ``a positive sign.’’ For the four months since the start of the state’s 2020 fiscal year

Kansas collects $37M more in taxes than expected in October

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is reporting that it collected nearly $37 million more in taxes than anticipated in October. The Department of Revenue said Friday that the state collected $553 million in taxes during the month when its official revenue forecast predicted $516 million. The surplus was 7.
Economic Growth

Economic Growth

China’s economic skid deepens, weighing on global growth

BEIJING – China’s economic growth slowed to a new three-decade low amid a tariff war with Washington, adding to a deepening slump that is weighing on global growth. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 6% over a year ago, down from the previous quarter’s 6.2%.
Personal Income Growth

Personal Income Growth

Personal Income Grows By 3% In the First Quarter

Oklahoma’s economy continues to grow along with that of the nation as a whole - in which economic growth accelerated under “a narrower trade gap and growing inventories amid weaker consumer demand,” according to a recent report issued by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and Economic...