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Oklahoma City Facts and Figures
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Oklahoma's economic development and incentive
programs rank third on a list of America's top 15
pro-business states, according to Chicago-based
Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc., a business
site selection expert
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Economy.com ranks Oklahoma as the state with the fourth-lowest cost of doing business
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Oklahoma is 17 percent lower than
the national average in capital investment construction
costs
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For a company using 200,000 KWH per
month, the cost in Oklahoma is $2,300 per month
less than the national average
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An Ernst and Young Kenneth Leventhal
study ranked Oklahoma City as the least expensive
executive housing market among 75 major cities
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Commute times: by moving to Oklahoma
City from Chicago, you eliminate the equivalent
of two weeks of time per year spent in your car
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More than 70 companies and research organizations are pursuing basic research projects in Oklahoma -- from the second largest center for microbial genome sequencing in the United States to discovering a treatment for a rare childhood disease that kills its victims before they turn 5
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Oklahoma offers the nation's best incentive package, including the Quality Jobs "Cash-Back" program and a variety of tax exemptions and refunds
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Pre-employment training is available at no cost to qualifying companies
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Local incentives can include design/build/lease programs, job creation incentives and relocation assistance
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75 million people live within a 500-mile radius of Oklahoma
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