Deadline to register for Annual Meeting is today at 5:00 pm!

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Don’t miss out on our Annual Meeting; the registration deadline is today, Friday, June 14 at 5:00 pm!

You won’t want to miss our 2019 Annual Meeting, offering valuable high-level networking, results of our legislative agenda, the inauguration of a new chairman, and much more.

Date:

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Location:

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

1700 NE 63rd Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Schedule:

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Board of Directors Meeting (breakfast to be served)

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Annual Meeting Networking Hour

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Annual Meeting (lunch to be served)

Contact : Lindsey Sparks

More Resources: Severe Weather Strikes Oklahoma

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened recovery centers in Oklahoma.

Business Recovery Centers (BRC) are run by SBA and are dedicated to businesses.

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are facilities where SBA is co-located with FEMA and serves the needs of all types of disaster victims.

Businesses can go to either a DRC or a BRC. Although there are fewer BRCs, they tend to be far less busy, and the staff there are well versed in business issues. At the moment, there are only three centers open but more will be coming online very soon:

Business Recovery Center (BRC)

Tulsa:

Langston University

914 N. Greenwood Avenue, Room 203

Tulsa, OK 74106

Hours:

Monday – Thursday

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Friday

7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)

Sand Springs:

Case Community Center

1050 W. Wekiwa Road

Sand Springs, OK 74063

Hours:

Monday – Saturday

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Fort Gibson:

Fort Gibson High School

500 S. Ross Street

Fort Gibson, OK 74434

Hours:

7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Also, this fact sheet covers both residential and business disaster assistance loans. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact David Reetz with SBA.

State Chamber Featured in Health Plan Testimonials

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released testimonials on successful Association Health Plans that included the State Chamber of Oklahoma.

Earlier this year, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down key provisions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule that allows small businesses to pool together to access affordable, high-quality health care coverage through Association Health Plans (AHPs). Existing AHPs may continue to cover people who were enrolled before the District Court’s decision, but the establishment of new plans and/or the enrollment of new individuals under an existing plan are not permitted unless and until the court of appeals overturns the district court's ruling.

The U.S. Department of Labor has since filed a notice of appeal and the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump Administration's request for an expedited schedule.

You can read the release and testimonials here .