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Read the full story on The Oklahoman.com. Before he took over Oklahoma City’s preparations for the 2028 Olympics, Michael Byrnes led the minor-league baseball franchise in town. Whether the RedHawks or Dodgers or Comets, he always made sure the team had a countdown-to-opening-day clock in their Bricktown Ballpark offices every offseason. “And

Oklahoma has earned national recognition as one of the most outdoorsy states in the country, ranking seventh in Tractor Supply’s new Outdoor Happiness Report. The report surveyed residents across 32 states and measured outdoor activities such as walking, hiking, biking, gardening and wildlife watching. Oklahomans stood out for their strong

This story originally ran on VeloCityOKC.com. Oklahoma’s biotech sector took center stage when the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) brought its national Roadshow tour to Oklahoma City. This event, in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Life Sciences Oklahoma, highlighted the dynamic and growing

Oklahoma City drivers spend less time on the road than most major metros, according to a new analysis by Yardi Kube. The study, featured in Mental Floss, ranked the 10 U.S. cities with the longest and shortest one-way commutes. OKC placed No. 8 on the shortest list with an average commute of 22.1 minutes. That is 4.7 minutes shorter than the national

Oklahoma City continues to be one of the most affordable places to live in the country, according to new data from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). In the second quarter of 2025, OKC ranked first in affordability among all U.S. cities with a population over 500,000. Among all 245 urban areas surveyed, OKC had the sixth lowest cost of

The Oklahoma City metropolitan area posted a preliminary unemployment rate of 3.0% in July, improving from 3.2% in June. The metro has recorded unemployment below 4% for 48 consecutive months, the longest such stretch in its modern history. Among the 56 U.S. metro areas with populations over 1 million, OKC ranked third lowest in unemployment for July.

Read the full story on the Oklahoman.com. Oklahoma City has achieved a new record in low unemployment, Mayor David Holt said, by keeping the city's unemployment rate below 4% over four consecutive years. In a post on X, Holt called the milestone "unprecedented" and noted that the previous record of 38 consecutive months, or about three years, ended in