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Job Posting: City of Bethany Communications Specialist
CITY OF BETHANY ANNOUNCES JOB OPPORTUNITY: POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST The City of Bethany is accepting applications for the position of Police Department Communications Specialist (9-1-1 Dispatcher). JOB DESCRIPTION:Job functions include answering 911...
ACOG SPONSORS PROGRESS OKC WEBINAR SERIES: CULTIVATING A RESILIENT NEW ECONOMY
ACOG SPONSORED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS: Providing Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Tools & Resources To Build Resiliency in New Economy How can the minority-owned business community in the Oklahoma City area enter into a new American economy in the...
NEWS RELEASE: UTILIZING CARES ACT FUNDS ACOG LAUNCHES REGIONAL ECONOMIC DASHBOARD
UTILIZING CARES ACT FUNDS ACOG LAUNCHES LOCAL ECONOMIC DASHBOARD Interactive Tool Gives Central Oklahoma Leaders a Regional Economic Snapshot OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is pleased to announce the launch of the Capital Area...
ACOG Member Job Postings: Midwest City & Oklahoma City
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: CITY OF MIDWEST CITY & CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY City of Midwest City Communications Specialist I General Job Description: The incumbent operates 800 MHz radio system, teletype, E911 telephone, PBX telephone system Receives, analyzes, and...
FY2022 REAP Grant Season is Open
REAP GRANT PROGRAM Grant Gives Small Communities Opportunity to Improve their Infrastructure & Quality of Life The Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) is essential to providing communities, with populations under 7,000 the opportunities to improve their...
ACOG Board of Directors Approves FY2022 Budget
ACOG FY 2022 Budget Approved OKLAHOMA CITY — The ACOG Board of Directors approved the FY 2022 Budget at the Board meeting held on June 24, at the ACOG office, located at 4205 N. Lincoln Blvd. The FY 2022 Budget, totaling $10,230,468, reflects an overall increase of...
EMBARK Offers Free Trips Every Third Friday
EMBARK Offers Free Trips Every Third Friday Free Rides Promote Air Quality and Ozone Awareness OKLAHOMA CITY – EMBARK, Central Oklahoma’s public transit entity, will offer free rides on its fixed-route and zone 1 Paratransit bus and its OKC Streetcar service every...
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative and Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Presented ACOG Clean Cities Vision Awards
Clean Cities Awards Recognize Regional Alternative Fuel Leadership OKLAHOMA CITY -– The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) Zach D. Taylor, Jr. Clean Cities Vision Awards honor Central Oklahoma Clean Cities Coalition stakeholders accomplishments in...
Bicycle Friendly Business Guide: Helps Central Oklahoma Businesses Cater to a Whole New Customer Base
ACOG is Helping Businesses Become Bicycle Friendly with the Creation of the Bicycle Friendly Business Guide Did you know bicycle friendly businesses have major potential to impact their communities socially and economically? By providing access to bicycle riders,...
ACOG Adds Grant Writing Services
ACOG is pleased to announce an additional service to our member governments: grant preparation and grant administration. Over the 55-year history of ACOG, as a regional planning organization, it has delivered limited assistance to its local governments on grant...
Volunteers Needed for Bike/Ped Counts
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKE/PED COUNT The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is looking for volunteers to count the number of bicyclists and pedestrians on select area trails and roadways. This data will help city planners, engineers, and residents...
Central Oklahoma Celebrates Air Quality Awareness Week
Healthy Air - Important for Everyone Air Quality Awareness WeekDaniel Castaneda, ACOG Clean Cities Intern The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) along with other air quality leaders across the state and nation are excited to celebrate Air Quality...
Watch for Me OK Aims to Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Drivers in Central Oklahoma
The population in Central Oklahoma is growing – and with more bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers on the roads, safety has become an increasing concern. The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is partnering with the City of Oklahoma City (OKC) and the...
Let the Good Times Roll: May is Bike Month
Central Oklahoma Celebrates Bike Month 2021 May is National Bike Month! According to the League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month was established in 1956 as a chance to show the benefits and legitimacy of bicycling for transportation, recreation, and...
COMMENTS NEEDED: TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
ACOG invites citizens throughout Central Oklahoma to review and comment on a preliminary version of the next Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP identifies all federally funded surface transportation projects (roadway, transit, bicycle, highway,...
9-1-1 ACOG Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 9-1-1 DISPATCHERS CELEBRATED DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK OKLAHOMA CITY – 9-1-1 Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is proud to observe the second full week of April (April 11-17) as National Public Safety...
UPDATE: Community Economic Resiliency Initiative (CERI) Planning Demonstration Sites Selected
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCY INITIATIVE (CERI) PLANNING DEMONSTRATION SITES SELECTED Central Oklahoma Communities Focus on Sustainable Economic Recovery & Resilience WHAT IS CERI? In an effort to assist our municipal governments to proactively respond and...
Survey Responses Needed
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COVID-19 IMPACT SURVEY TELL US HOW COVID-19 HAS AFFECTED YOUR COMMUNITY We have reached the one-year anniversary of COVID-19. To better assess our communities’ needs and collaborate on how our region emerges from this pandemic with thriving local...