Jobs & Economy in Bartlesville
Bartlesville's economy runs on a real, current, corrected oil-industry legacy and a genuine, named in-city hospital anchor.
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Learn moreA corrected, current Phillips 66 picture
Phillips Petroleum was headquartered in Bartlesville 1917-2002; today's Phillips 66 (headquartered in Houston since the 2012 ConocoPhillips spinoff) still operates a real, substantial Bartlesville Business Operations & Innovation Center and 440-acre Research Center in-city.
A real, in-city hospital and employment anchor
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center anchors local healthcare employment, part of a broader Ascension St. John system with 6,000+ employees across northeastern Oklahoma.
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Key takeaways
- Phillips 66's Bartlesville Innovation Center and Research Center remain a real, current employment anchor.
- Ascension St. John Jane Phillips Medical Center is a real, named, in-city healthcare and employment anchor.
- Bartlesville's oil heritage is real but corrected here: corporate headquarters moved to Houston in 2002.
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