A grassroots community campaign protecting the health, heritage, and future of Inola, Rogers County, and Green Country, Oklahoma from a proposed aluminum smelter.

The roughly $100,000 average annual pay projected for Oklahoma Primary Aluminum’s proposed Inola plant includes overtime and cash benefits, the company told North Atlanta Star in written responses. The clarification gives prospective workers more detail about the compensation behind the project’s jobs pitch. But the company did not provide base-pay ranges for production and maintenance positions or explain how much overtime is built into the average.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin voiced support for the proposed aluminum smelter in Inola, calling the project a national security issue. Mullin said domestic aluminum produ...

Developers of a proposed aluminum plant in Inola, Oklahoma, are projecting at least 1,000 permanent jobs and approximately 4,000 construction positions as they make a renewed case for a project facing local opposition. Oklahoma Primary Aluminum released an economic impact study on September 23, outlining the potential benefits of an investment exceeding $4 billion. The company projects average annual compensation of about $100,000 for permanent positions once the facility is fully operational.

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A proposed primary aluminum facility at the Tulsa Port of Inola could support an average of about 7,000 Oklahoma jobs each year and contribute approximately

The 16-page economic impact study lays out what Oklahoma Primary Aluminum says are the broad financial and national security advantages of the $4 billion project.

Oklahoma Primary Aluminum's new facility aims to create 49 billion dollars in economic impact, emphasizing job growth and infrastructure.

INOLA – Mike Mazzei removed his sport coat and rolled up his sleeve

Inola has extended its smelter-permit moratorium and set an April referendum, adding a local vote to Oklahoma’s court fight over a $4 billion aluminum project backed as a major domestic supply investment.

INOLA - Mike Mazzei removed his sport coat and rolled up his sleeves as the late-afternoon sun pushed another Oklahoma day past 100 degrees. After walking about 50 yards along a white gravel road, the Tulsa businessman looked across a parcel of rolling rural land that had become one of the biggest political gambles in his run for governor.

Oklahoma's next governor will likely have to contend with growing pushback over large developments, from data centers to plants, across the state.

YOU CAN HELP You’ve seen Attorney Trevor Henson at a few of our Town Trustee meetings. He proposed the moratorium. He’s the architect of the initiative petition. He addressed the trustees at our last ...

The City of Tulsa–Rogers County Port Authority is taking legal action against the initiative petition that will tie the fate of the Inola smelter to a public vote.

The City of Tulsa–Rogers County Port Authority is taking legal action against the initiative petition that will tie the fate of the Inola smelter to a public vote.

Avec _L’amour est belle_ , Carl Pierrecq revisite le récit de l’esclavage à travers un court roman en vers libres. Dans le village de Kayang, Inola, sage-femme, voit sa communauté basculer dans la servitude après l’arrivée d’hommes armés. Face à la déshumanisation, le chant, la mémoire et l’amour deviennent des forces de résistance.

Inola extended its permit moratorium on a proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter through April 7, 2027, when residents are scheduled to vote. A state-court lawsuit and environmental review remain unresolved.