In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater emphasizes the crucial role businesses play in encouraging voter participation, stressing that a more engaged electorate leads to better outcomes for both the community and the economy.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater celebrates the recent vote to increase Oklahoma City's hotel-motel tax, highlighting how this critical decision will bolster the city’s reputation as a premier destination for tourism, conventions and major events, ensuring continued growth and success.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater highlights Oklahoma City's ongoing growth and success, encouraging voters to support the proposed hotel-motel tax increase on August 27 to help boost the city's image, attract more visitors and drive economic development.
In this month’s Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater emphasizes the importance of voting in the upcoming Dec. 12 special election.
Some homes with zip codes for neighboring cities are actually within OKC city limits including Bethany, Edmond, Choctaw, Norman, Harrah, Jones, Luther, McLoud, Mustang, Newalla, Piedmont, Spencer and Yukon.
It’s been one year since Oklahoma County voters approved a $260 million bond to build a new county detention center. Since then, a citizen’s oversight committee has been selected and a pair of architects have been hired.
Following months of debate on hundreds of bills, the Oklahoma Legislature adjourned sine die May 26. Despite the disagreements between the House, Senate and governor on major education reform, officials with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber said the session was highly successful with respect to accomplishing the Chamber’s legislative priorities.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber president and CEO Christy Gillenwater encourages Chamber members and other business owner to stay informed on issues that are important for OKC's business climate and to vote in the Feb. 14 elections.
