Chamber News

More than 200 community members recently came together during the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber's Leadership Summit tp help the Chamber develop a strategic plan for economic development. The key takeaway from the recent Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s Leadership Summit emphasizes the qualities necessary for thriving communities: thoughtfulness,

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s recent pre-season exhibition game in Montreal offered the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s economic development team a unique opportunity to showcase the city for business expansion and investment. Like Oklahoma City, the region boasts a strong aerospace presence and there is a strong potential for partnership. The

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.

In a significant stride toward reshaping the landscape of Oklahoma County's criminal justice system, the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) and the Oklahoma County Diversion Hub have received a $1.6 million federal grant. This grant from the U.S. Department of Justice aims to extend the Diversion Hub’s Misdemeanor Diversion

Seeds ‘n Snacks, a leader in high-quality sesame-based products, celebrated the grand opening of their cutting-edge processing plant in Oklahoma City Sept. 21. This groundbreaking facility, the first of its kind in the United States, seamlessly merges traditional tahini processing with state-of-the-art automation. Tahini, a sesame seed paste, is a

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, along with 64 members and community leaders, visited Tampa August 24-25 for its 16th InterCity Visit. This annual benchmarking trip, a tradition since 2005, serves as a crucial fact-finding mission to uncover best practices that can be implemented here in Oklahoma City. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tampa and Oklahoma

Oklahoma City’s film industry is booming, thanks in large part to a film incentive program the city created last year to help lure filmmakers to Oklahoma City. The program is the result of a partnership between the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, the City of Oklahoma City and the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City. It provides

According to a recent study by Tourism Economics, Oklahoma City experienced a staggering $4.3 billion economic impact from tourism in 2022. The study revealed more than 23 million visitors directly spent $2.6 billion on food, retail, entertainment, lodging, transportation and more. Those figures included expenditures made by visitors attending various