The report, released this morning by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., ranks Oklahoma 33rd overall in terms of business taxes, down slightly from 30th a year ago. According to this year’s report, Wyoming boasts the nation’s best business-tax climate; New Jersey, the worst.

The goal is to use the data to shape the state’s economic development policy and identify the issues that are important to creating jobs and strengthening our business climate.

After a couple of years of spending federal stimulus dollars, employing temporary taxes, and using one-time funds to plug budget holes, states must first use the new revenue to backfill their budgets to break even for the coming fiscal year.

Small Business Saturday has come and gone, but shoppers should support small businesses all year long.

Oklahoma’s economy continues its upward trend as the state enters the Christmas season, State Treasurer Ken Miller said today as he released the state’s monthly gross receipts report.

Jerrod Shouse, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, Oklahoma’s leading small-business association, said today that holiday shoppers can invest in their communities by shopping at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Oklahoma Honor Flights will be the beneficiary of the 2012 Oklahoma Speaker’s Ball, House Speaker Kris Steele said Friday.

Some argue that it’s purposeful — they’d rather meet than tweet — and their preference is face-to-face interaction. But some lobbyists and lobbying firms may avoid social media because they are unfamiliar, fear the unknown, and don’t have time to learn to do it right.

Congressional newspaper TheHill.com recently released their list of top association lobbyists in Washington, D.C., and there are six Oklahomans who made their list.

Although the Small Business Optimism Index inched higher, ending a six-month decline, National Federation of Independent Business President and CEO Dan Danner saw little to be optimistic about.