In this month’s Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater highlights how OKC is earning national attention—from the Women’s College World Series to the Thunder’s NBA Playoff run—and what that visibility means for the region.
The Chamber is working with USRowing and the U23 National Team to connect Olympic hopefuls with short- term, part-time internships during their month-long U23 Selection Camp in Oklahoma City this summer.
Eight high-growth startups from across the country have been selected for the gener8tor Oklahoma City Investment Accelerator, each eligible to receive a $100,000 investment as part of a 12-week, mentorship-driven program.
As more employers prioritize converting interns into full-time team members, preparing young talent for that transition has never been more important. InternOKC offers a one-day, high-impact experience that helps interns feel connected to their workplace and to the Oklahoma City community.
Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership (DOKC) and the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) will host Downtown OKC Day on June 4, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kerr Park, 102 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
The Key to Home Partnership released data from the 2025 Point-in-Time Count, showing a 2.4% increase in homelessness in Oklahoma City—a rise that is significantly smaller than the 28% increase reported from 2023 to 2024. This difference suggests recent strategies may be helping slow the rate of growth.
This year’s 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel returns to Oklahoma City June 11–22 at the OKC Fairgrounds, marking a new chapter as the first international horse event to be held in the newly constructed OG&E Coliseum.
The Oklahoma City Council voted to name a 17-field soccer complex, located at 11711 Portland Ave., and operated by the North OKC Soccer Club, after business leader and philanthropist C.B. Cameron.
