The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, along with 64 members and community leaders, visited Tampa August 24-25 for its 16th annual benchmarking trip to uncover best practices that can be implemented here in Oklahoma City.
The project includes a state-of-the-art entertainment and sporting venue, retail shops, restaurants, bars, offices, a hotel and housing for thousands. The development is designed to enhance the quality of life for residents and transform the city's economic landscape.
In this month’s Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater highlights a major announcement from Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt during the Chamber’s State of the City event: by the end of the summer, city officials will finalize an agreement with the Thunder for a new arena.
Venture capital firm gener8tor, sponsored by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, is looking for early-stage startups to participate in upcoming cohort opportunities.
The 300,000-square-foot facility will be located at OKC Logistics Park, an industrial space in southwest Oklahoma City encompassing 1.6 million square feet. Sam’s Club plans to make a $40 million capital investment to open the facility.
Minority-owned businesses in Oklahoma City have access to a new free assistance program to help them compete for corporate and government contracts.
Oklahoma City has seen an uptick in new retail businesses, thanks in large part to OKC’s location, its growing population and low cost of living. Developers are taking notice.
The president and chief executive officer of Oklahoma City’s thriving Innovation District has stepped down and current board member Cathy O’Connor was named interim president and CEO.
