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Oklahoma City’s economy has outperformed the U.S. over the past decade, but has not kept the pace with other fast-growing city peers such as Austin, Charlotte, Columbus and Nashville. The next phase of Forward OKC would give Oklahoma City the opportunity to close that gap. If the region wants to remain competitive in the future, we must align our investments with the needs of a modern economy – and that includes encouraging sector diversification to improve growth and resilience. Improving the resilience of the region will mean differentiating beyond the oil and gas industry as well as capturing the growing knowledge economy. Oklahoma
City’s most specialized industry, oil and gas, is expected to be the slowest growing over the coming decade. To grow our economy organically and sustainably, investment in new industries and innovation within existing sectors will be a key enabler of Oklahoma City’s growth. Forward OKC gives us the opportunity to make those strategic investments through a program that has a proven track record of success.
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