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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
A midyear review of Oklahoma's economic health shows even seasoned forecasters weren't as bullish as they could have been on projecting the state's resilience amid a languishing national economy.
"As it turns out, we weren't optimistic enough,” said Mark Snead, an Oklahoma State University research economist and director of the Center for Applied Economic Research at OSU's William S. Spears School of Business. "This is a fun time to be in Oklahoma. This is as good as it gets.” ...
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
The Center for Applied Economic Research at the William S. Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University released their Economic Outlook today.
The report says their current outlook calls for continued slowing in job growth this year, totaling 1.4 percent for all of 2008, followed by 2009 job growth of 1.3 percent with the job growth gap between the Oklahoma and the U.S. sitting at about one percent.
The forecasting model the report’s author, Mark Snead who is director of the center, uses projects that it would take a significant national recession to push state job growth into negative territory ...
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
STILLWATER, OK – Several Spears School student-athletes were honored during the 2007-2008 academic year for their accomplishments on and off the field of play. A list of these student-athletes and their awards follows.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
An economic impact study conducted by Mark Snead, director of the Center for Applied Economic Research (CAER) found a proposed baseball stadium in downtown Tulsa should generate about $13 million annually and create 200 permanent jobs. The Tulsa World recently published an article about the study.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Mark Snead, director of the Center for Applied Economic Research (CAER) recently was featured in an article about the Oklahoma housing market. Snead provided insight about why Oklahoma husing prices have remained constant, although sales of homes have slowed.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
An article at the NuWire Investor Web site includes insight from Mark Snead, director of the Center for Applied Economic Research in the Spears School of Business, regarding energy’s impact on Oklahoma’s economy.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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Stillwater, OK - Oklahoma State University’s own Kyle Ensley of Valliant, known by millions for his appearances on this year’s American Idol, will kick off a night of karaoke as one of the activities planned for Alpha 2008 on OSU’s Stillwater campus.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
Watson family demonstrates desire to elevate university
STILLWATER, OK - Oklahoma State University has announced a $1 million gift from Houston residents Kim and Chuck Watson to create two chairs: one in business and another in education at OSU. Once fully matched dollar-for-dollar by T. Boone Pickens’ $100 million chair match commitment, as well as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the gifts will have the impact of $4 million in endowed funds.
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
 STILLWATER, OK – Ronald L. Moomaw, The Associates professor of business
administration and professor and head of economics and legal studies at
Oklahoma State University, will retire from the faculty of the Spears
School of Business August 1.
Moomaw received a bachelor’s degree in economics with highest
distinction from the University of Virginia and a doctoral degree in
economics from Princeton University. He was an assistant and associate
professor of economics at OSU from 1972-83; a visiting associate
professor at the University of British Columbia from 1983-84, and
returned to OSU as head of the Department of Economics from 1987-93.
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 |
Puterbaugh Foundation, Links and accounting donors fund two chairs and one professorship
Oklahoma State University announced today $1.4 million in donations received from alumni and a foundation to fund three endowed positions within the Spears School of Business. Once fully matched dollar-for-dollar by T. Boone Pickens’ $100 million chair match commitment, as well as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the gifts will provide more than $5.6 million of impact in endowed funds.
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