·Progentec Diagnostics, Inc. collaborates with research institutions including Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) to develop state of the art diagnostic tests. ·Echo Investment Capital, the corporate venture capital firm behind Wheeler BIO, is focused on investments in early-stage and growth start-up companies. Oklahoma City will also have a strong presence at ICSC Las Vegas, the premier event hosted by ICSC, a member association for the marketplaces industry. Attendance for the annual event routinely tops 40,000. The conference brings together mall management firms, specialty leasing managers, retailers, entrepreneurs and store owners. This year’s event will be held May 21-23. Tammy Fate, the chamber’s senior manager of retail development and recruitment, said ICSC is the best place to meet with retailers and developers looking to expand or relocate. “Oklahoma City is one of the few places that is growing by leaps and bounds right now,” said Fate. “We’re now the 20th largest city in the country. We have a strong local economy and a low cost of living. Those are all very attractive to leaders in the retail industry.” Members of the Oklahoma City delegation will meet with new-to-market developers and retailers as well as existing developers who already have major investments in our market. Those include national firms such as Simon, The Outlet Resource Group (TORG) and Washington Prime Group, operator of Classen Curve. “It’s important that we continue to cultivate those relationships, share our successes and point out the growth we’re seeing in Oklahoma City,” Fate said. While at ICSC, the Chamber will showcase the city in its own exhibit space inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. The space includes two large meeting rooms equipped with monitors for business presentations.
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt will also host a lunch with brokers. Fate said the ultimate goal is to set up a site visit. “Many of these folks have never stepped foot in Oklahoma. We want to show them all we have to offer. This is a great place to do business and a fantastic place to live, work and raise a family. I’m excited to brag about Oklahoma City.” Representatives from the Alliance for Economic Development will also attend the conference.
Dr. Tom Kupiec, left, visits with Dr. Henry Shin during last year’s BIO International Convention in San Diego. The pair attended BIO 2022, along with Chamber staff and other Oklahoma City-based researchers and business owners, to promote Oklahoma and its growing bioscience and biotechnology industry.”
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