Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 144) OKLAHOMA Governor Brad Henry OKLAHOMA Fast Facts Population (2006): 3,579,212 Largest Cities (2006): Oklahoma City, 537,734; Tulsa, 382,872; Norman, 102,827; Broken Arrow, 88,314; Lawton, 87,540 Targeted Industries: Aerospace, business services, food processing, biotechnology, logistics, advanced manufacturing, weather, and energy Key Incentives: Quality Jobs Program, Five Year Ad-Valorem Tax Credits, Oklahoma Quality Investment Act, Training for Industry Program OKLAHOMA GDP by Industry (Total = $134.7 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 10.4% - Manufacturing 18.0% - Services & Healthcare 14.3% - Trade & Transportation 17.0% - Agriculture & Mining 13.6% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 15.3% - Government 11.4% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 Greater Oklahoma City Partnership Robin Roberts Vice President of Economic Development 123 Park Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73102 800-616-1114 fax: 405-297-8908 rroberts@okcchamber.com www.greateroklahomacity.com Oklahoma has smart new ways to expand your business, with free training programs, low overall business costs, and a fine quality of life. REGIONAL CONTACTS Oklahoma Department of Commerce Sandy Pratt Deputy Director for Business Services 900 North Stiles Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-815-5104 fax: 405-815-5286 sandy_pratt@okcommerce.gov www.okcommerce.gov Site selection consultants and executives responsible for business location and expansion can count on the Oklahoma Fast Forward economic development team to make the process painless and profitable. PREDCI (Panhandle Regional Economic Development Coalition Inc.) Betty L.Viljoen Executive Director 802 NE 6th Street Guymon, OK 73942 580-338-8500 www.predci.com Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. Kenneth Norris, CEcD Program Manager P.O. Box 1335 Durant, OK 74702-1335 580-924-5094 www.ruralenterprises.com Tri-County Indian Nations Community Development Corporation Amy Elliott, President P.O. Box 1524 Ada, OK 74821-1524 580-310-9715 MidAmerica Industrial Park Don Berger Director of Marketing P.O. Box 945 Pryor Creek, OK 74362-0945 918-825-3500 fax: 918-825-4022 donb@maip.com www.maip.com MidAmerica is Oklahoma’s largest industrial park, with over 70 industries including 11 Fortune/Global 500 divisions.Assets include a cost-of-service public power, park-owned water/wastewater facilities, two training centers, and numerous logistics options. UTILITIES American Electric Power (AEP), Public Service Company of Oklahoma Janet Smith Manager, Economic Development 212 East Sixth Street Tulsa, OK 74119 918-599-2405 www.aep.com OG&E Electric Services Richard Cornelison Economic Development Project Manager PO Box 321, MC 206 Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0321 405-553-3977 www.oge.com/business COUNTY CONTACTS Rogers County Industrial Development Authority Don Cochren Executive Director P.O. Box 606 Claremore, OK 74018 918-343-8959 www.rcida.com 144 J A N U A RY 2 0 0 8 http://www.okcommerce.gov http://www.greateroklahomacity.com http://www.predci.com http://www.greateroklahomacity.com http://www.okcommerce.gov http://www.maip.com http://www.ruralenterprises.com http://www.maip.com http://www.aep.com http://www.rcida.com http://www.oge.com/business
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