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Q&A with Hardy Watkins, Senior Vice President of Membership and Investor Relations

Hardy Watkins, senior vice president of membership and investor relations at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, brings a wealth of experience from both leading and participating in chambers of commerce across the region. Watkins sat down with the VeloCity team to discuss how his background shapes his approach, the value chambers bring to businesses and how the Greater OKC Chamber is helping drive regional growth.

By Lauren King
Inside OKC / May 8, 2025

Visit OKC honors Hometown Heroes at 15th annual awards 

Visit Oklahoma City honored Hometown Heroes on Tuesday night at an award ceremony at Meinders Hall of Mirrors in the Civic Center Music Hall. The honorees were chosen for their dedication to OKC, leadership in their industry, collaborative efforts and promotion of the city as a destination. 

By Chamber Staff
Events / May 7, 2025

Fueling the future: OKC's economic growth potential

On May 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Petroleum Club, the Chamber will host its May Chamber Forum event focused on Oklahoma City’s economic development potential, featuring insightful discussions with Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater and the newly appointed senior vice president of economic development, Dennis Pruitt.

By Lauren King
Economy / March 24, 2025

Wheeler Bio secures $35 million in oversubscribed Series A-1 round to accelerate growth, expand drug development and boost biomanufacturing capabilities

Wheeler Bio announced its successful completion of an oversubscribed Series A-1 financing round, meaning the Oklahoma City-based company attracted more investor interest and funding offers than initially sought, a strong indicator of confidence in the company’s growth and potential. The $35 million round was led by Alloy Therapeutics and Echo Investment Capital (Echo), with additional participation from Mitsubishi Corp. (Americas), Germin8 Ventures and Russell Westbrook Enterprises.

By Lauren King
Member News / February 11, 2025

Anheuser-Busch’s MCC OKC Lid Plant: 38 years of lid production and innovation

For more than 38 years, Anheuser-Busch’s Metal Container Corporation Oklahoma City Lid Plant (MCC OKC) has produced aluminum lids for the beverage industry with a simple dream: "World Class Performance." Located in the heart of Oklahoma City, the plant typically produces more than 40 million lids a day, or 13 billion annually.

By Chamber Staff
VeloCity Q&A / December 14, 2021
Tony Aizenman
CEO,
Pepetools
I started in 2010 and built the factory here from scratch... We probably ship to between 40 and 50 different countries in the world from Oklahoma City.
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