Having the headquarters of a publicly traded company in your hometown can be a key asset, but also a source of steady concern. Many of the larger Tulsa companies that have shares offered on a major stock exchange also tend to be among the city's better employers. In general, many need a significant amount of skilled, full-time people. They also typically pay good salaries and offer extensive benefits. Most also are solid corporate citizens and support area nonprofit causes. Tulsa World
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Louisiana’s oil and gas industry, which includes extraction, refining and pipelines, supports 310,217 jobs and generates more than $16.1 billion in annual household earnings for the state, according to a study released Monday by the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. The study shows that Louisiana is the United States’ No. 1 producer of crude oil, when one includes production from federal waters; No. 2 in petroleum refining capacity; and No. 3 in natural gas production. The Advocate
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Florida Democrats are basing much of their best hopes for success in 2012 — including the re-elections of President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — on the unpopularity of Republican Gov. Rick Scott. At the annual convention of the Florida Democratic Party this weekend at Walt Disney World, speakers, party officials and rank-and-file delegates were almost gleeful in their criticism of Scott, who's been in office only since January and has struggled to get his popularity into the 35 percent to 40 percent range. Orlando Sentinel
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CAPE CANAVERAL - The Boeing Co. announced this morning that it will assemble and operate its commercial manned space capsule from Kennedy Space Center, bringing 550 jobs to the space coast by 2015. Gov. Rick Scott along with officials from Boeing, NASA and Space Florida gathered to announce the details of the plan to support Boeing's CST-100 space capsule program at a 10 a.m. ceremony at KSC. Orlando Sentinel
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Is Rick Perry still a top-tier presidential candidate? For the most part, the media keep treating the Texas governor as though he is, often considering him the most viable candidate other than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to get the GOP nomination. Despite the recent dominance of businessman Herman Cain in the polls (which could change with the recent sexual harassment allegations), that candidate is still largely characterized by political writers as a flash in the pan. Christian Science Monitor
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State Sen. Jim Forrester from Gaston County, a leading advocate against gay marriage, has died. He was 74. A physician and 11th-term senator, Forrester of Stanley has suffered heath problems for several months, according to his sister-in-law, Sally Beach. News Observer
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Job creation is front and center this presidential election season. And as a result, President Obama and his GOP contenders have come under fire not only for the amount of jobs they did or didn't create in the past; they're also being scrutinized based on how they plan to create jobs in the future. But what about the jobs they have been creating during their campaigns? US News & World Report
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The nation’s second largest private company and its subsidiaries are also in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and just about every other state in the nation. But the locale where Koch Industries is making its presence felt the most isn’t a state at all. It’s Washington, D.C. American Independent
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Pharmavite formally broke ground this morning in Opelika on its $76.5 million, 330,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. The facility, which was announced Sept. 13, is expected to create 280 jobs. The Birmingham News
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Funding for the department that oversees Medicaid in Virginia has swelled by 143 percent over the past decade as the state grapples with increased health care costs and the prospect of dramatically expanded participation starting in 2014 as a result of federal reforms. Appropriations to Virginia's Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), which oversees the federal-state health care program for low-income residents, ballooned from $3.2 billion in 2002 to $7.5 billion in 2011. “It’s been phenomenal,” Delegate Harvey B. Morgan, Gloucester Republican, said of the growth. “Come 2014, we will have a significant increase in the people we are required to cover.” The Washington Times
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