The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021, and its importance has only grown since then. In his remarks at the formal dedication of the… Read More
Oklahoma
Stardust Power Inc., a development-stage American manufacturer of battery-grade lithium products, announced January 11 that it has selected Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Okla., to build a new battery-grade lithium… Read More
Port Muskogee, Okla., announced recently that a New Mexico-based company has chosen Muskogee for expansion. Although the port didn’t initially name the group, subsequent reports identified it as JKLM LLC. Read More
VMI Dredges, Cushing, Okla., a leading provider of dredging equipment and services, announced January 24 that it has been named 2022 Large Business of the Year by the Cushing Chamber… Read More
Glen Cheatham Jr., 80, of Grove, Okla., former director of waterways for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, died June 8 at Betty Ann Nursing Home. Cheatham received his bachelor’s degree… Read More
Since retiring in August, my wife, Mary, and I have been very busy. We sold our home in Louisville and moved to Edmond, Okla., on the first of October, and… Read More
Activity at the Tulsa Ports (formerly known as the Tulsa Port of Catoosa) is steadily increasing. In June alone, it reported a record-setting month of barge shipments of 236,249 tons… Read More
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa reported record-setting barge shipments for the month of June. At the close of June 2019, the Tulsa Port experienced historic flooding, which brought barge shipments… Read More
Lew Meibergen, 88, former chairman and president of Johnston Enterprises, died April 16 at his home in Enid, Okla. Johnston Enterprises was founded by his grandfather, W.B. Johnston, after the… Read More
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) will receive Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th Annual Leadership Service Award on Thursday, February 13, on Capitol Hill. Inhofe is chairman of the Senate Armed Services… Read More
