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Even when things all around us seem chaotic, the business of business goes on. This past week saw us submit more information on a project that has us connected to a foreign manufacturer who was looking for a new place to produce their products. We are convinced that RIGHT HERE is a good place for someone to consider doing …
The sky is falling, the world is coming to an end, we are at the end of our rope, it’s madness in the aisle of our grocery stores, chaos in the streets and oh my gosh we are running out of toilet paper. In all seriousness the COVID 19 virus is a big deal and something we should be gravely …
We aren’t sure if we were just fearless this past week as we drove deep into the heart of Texas to look at a new housing concept, or based upon the current pandemic, if we had totally lost our minds and were tempting fate. Either way, we joined others in our community who decided it was something we all wished …
Our little center of quite a lot is getting ready to really, REALLY grow a lot… And how do we know that? It’s not from reading tea leaves, or a crystal ball. We didn’t discover that information in a fortune cookie, overhear it at the coffee shop or see it in a horoscope… We figured this BIG secret …
For some the idea of economic development is only about growing the economy, and little more. While that thought is at the core of what an economic developer does, there is much more to what economic development affects in a community. To those who are struggling to make ends meet, economic development can mean a better paying job and more …
Every person in the state of Oklahoma, no matter their age, gender, race, ethnicity, is worth $1,675.00 a year, every year, for the next ten years. This funding is tied to Census numbers collected every decade and it is astounding how much each one of us counts for our community. So you will be totally aware, the 2020 Census …
In a world of global competition, we need to show any prospect that we are much more than a bunch of stand-alone communities, who compete with each other, and that we can provide more resources as a region than what each community has to offer individually. So EXACTLY what does that mean? Our county has a population of over 72,000 …
At our recent OKC Regional Partnership meeting, we also covered the top three areas of what we were going to do and what we could use to grow our opportunities. Those three key areas were: Increased business recruitment efforts among all of those who wish to participate. The realization that we have a talent pool in this region that others …
Many of you may not know that our organization is a member of a ten-county association called the Oklahoma City Regional Partnership. This partnership is comprised of Economic Development or Chamber of Commerce organizations, Cities, Counties, Utility companies and other entities that undertake the professional economic development activities in their respective communities or regions. One of the key benefits …
This past week we were able to arrange a tour for a prospect of ours of the Robert M. Kerr, Food and Ag Product Center on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. This isn’t the first time we have toured that facility with a prospect, and we are fairly certain it will not be the last. For …