Archive for August 2014

Oklahoma City has certainly had a long, thriving love affair with “black gold.” For well over 100 years our city has enjoyed the economic benefits of our oil and gas industry, but things are changing in Oklahoma City.

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce dates back to the land run. For 125 years, the chamber has been the voice of business and the visionary organization in Oklahoma City. Our number one priority is economic development. We’ve been successful in meeting that goal by attracting quality jobs. Our focus is on increasing jobs that add value by providing a good or service, then exporting that good or service and importing the wealth. These are what we call primary jobs.