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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
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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 / December 14, 2021
Tony Aizenman
CEO,
Pepetools
I started in 2010 and built the factory here from scratch... We probably ship to between 40 and 50 different countries in the world from Oklahoma City.
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