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Economy / September 13, 2024

Visit OKC releases fiscal year 2024 annual report

Visit OKC serves as the official destination marketing organization for the Greater Oklahoma City region. Dedicated to showcasing Oklahoma City as a premier visitor destination, Visit OKC focuses on enhancing the city’s name and elevating its image on a national scale.

By Chamber Staff
Inside OKC / September 2, 2024

Leadership Notes: Hotel motel tax to increase OKC's global appeal

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.

By Christy Gillenwater
Inside OKC / August 12, 2024

Leadership Notes: Your vote is your voice on Aug. 27

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.

By Christy Gillenwater
Inside OKC / September 28, 2023

Community coalition launches campaign for new Oklahoma City arena

A community coalition led by Mayor David Holt and Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Chairman Sean Trauschke launched the Keep OKC Big League campaign today to support extending Oklahoma City’s temporary one-cent sales tax to build a new arena in downtown Oklahoma City.

By Chamber Staff
Policy / July 12, 2023

Architects selected for new jail, location still pending

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.

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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