Chamber News

Annual Meeting Fireside Chat: Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of Oklahoma City

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting, bringing together business and civic leaders from across the region. As part of the program, 2026 Chamber Chair Mike Ross sat down for a fireside chat with Bill Cameron, president and CEO of American Fidelity, to discuss leadership, legacy, and Oklahoma City’s future. During the

OKC Chamber announces new officers for 2026

Friday, January 2, 2026

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has announced its 2026 board of directors and officers, naming Michael F. Ross, INSURICA as chair of the board. Ross will lead the Chamber’s board alongside John Hart, Continental Resources, who will serve as treasurer, and Rhonda Hooper, Jordan Advertising, who will serve as corporate secretary. Teresa Rose, One

OKC’s Olympic movement underway

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Oklahoma City recently marked 1,000 days until the 2028 Summer Olympics and showcased the city's readiness and its commitment to providing a world-class hosting experience as part of the LA28 Olympic Games. LA28 will bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Los Angeles in 2028, uniting more than 15,000 of the world’s top athletes in a celebration of

Catalyst event highlights AI’s role in healthcare innovation

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Life Science Oklahoma opened its new Catalyst series last week with a keynote from Kathy VanEnkevort, Microsoft’s U.S. Health and Life Sciences industry leader. Speaking to a full room at Convergence in the Oklahoma City Innovation District, VanEnkevort outlined how artificial intelligence is already reshaping healthcare and why Oklahoma is positioned

Oklahoma ranks among nation’s most affordable states for renters

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Oklahoma continues to offer some of the most affordable housing in the country, according to the Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. The state ranked ninth lowest in median rent nationwide at $1,044, well below the U.S. median of $1,487. That figure places Oklahoma just below Louisiana, Missouri and Alabama, reinforcing

Voters back $2.7 billion OKC bond package with strong support

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Thanks to the support of voters, businesses and community leaders, Oklahoma City voters approved a $2.7 billion general obligation bond package on Oct. 14. The package will fund 547 projects across the city without raising the property tax rate. All 11 bond propositions passed with strong approval, ranging from 75% to 85%. The bond will fund

OKC FAME continues to grow as new cohort advances

Thursday, October 23, 2025

As part of its ongoing workforce development efforts, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber launched OKC FAME in fall 2024 to support the region’s growing manufacturing sector. As Oklahoma’s first chapter of the nationally recognized Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME), the program offers a two-year degree in engineering

New MAPS 4 pedestrian bridge and EMBARK’s FAM Landing

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

City and Chickasaw Nation leaders gathered last month to celebrate the opening of two major projects along the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City’s Horizons District—the MAPS 4 pedestrian bridge and EMBARK’s First Americans Museum (FAM) Landing. 

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