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6 Oklahomans make Forbes' wealthy list
Two crack the top 40; Hobby Lobby and Chesapeake heads also make the cut. High steaks
Grain drain squeezing pork, beef producers Oklahoma City named a top desirable place to do business
One of five featured cities by Area Development magazine Norman lowdown
The city of 110,000 boasts strong retail, a thriving music festival and, oh, yeah, OU Sooners football. Moving in
More national brands eye local metro market Rollin’ on the river
Sports and activities at city’s Boathouse District draw large crowds, revenues OKC unemployment rate best in country
Midwest lowdown
Founded in the early 1940s, Midwest City thrives from nearby Tinker Air Force Base, Town Center, Rose State College and more American Fidelity is top in its Class
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate up in September
Two crack the top 40; Hobby Lobby and Chesapeake heads also make the cut. High steaks
Grain drain squeezing pork, beef producers Oklahoma City named a top desirable place to do business
One of five featured cities by Area Development magazine Norman lowdown
The city of 110,000 boasts strong retail, a thriving music festival and, oh, yeah, OU Sooners football. Moving in
More national brands eye local metro market Rollin’ on the river
Sports and activities at city’s Boathouse District draw large crowds, revenues OKC unemployment rate best in country
Midwest lowdown
Founded in the early 1940s, Midwest City thrives from nearby Tinker Air Force Base, Town Center, Rose State College and more American Fidelity is top in its Class
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate up in September
Economy - 02.01.2012
Edmond exceeds 2010 in commercial and residential permits in 2011
Edmond continued to add jobs and employers in 2011 as the city and state
worked toward recovery after the recession of the preceding years. For
Edmond, the proof of recovery for the city of 83,019 was in the numbers. Read more
Economy - 01.19.2012
U.S. Commerce Department invests $1 million in Midwest City business
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration
today announced a $1 million investment to the city of Midwest City, and
the Midwest City Utilities Authority to construct infrastructure
improvements to help develop Soldier Creek Business and Industrial Park.
Read more
Economy - 12.21.2011
Getting defensive
New industry alliance primed for success
A new alliance is helping defense industry businesses go on the offensive. Read more
Economy - 12.21.2011
Norman lowdown
The city of 110,000 boasts strong retail, a thriving music festival and, oh, yeah, OU Sooners football.
Anyone who only thinks of Norman as home to the University of Oklahoma is missing the bigger picture. Read more
Economy - 11.22.2011
Economic engines
Elected officials, business leaders gather in Norman for economic development summit
For those interested in economic development, creating jobs and boosting
the state’s economy, there was no better place to be Oct. 3-4 than in
Norman for the Economic Development Summit, presented by the Oklahoma
Professional Economic Development Council. Read more
Economy - 10.26.2011
Midwest lowdown
Founded in the early 1940s, Midwest City thrives from nearby Tinker Air Force Base, Town Center, Rose State College and more
Midwest City is the result of some quick thinking by one developer and
the placement of a military depot in the early 1940s. As it has grown,
the community has endured tornadoes and a shopping mall closure, while
also building a hotel and conference center and a new shopping center
that has beat the odds through a recession by remaining full of local
and national tenants. Read more
Economy - 10.21.2011
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate up in September
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Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 5.9 percent inSeptember 2011. The national unemployment held steady at 9.1 percent for the same period. Over the
year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 1.0 percentage point. Read more
Economy - 10.05.2011
Oklahoma City among top 20 strongest metros for tenth consecutive quarter
OKC fares well in all areas of latest Brookings’ MetroMonitor report
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For the tenth quarter in a row, Oklahoma City was listed as one of the
Top 20 Strongest Metros among America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas,
according to The Brookings Institute MetroMonitor report. Oklahoma City
has been in the Top 20 in this report since the recession began. Read more
Economy - 09.28.2011
Rollin’ on the river
Sports and activities at city’s Boathouse District draw large crowds, revenues
In August, roughly 1,200 athletes visited the U.S. Rowing Masters
National Championships at the Oklahoma River, bringing with them family
members, support staff and spending money. Read more
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