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With more people content to remain at their current jobs, Forbes recently released its 2024 Best Employers by State.
The media company partnered with Statista to survey more than 160,000 employees working for companies with at least 500 people in the United States.
Forbes listed 35 companies in Oklahoma with 19 headquartered in Oklahoma.
Here’s which companies in Oklahoma made the list:
No. 1: Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce
CEO: Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby
Headquarters: Ada
Industry: Travel and leisure
Employees: 13,500
Year founded: 1983
No. 2: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
CEO: Choctaw Nation Chief Gary Batton
Headquarters: Tuskahoma
Industry: Government services
Employees: 12,000
Year founded: 1820
No. 3: American Electric Power
CEO: Benjamin G.S. Fowke
Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio
Industry: Utilities
Employees: 17,250
Year founded: 1906
No. 4: Oklahoma Heart Hospital
CEO: John R. Harvey
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Health care and social services
Employees: N/A
Year founded: 2002
No. 5: Saint Francis Health System
CEO: Cliff Robertson
Headquarters: Tulsa
Industry: Health care and social services
Employees: 11,000
Year founded: 1960
No. 6: MidFirst Bank
CEO: Jeff Records
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Banking and financial services
Employees: 3,268
Year founded: 1982
No. 7: Costco Wholesale
CEO: Roland M. Vachris
Headquarters: Issaquah, Washington
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Employees: 208,000
Year founded: 1983
No. 8: Oklahoma State University – Main campus
CEO: Oklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum
Headquarters: Stillwater
Industry: Education
Employees: 8,882
Year founded: 1890
No. 9: Dell Technologies
CEO: Michael Saul Dell
Headquarters: Round Rock, Texas
Industry: Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering
Employees: 42,560
Year founded: 1984
No. 10: Tyson Foods
CEO: Donnie D. King
Headquarters: Springdale, Arkansas
Industry: Food, soft beverages, alcohol and tobacco
Employees: 120,000
Year founded: 1935
No. 11: Stillwater Medical Center
CEO: Denise Webber
Headquarters: Stillwater
Industry: Health care and social services
Employees: 2,000
Year founded: 1916
No. 12: University of Oklahoma
CEO: University of Oklahoma President Joseph Harroz Jr.
Headquarters: Norman
Industry: Education
Employees: 18,000
Year founded: 1890
No. 13: OGE Energy
CEO: Sean Trauschke
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Utilities
Employees: 2,329
Year founded: 1902
No. 14: Cherokee Nation
CEO: Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskins Jr.
Headquarters: Tahlequah
Industry: Government services
Employees: 11,600
Year founded: 1839
No. 15: Target
CEO: Brian C. Cornell
Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Employees: 415,000
Year founded: 1902
No. 16: Arvest Bank
CEO: Kevin Sabin
Headquarters: Lowell, Arkansas
Industry: Banking and financial services
Employees: 6,462
Year founded: 1961
No. 17: Cox Entertainment
CEO: Alex Taylor
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
Industry: Telecommunications services, cable supplier
Employees: 50,000
Year founded: 1898
No. 18: Amazon
CEO: Andrew R. Jassy
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Employees: 1,525,000
Year founded: 1994
No. 19: Oklahoma State University Medical Center
CEO: Johnny Stephens
Headquarters: Tulsa
Industry: Health care and social services
Employees: N/A
Year founded: 1972
No. 20: Whirlpool
CEO: Marc Robert Bitzer
Headquarters: Benton Harbor, Michigan
Industry: Semiconductors, electronics, electrical engineering
Employees: 18,880
Year founded: 1911
No. 21: Oklahoma Department of Human Services
CEO: Deborah Shropshire
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Government services
Employees: 5,000
Year founded: 1936
No. 22: Sodexo
CEO: Sophie Clamens
Headquarters: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Industry: Business services and supplies
Employees: 435,159
Year founded: 1966
No. 23: U.S. Department of Defense
CEO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III
Headquarters: Arlington County, Virginia
Industry: Government services
Employees: 3,400,000
Year founded: 1947
No. 24: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
CEO: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia
Industry: Government services
Employees: 400,000
Year founded: 1930
No. 25: Enterprise Mobility
CEO: Andrew C. Taylor
Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri
Industry: Travel and leisure
Employees: 90,000
Year founded: 1957
No. 26: Oklahoma City Public Schools
CEO: Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Polk
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Education
Employees: 4,285
Year founded: 1889
No. 27: Macy’s
CEO: Antony Spring
Headquarters: New York, New York
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Employees: 85,581
Year founded: 1858
No. 28: FedEx
CEO: Rajesh Subramaniam
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee
Industry: Transportation and logistics
Employees: 600,000
Year founded: 1971
No. 29: One Gas
CEO: Robert S. McAnnally
Headquarters: Tulsa
Industry: Utilities
Employees: 3,900
Year founded: 2014
No. 30: AT&T
CEO: John T. Stankey
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Industry: Telecommunications services, cable supplier
Employees: 149,900
Year founded: 1876
No. 31: Hobby Lobby
CEO: David Green
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Employees: 43,000
Year founded: 1972
No. 32: Devon Energy
CEO: Richard E. Muncrief
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Construction, chemicals, raw materials
Employees: 1,900
Year founded: 1971
No. 33: State of Oklahoma
CEO: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Government services
Employees: 30,000
Year founded: 1907
No. 34: City of Oklahoma City
CEO: Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt
Headquarters: Oklahoma City
Industry: Government services
Employees: 4,500
Year founded: 1889
No. 35: Norman Regional Health System
CEO: Richie Splitt
Headquarters: Norman
Industry: Health care and social services
Employees: 2,700
Year founded: 1946
In the second SEC Availability Report of the week, released on Thursday, Oklahoma saw status upgrades for two of its top defenders.
