For years, selling Oklahoma City as a destination for large meetings and conventions meant focusing on logistics: square footage, hotel room counts, and how everything fit together on paper. Today, that conversation looks very different.
Oklahoma City ranked as the most affordable metro area among large U.S. cities in the 2025 annual Cost of Living Index[CR1.1] published by C2ER, the Council for Community and Economic Research.
An exhibition celebrating one of America’s most iconic transportation corridors opened Feb. 6, 2026, exploring how movement and infrastructure shaped the American West and influenced the growth and identity of Oklahoma City.
Team OKC and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber are encouraging residents across central Oklahoma to register for the ticket lottery for the LA28 Olympic Games, as Oklahoma City prepares to host Olympic competitions for the first time.
Oklahoma is continuing to build momentum in autonomous aviation with a state-backed research project focused on one of the industry’s most critical safety challenges: how uncrewed aircraft safely share airspace with other aircraft.
A newly completed power generation facility near Tinker Air Force Base helps support long-term job growth by strengthening the installation’s ability to carry out mission-critical operations and future aerospace sustainment work.
Nearly 100 megawatts of new, fast-responding power generation capacity have been added near Tinker Air Force Base, strengthening grid reliability for the Oklahoma City region while supporting mission readiness at one of the metro’s largest economic drivers.
Elections are a visible part of civic life, but voting itself is only one piece of a larger system that supports strong communities and a competitive economy. Being an active voter is not limited to showing up on Election Day. It is an ongoing practice that helps ensure informed decision-making and long-term civic stability.
