Staff at two Granny’s Kitchen locations in Oklahoma City say paychecks never arrived after abrupt closures; the franchisor says it is investigating.

A Trace One analysis finds Oklahoma City employs about 12 workplace safety managers per 10,000 workers, ranking the metro 14th among large U.S. cities. Federal projections point to continued hiring in the field.

DOE selected two demonstration projects in Louisiana and Oklahoma for up to $134M to extract rare earths from industrial waste and bolster domestic supply chains. The awards name a Gramercy, LA plant and an Ardmore, OK demo with MIT.