Oklahoma’s Business Rankings Take Hit | Oklahoma City News

Oklahoma’s business climate may be cheap and friendly, but its education and workforce woes are dragging it to 39th in CNBC’s top states list — a two-spot slide from last year. With D grades in education and workforce, and a C-plus in infrastructure, the state’s biggest hurdles aren’t taxes or regulations — they’re classrooms and skills. Business leaders say fixing early reading is key, and a new private initiative is stepping in with teacher coaching. Governor Stitt acknowledges the strengths while calling for smarter growth — especially around capital access — as Oklahoma races to turn its potential into real economic power. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a20408588d360d57