September 2010 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 1036
Northeast Agritourism Rolling Bus Tour Overview (View Video)
We traveled with Jeff Weeks, Agritourism Coordinator, to northeast Oklahoma on the Agritourism's Rolling Bus Tour. A one day trip where people could experience first-hand how such destinations work.
For more information visit this link:Oklahoma Agritourism
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Blackberry Farm (Owasso) (View Video)
We visit with Paula Jacobs of the Owasso Tree and Berry Farm who shares her love for blackberries with everyone who visits her "you pick'em" farm.
For more information visit this link:Owasso Tree and Berry Farm
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Windsong Ranch (View Video)
We visit with Rowdy Malchow who raises a variety of livestock...some native and some a bit more exotic, like camels…at his Windsong Ranch in Adair, Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Windsong Adventures
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Oak Hills Winery and Vineyard (View Video)
The unique tasting wines made from a variety of grapes grown at the Oak Hills Winery in Chelsea, Oklahoma, is what turns people off of historic Route 66 and into the winery.
For more information visit this link:Oak Hills Winery
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Bison Roundup (View Video)
One of our most enduring American images is that of the great American bison. A look at Bison ranching in Oklahoma and how it is more than a novelty or passing fad, it is a viable industry.
For more information visit this link:Nature Conservancy
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Shepherd's Cross (View Video)
Peter and Diane Dickinson share their calling to be shepherds with those who want to know more about "sheep" down on their farm called Shepherd's Cross in Claremore, Oklahoma.
For more information visit this link:Shepherd's Cross, Inc.
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Price Tower (View Video)
The tallest skyscraper ever built by world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright stands 19 stories tall in Bartlesville Oklahoma. Price Tower started out as a company oil and pipeline headquarters, but now is a high-style hotel, restaurant, and art museum.
For more information visit this link:Price Tower Arts Center
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Week 2 Show 1037
Economics of Childcare 1 (View Video)
Early childhood education is more than a social issue, it's an economic issue as well. We focus on the long-term benefits of investing in the first five years of a child's life.
For more information visit these links:Potts Family Foundation
Emerson Alternative High School
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Interview with James Heckman (View Video)
We visit with noted scholar and Nobel prize winner James Heckman about the economic return on early childhood investment.
For more information visit these links:Professor James Heckman
The Heckman Equation
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Economics of Childcare 2 (View Video)
According to the Department of Labor, seventy-two percent of workplace absenteeism is due to child care related issues. We look at how private industry is coming up with solutions.
For more information visit these links:Potts Family Foundation
Smart Start Oklahoma
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Interview with Rob Dugger (View Video)
Human capital is the value of a person's skills and knowledge that they bring to the workplace. We visit with Hanover Investment Group's Rob Dugger about the economics of an educated workforce.
For more information visit these links:Rob H. Dugger
Partnership for America's Economic Success
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Childcare Training -- Pathway to CDA (View Video)
Proper childcare is not just a social issue, but an economic one as well. In the past decade, the cost of daycare has increased by about one third and getting squeezed by it all are parents wanting to provide the very best for their children.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Metro Technology Center
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Week 3 Show 1038
Boeing Jobs (View Video)
In an effort to cut costs, the Boeing Company is moving it's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program to Oklahoma City…and with it, more than 500 engineering jobs.
For more information visit these links:Boeing Company
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
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Valco Manufacturing Company (View Video)
We travel to Duncan, Oklahoma, to see how how Valco Enterprises is using it's small town roots to reach a global market.
For more information visit this link:Valco Manufacturing Company
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Francis Tuttle -- Aerospace (View Video)
New jobs in Oklahoma mean a growing demand for a skilled workforce; and in the aerospace industry, no one does a better job of providing such training than Francis Tuttle Technology Center.
For more information visit these links:Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Metro Tech -- Aerospace
Tulsa Tech -- Aerospace
Jet Service Enterprises
Oklahoma AAR Aircraft Services
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Interview with Mary Smith and Rachel Hutchings -- Aerospace Week (View Video)
We visit with members of Oklahoma's Aerospace Alliance as the travel the state promoting an industry that is responsible for one in every ten jobs in Oklahoma.
For more information visit thise link:Oklahoma Aerospace Alliance
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Value Added: Altus Air Force Base (View Video)
Planes come in from all around the world for repairs at Altus Air Force Base, creating an ongoing demand for a highly-trained, local workforce.
For more information visit this link:City of Altus
Altus Air Force Base
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Flight Safety International (View Video)
We visit Flight Safety International, Inc. and learn why aviation isn't just about the aircraft, but also about the men and women who fly them.
For more information visit this link:Flight Safety International
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Aerospace Education (View Video)
sk any kid what they want to be when they grow up and a typical response may be a pilot or an astronaut. Meet some Oklahomans helping those dreams become reality, while also helping one of Oklahoma’s bedrock industries, aerospace, grow and prosper.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma School of Sceince and Math
Oklahoma CareerTech
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Value Added: Oklahoma Aerospace (View Video)
We visit with Lieutenant Governor, Jari Askins, about Oklahoma aerospace and how it is a vital part of our state's economy.
For more information visit this link:State of Oklahoma
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Week 4 Show 1039
Healthcare Background (View Video)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was approved by Congress and signed by the President in February 2010; today, we explain what this piece of legislation is, and what it isn't.
For more information visit these links:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PPAC Document
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Interview with Kim Holland -- Part 1 (View Video)
If fully implemented, Healthcare Reform will bring sweeping changes to not just the insurance industry, but to everday Americans. We visit with Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, Kim Holland, regarding healthcare reform.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma Insurance Department
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Interview with Kim Holland -- Part 2 (View Video)
We continue our visit with Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, Kim Holland, regarding the changes taking place with healthcare reform.
For more information visit these links:Oklahoma Insurance Department
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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