Oklahoma City’s pioneering spirit shows up in the futuristic achievements of the region’s biotech industry. From its foundations until today, see how synergy, discovery and sharing Oklahoma City’s bioscience industry with the world has made the region a frontier for achievement.
StarSpace46 opened in the fall of 2016 and in a short time has quickly grown into Oklahoma City’s largest coworking space. However, simply calling StarSpace46 a coworking space sells the venture drastically short. StarSpace46 has become the central hub for the metro’s burgeoning tech and startup scene.
With the recent American Airlines announcement that non-stop service to Miami from OKC begins later this year, 24 destination cities now have such flights.
For the month of April, the Greater Oklahoma City MSA had the sixth-lowest unemployment rate among major U.S. metros at 2.6 percent. That was down from 3.0 percent in March.
First held in 1909, the Paris Air Show is the world’s largest aerospace exhibition in the world. Like years past, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber will head to Paris from June 17 to 23 as part of an effort to promote the industry in our state with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
“We're creating clusters around companies like bioscience, aerospace and defense, energy, and we have a really robust economy. There’s a lot more activity, whether it's venture capital investments, accelerator and incubator programs or things that make it easier for entrepreneurs to grow."
Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development Sean Kouplen and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Dept. Of Commerce Brent Kisling joined Chamber President Roy Williams to discuss the state's approach to economic development under the new Stitt administration at the April Chamber Forum.
The three OSU-based delegates have been making the most of their meetings with top pharmaceutical and bioscience company representatives.
