The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced today that Dennis Pruitt, CEcD, will join the organization as senior vice president of economic development.
The Rose State College Office of Career Development will host a dedicated career support event for federal government employees impacted by recent layoffs on Monday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jeanie Webb Student Union, FNB Community Bank Ballroom (1910 Hudiburg Drive, Midwest City, OK 73110).
The Oklahoma City Minor League Baseball team is approaching its 27th year at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. However, the team will enter the 2025 season under a complete rebranding. With deep connections to the history of Oklahoma City, the team will now be recognized as the Oklahoma City Comets.
Oklahoma City’s film and media industry continues to grow, and at the forefront of this evolution is Apex Post Production, a cutting-edge studio offering state-of-the-art sound technology. The Chamber’s VeloCity team interviewed Jon Vogl, the owner of Apex Post Production, inside their Dolby Atmos-certified sound stage to discuss the company’s vision, capabilities and the impact of high-quality audio in modern productions.
Oklahoma City officially opened the OKANA Resort and Indoor Waterpark with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking a major milestone for the city’s tourism industry and the Chickasaw Nation’s economic development efforts. The $400 million development in the Horizons District, next to the First Americans Museum (FAM), is the largest commercial investment in Oklahoma City history.
Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop flights from OKC Will Rogers International Airport (WRIA) to Orlando (MCO) on March 7. The airline will operate flights twice daily.
As the new year begins, Oklahoma City is set for exciting growth. While several districts have recently completed major developments, many others are on the brink of new projects to further enhance the city’s vibrancy and drive expansion.
For the month of December, Oklahoma City MSA unemployment (2.8%) remained unchanged from the previous month (November 2.8%). The Oklahoma City metro has enjoyed 41 consecutive months of less than 4 percent unemployment. This continues to be Oklahoma City’s longest unemployment streak under 4 percent in modern history.
