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OBR Executive Briefing focuses on Global Economic Development Challenges & Opportunities

Geopolitical issues and their effect upon the global and U.S. economy were discussed at the recent Oklahoma Business Roundtable Executive...

National Meeting of State Roundtable Executives

Update from President & CEO Mark Funke: National Meeting of State Roundtable Executives: Last week I had the opportunity to attend the...

Commerce Economic Update - January 2023

Happy New Year! I hope all of you have hit the ground running in 2023 and doing your best to create an environment where our Oklahoma...

Gray Swoope speaks at Membership Meeting

The October 20th meeting of the Oklahoma Business Roundtable featured Gray Swoope, CEO of VisionFirst Advisors, a top economic...

Poll Finds Business Leaders High on Oklahoma, But Concerned About Workforce, Taxes, and Education

August 2022 By Brent Skarky, Oklahoma State Chamber Oklahoma City (July 26, 2022) – Business leaders view Oklahoma as a good place to do...

Kisling's Commerce Business Update

June 2022 By Brent Kisling Dear Local Economic Development Leader, If you were on this month’s Commerce Zoom call you heard me talk about...

Oklahoma Business Roundtable Update for August 2022

By Mark Funke Greetings to you during this hot Oklahoma summer. Our latest state budget data is positive, and the Oklahoma economy has...