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Member News / July 19, 2024

The Real Deal Collective helps strengthen businesses from the inside out

The Real Deal Collective is a six-month executive growth program that fosters collaboration and innovation to grow businesses. Created and conducted by program instructor Gene Hopper and financial strategy expert Sherry Dale, the program provides education, access to capital, business planning and an influential network of resources to directly address barriers where businesses typically get stuck.

By Lauren King
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Member News / July 1, 2024

Staying Competitive in Tourism

The Chamber is supporting an effort to increase the City’s hotel tax to provide more funds for the promotion of Oklahoma City as a visitor destination. The Oklahoma City Council is set to vote on the proposal May 21.

By Chamber Staff
Member News / April 25, 2024

Amtrak Rail Expansion: A Step Closer

For the past 25 years The Heartland Flyer has connected Oklahoma City to Ft. Worth, Texas—the only passenger rail service in the state—but imagine a new connection offering travel to Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago.

By Chamber Staff
Member News / April 18, 2024

Aerospace industry the focus of May event

Oklahoma’s aerospace industry continues to soar in Oklahoma City, playing a key role in OKC’s economy by providing thousands of jobs across the metro, most notably at Tinker Air Force Base, the state’s largest single-site employer, and at numerous defense contractors that have a large presence here, including Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney and others.

By Chamber Staff
VeloCity Q&A / March 16, 2022
Dr. Andew Weyrich
President,
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
We were attracted to OMRF and Oklahoma City because of the people in Oklahoma and the opportunities here.
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