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The Crossroads of America
Greater Oklahoma City is in the geographic center of North America equidistant from the east and west coasts and major trade partners of Canada and Mexico. The ten county region is at the crossroads of the U.S., sitting at the heart of three major national highways on the NAFTA corridor.
There's a reason Greater Oklahoma City is such a great place for business: Location. The ten county region is positioned within a day's drive of the rapidly-growing south-central region (OK, TX, AR, LA) projected to grow more than 44% during the next 25 years.
Explore the counties and cities of Greater Oklahoma City including major employers and higher education. The ten county region boasts an average commute time of 20 minutes and a skilled workforce over half a million strong.
Expansion & Relocation
Best City To Look for a Job
With a top 10 unemployed-to-job posting ratio, Indeed ranks Oklahoma City the 8th best city to look for a job.
(June 2009)
Business Relocation
It didn't take long for the word to spread - Oklahoma City offers unmatched levels of value for companies considering relocation or expansion. What makes this possible?
- Cost of doing business consistently rated among the best in terms of relative cost of labor, energy, taxes, and office space.
- With a location equidistant from both coasts and in the center of NAFTA corridor, you'll always have easy access to customers, suppliers, and partners
- Renowned city and state incentive programs and a variety of zoning possibilities and sites means it's easier and more profitable to set up shop in OKC
- An available, skilled, award-winning and trained workforce means you won't have to work hard to find the most important ingredient in your organization's recipe for success - your employees. With more than 650,000 workers and nearly 120,000 attending area colleges and universities, the region can fulfill the needs of any company.
What types of companies are a good fit to take advantage of Oklahoma City's exceptional combination of low costs of business / living and high quality of life? Firms in these diverse industries all call OKC home:
- Aerospace
- Technology / Manufacturing
- Shared Services / Backoffice
- Air Accessibility
- Biosciences / Biotechnology
- Distribution / Warehousing
- Automotive
- Health Care Services
- Energy (petroleum, wind, solar)
Relocation Services
A Team of Your Own - The Greater Oklahoma City Partnership offers a multitalented team of state and local economic development specialists to be assigned to your project. These specialists will work together to meet your specifications - delivering rapid response times and optimizing your new Greater Oklahoma City location.
Information Services - We will provide that data you need in the 10-county aggregate, one county at a time, or any other way you specify. And we'll provide it in the form you prefer - via email, secured Web site, fax or overnight delivery. We'll not only provide you with data on our region, but also comparative data on 45 other cities. These valuable demographic and operating cost comparisons will provide valuable insight on Greater Oklahoma City's advantages. View the Regional Data online.
Web-Based Property Locator - This one-stop, web-based business portal gathers economic, planning, utility, geographic and demographic information into one dynamic resource. Available sites from throughout the region are entered and updated on an ongoing basis. http://www.okcedis.com/
Contact Us
Michael Ogan
Director Business Development
(405) 297-8956
mogan@okcchamber.com
Amber Egnor
Senior Business Development Manager, Recruitment
(405) 290-7067
aegnor@okcchamber.com
Josh O'Brien
Senior Business Development Manager, Bioscience
(405) 297-8893
jobrien@okcchamber.com
Gary Pence
Senior Business Development Manager, Aviation
(405) 297-8953
gpence@okcchamber.com