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Jail bond oversight committee created; members to be selected soon

The Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County (BOCC) recently passed a resolution establishing a jail bond oversight committee that will “act in an advisory role to assist the BOCC with regards to best practices, professional expertise, and wise and efficient use of bond sale proceeds in all aspects of the projects for the construction of a new [Oklahoma County Detention Center], including site selection, facility design, and public transparency and accountability.”

By Chamber Staff
Policy / June 3, 2022

Chamber pleased with results of 2022 legislative session

The 2022 Regular Session of the Oklahoma Legislature has officially ended, and officials with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber indicated state lawmakers did an outstanding job looking out for the business community.

By Chamber pleased with results of 2022 legislative session
Policy / February 3, 2022

Chamber scorecard reveals legislators' votes on issues important to business

To keep its members informed on relevant issues at the state Capitol, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber prepares a Legislative Scorecard every year. The scorecard includes information provided by the statewide Research Institute for Economic Development (RIED) to identify elected officials’ votes on issues important to the business community.

By Chamber Staff
Policy / June 3, 2021

2021 legislative session deemed a success from Chamber perspective

Heading into the 2021 legislative session, one of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s top priorities was ensuring all critical economic development programs used by the Chamber to recruit new businesses and help existing companies expand were protected

By Harve Allen
VeloCity Q&A / June 19, 2019
Tommy Yi
President & Cofounder,
StarSpace46
I thought there was a huge opportunity here, especially with MAPS 3 starting to take shape. I saw Oklahoma City as a sandbox of opportunity. That compelled me to really make a choice to stay here and build something like this.
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