According to a recent study by Tourism Economics, Oklahoma City experienced a staggering $4.3 billion economic impact from tourism in 2022. Those figures included expenditures made by visitors attending various sporting events around the city.
OKConnect, an exclusive, high-level orientation program created by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and Leadership OKC, will return to Oklahoma City on Aug. 30 and will continue through the end of November. OKConnect is designed for community newcomers or business leaders with a new or expanded role with a focus on community awareness and involvement.
Finding enough qualified workers with the necessary skills to fill various jobs has been a challenge for companies throughout the U.S., including companies right here in Oklahoma City. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber created TalentLink to help meet that need.
The Chamber is quickly gearing up for its 2023 edition of InternOKC and there is still time for businesses across the Greater Oklahoma City region to register their interns for this popular and successful training program.
What figures to be yet another outstanding athletic event for Oklahoma City and sure to draw record-breaking crowds, the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series runs June 1-9 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
More than 80% of graduates from Oklahoma colleges or universities are found to be working instate five years later, according to the 2021 Employment Outcomes Report from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
One thing was clear for Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt during the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s State Spotlight held recently at Oklahoma Christian University: Education, workforce development and transportation infrastructure are high on his priority list this legislative session.
The Oklahoma City Philharmonic (OKCPHIL) will host two performances of “An Evening with Kelli O’Hara” at the Civic Center Music Hall as part of the Chickasaw Nation POPS Series.
