Chamber News

One of the biggest challenges facing Oklahoma City businesses is a shortage of talent. We may be able to close the gap by utilizing an untapped labor market: people formerly involved in the justice system. Roughly one in three adult Americans is in that category. That’s 70 million people. Many of them are unemployed or making significantly less than

As the Shawnee community continues to clean up from an EF2 tornado that tore through a major vein of the city, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is providing data and research that will help community leaders better connect with businesses impacted along the storm route. The Greater OKC Chamber research team recently met with Shawnee city leadership to

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber makes more than 250 company visits annually and captures the major challenges and opportunities businesses are experiencing. Below are some of the broad takeaways from those conversations: Oklahoma City employers reported robust hiring through the early part of 2022. This was likely driven by pent-up hiring demand and

At the midpoint of fiscal year 2023, the latest report from the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory County (CJAC) details progress in the work to improve conditions at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Average jail populations continue their downward trend against the backdrop of chronic and concerning jail overcrowding over the last two decades.

In 2022, 101 Chamber-assisted companies announced plans for the creation of 5,488 jobs with an annual average salary of $47,813. In addition, those same companies announced more than $843 million in capital investment and $262 million in payroll. Over the past two years, 10,228 jobs have been created with $480 million in payroll and $1.1 billion in capital

In 2023, the Oklahoma City metro should continue to show positive growth despite slowing national economic conditions, according to the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s annual Greater Oklahoma City Economic Outlook. The Oklahoma City MSA now accounts for 41% of the state of Oklahoma’s total GDP, or four out of every ten dollars of goods and

GENERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS The Chambers support retaining and strengthening the state’s economic development programs, which have proven to be critical tools in attracting new businesses, creating jobs, driving investment, and helping existing companies expand. We support tools such as the Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission (IEC) to

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber recently announced its 2023 board of directors and officers. Sean Trauschke, OGE Energy Corp., will serve as chair of the board of directors, while Teresa Rose, JD, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, is chair-elect. Rose also serves as education & MAPS 4 development program vice chair. John Hart, Continental