In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater shares her thoughts about the variety of April events held in downtown OKC, the people she met while attending those events and what makes OKC such a special place.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President & CEO Christy Gillenwater recognizes the value in fostering relationships, especially in light of the recent Pratt & Whitney expansion announcement made last month.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber President and CEO Christy Gillenwater shares her thoughts on what Oklahoma City's secret weapon is that fuels its success stories.
In this month's Leadership Notes, Chamber president and CEO Christy Gillenwater encourages Chamber members and other business owner to stay informed on issues that are important for OKC's business climate and to vote in the Feb. 14 elections.
In her first Leadership Notes, new Greater Oklahoma City President and CEO Christy Gillenwater shares her excitement about joining the Chamber as its new leader and following in the footsteps of her predecessor, Roy Williams.
In his final Leadership Notes before he officially retires as Chamber president and CEO, Roy Williams expresses his thanks to everyone in Oklahoma City who has helped transform OKC to the vibrant, innovative city it is today.
Throughout the last two years, the Oklahoma City metro has consistently bucked the norm when it comes to economic strength and viability when compared to other large cities. While community leaders in those cities lamented over higher-than-normal unemployment rates and lower tax revenue collections, leaders here breathed a sigh of relief as unemployment remained low and sales tax collections rebounded, even setting record highs.
The pandemic affected nearly every industry sector worldwide. While some are obviously still struggling, one that is on the rebound locally is our visitor economy. And the benefits our economy is deriving from this activity are due to the investments we’ve made over the years that are attracting people and economic activity in this increasingly important sector.