Linebacker Kobie McKinzie and cornerback Gentry Williams, both of whom were questionable on Wednesday’s report, are now probable to play in the Sooners’ game against Tennessee.
McKinzie exited last week’s loss to Ole Miss after playing just 15 snaps. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables revealed after the defeat that McKinzie “tweaked his groin.”
Williams exited the first quarter of OU’s win against South Carolina and did not return. He missed the entirety of the Sooners’ loss to Ole Miss but appears to be on track to play in Knoxville.
Running backs Taylor Tatum and Jovantae Barnes and offensive lineman Logan Howland are all still listed as questionable, as they were on Wednesday.
Barnes suffered an injury during warmups against Texas and hasn’t played since. In four games in 2025, Barnes has rushed for only 45 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.
Tatum has appeared in only one game for the Sooners, and he was a late addition to last week’s availability report.
Howland was on the injury report all week ahead of the Ole Miss game but was taken off in the final one, meaning he was available to play. The offensive tackle, however, did not appear against the Rebels.
Wide receiver Keontez Lewis and offensive lineman Derek Simmons are both doubtful to play against the Volunteers.
Lewis suffered a scary injury in the Sooners’ 44-0 win over Kent State but returned for the Texas game. He suffered a setback in that contest, though, and missed OU’s games against South Carolina and Ole Miss.
Simmons missed the Ole Miss game after suffering an injury against Texas but returning for South Carolina, and it appears less likely that he’ll play against the Volunteers.
Offensive linemen Jake Taylor, Jacob Sexton and Troy Everett are all ruled out for the Tennessee game. Everett is out for the remainder of the season, while Sexton hasn’t played since OU’s season opener against Illinois State. Taylor has not appeared in a game for the Sooners this year.
Another availability report will be released on Friday before a final report is released no later than 90 minutes until kickoff between the Sooners and Volunteers.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Neyland Stadium.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — If you have ever undergone a medical procedure, you know one of the scariest parts is not knowing how much you will have to pay.
That will no longer be the case for Oklahomans starting Saturday, November 1st.
Governor Kevin Stitt held a press conference Tuesday with other supporters of the new Hospital Price Transparency Law.
“It’s asking for transparency in pricing at hospitals, pretty common sense for consumers,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.
Starting November 1st, Oklahoma hospitals must post prices for procedures, so patients know how much they are paying before the bill arrives.
“We should be able to know how much things cost and not be surprised by humongous medical bills,” Gov. Stitt said.
“This law protects consumers who say if they’ve been harmed by overcharges, they also have a private right of action to go after the hospital for way overcharging them beyond the prices they were to have paid,” Cynthia Fisher, Founder and Chairman for Patient Rights Advocate said.
Fisher says in their most recent report, only 12% of Oklahoma hospitals reviewed were fully complying with the federal hospital price transparency rule first implemented nearly five years ago.
“And what has happened in the shadows is there is wide price variation,” Fisher said. “One patient may pay with their plan $1,200, and another patient may be billed over $12,000 for that very same procedure.”
Supporters believe this law will create a free market system, and in turn, bring down prices.
“I think we’ll see prices fall and quality soar,” Dr. Keith Smith, Co-Founder of the Free Market Medical Association and Surgery Center of Oklahoma said.
The State Department of Health will make sure hospitals post prices.
We reached out to a couple of hospitals to see how they plan to roll this out.
Integris Health never got back with us, and OU Health said they would send over something Wednesday.
Gov. Stitt says there is one main goal behind this law.
“We’re going to put power back into the consumers hands, going to lower health care cost across the state of Oklahoma,” Gov. Stitt said.
You can find the price transparency tool here.
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