State Chamber Annual Meeting Set For June 12th – Save The Date -The State Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting will take place on June 12th. Statewide and national election strategies will be discussed as well as a recap of this year’s legislative session. Greg Casey, President and CEO of BIPAC, the nation’s premier source of business political strategy since 1963, will be our morning keynote speaker. Chester Elton, known as the "Apostle of Appreciation", by the Globe and Mail, Canada's largest newspaper, will be our luncheon speaker. Elton is co-author of several successful leadership books. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and The 24-Carrot Manager has been called a "must read for modern-day managers" by Larry King of CNN. Registration information and a detailed agenda will be available soon. Location for this event will be the Sheraton Oklahoma City hotel in the heart of Oklahoma City. Please make note of this location. Contact Danna Fowble.
Small Business Premium Assistance Program Gets Upgrade Oklahoma's premium assistance program, designed for businesses with fifty or fewer employees (formerly known as the Oklahoma Employer/Employee Partnership for Insurance Coverage or O-EPIC) is now called Insure Oklahoma. Also announced is that effective November 1st, the qualifying salary guidelines utilized for the program will increase from 185% of the federal poverty level (FPL) to 200% of the FPL. Small businesses can receive sixty percent of their health insurance premiums for qualified employees reimbursed by the state. For additional information, including salary guidelines, click here.
