NorSun Plans $620M Investment in Oklahoma for U.S. Solar Wafer Manufacturing Operations

Norwegian solar energy company, NorSun, has selected Tulsa, Oklahoma for its first U.S.-based factory, an initial planned investment of $620 million in a new 5 GW silicon ingot and solar wafer manufacturing facility. The expansion, which was facilitated by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, will create 320 new direct jobs […]

Kratos and GE Aerospace Partner on Small Affordable Engines

During the Farnborough International Airshow, Oklahoma’s Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced that GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on the development and production of small affordable engines that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft, and […]

Oklahoma Celebrates $51 Million Investment in Tulsa Region’s Tech Hub

Governor Kevin Stitt released a statement celebrating the $51 million federal investment in Tulsa’s Tech Hub. The Tech Hub, which focuses on autonomous technologies such as drones, will make Tulsa the world’s leading destination for innovation, investment and talent in this technology and will find uses in industries spanning agriculture, defense, energy, health care, manufacturing […]

Webco Celebrates Opening of F.W. Weber Leadership Campus

Webco Industries christened the first building on its F. W. Weber Leadership Campus. The 77,000-square-foot facility will house the company’s leadership and IT team along with Webco Tech Center, which is responsible for research and development, advanced testing, prototyping, and metallurgical problem-solving. The Tech Center had previously been a shared effort across several company locations. […]