The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) impacted individuals and businesses alike. The TCJA created new tax rate brackets, eliminated personal exemptions for individuals, lowered the tax rate for corporations and revised the types of allowable deductions, credits and exclusions. It also changed the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption and phaseouts, […]

Dominick Resler’s practice, patience and persistence have finally paid off. Resler, a student in the Business Technology program at Meridian Technology Center, is a senior at Perry High School and a member of TechHeads, Perry’s robotics team. For the past six years, he and his teammates have been waiting for a victory. “It’s been a […]

Perkins-Tryon High School seniors Caden Williams and Zach Frazier decided to use the principles they are learning in Meridian Technology Center’s Pre-Engineering STEM Academy to better another passion of theirs: football. For their capstone project, Williams and Frazier wanted to create a tee that would keep the football from rolling off when Oklahoma’s trademark wind […]

Research suggests that our decisions are disrupted by an array of irrationalities and biases: We are overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by short-term emotions. Unfortunately, being aware of these shortcomings doesn’t fix the problem, so we have to learn how to do better. On […]

Ah, there’s nothing like a good home cooked meal. I didn’t fully appreciate them until I went off to college and got to enjoy cafeteria food for four years, and now I have a new appreciation for them as I’m the one consistently making them. I have only been cooking for myself and my husband […]

The Oklahoman has recognized Meridian Technology Center as a Top Workplace in Oklahoma for the fifth consecutive year. Meridian was second on the midsize companies list this year. “It’s an honor to be selected as one of Oklahoma’s Top Workplaces,” said Superintendent/CEO Dr. Douglas R. Major. “We don’t do this for the award or recognition […]

Since launching the Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences program in 2015, 100 percent of graduates from the Meridian Technology Center program have gone on to attend college. This year is no exception. Students in the STEM Academy program are already churning out college applications, essays and applications for scholarships. Even though it’s early, many […]

“I got an interview!” During a job hunt, this can be almost as exciting as actually landing a position. But once you get that interview, it’s often difficult to know how to prepare. Within the last year, I’ve had about five interviews for a variety of internships and jobs. Only one of them was an […]

Two instructors from the Meridian Technology Center STEM Academy have been recognized as a Project Lead the Way(PLTW) Outstanding Teacher. Stephanie Hara, Biomedical Sciences instructor, and Mark Thomas, Pre-Engineering instructor, were among the more than 40 educators from across the nation recognized for their commitment to empowering students in PLTW programs. They will be recognized […]

Your company’s brand is one of the most critical factors for its ultimate success. It’s the culmination of the organization’s identity, packaged and presented in a way that’s pleasing, familiar and attractive to prospective and recurring customers. Companies aren’t alone in their need for solid branding. Personal branding, the art of building a unique brand […]