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When I became chair of the Chamber in 2017, I gained a deeper appreciation for the role that the Chamber and its members play in the success of our region. Representing our organization was one of the highlights of my career, and my interactions with people throughout our organization demonstrated that it is the passion of our members who make the work of the Chamber possible. Throughout the 2018 Annual Report, you will read more about our Chamber’s accomplishments alongside thoughts from members about what their Chamber membership means to them. While we all have different reasons for joining, we are collectively building solutions that will push Greater Oklahoma City to the next level. It is my hope that our organization continues to move forward in the spirit of collaboration as we pursue ongoing growth, and that each member will deepen their engagement with the Chamber so that we can truly make a difference in the community. Sincerely,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Chamber ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Economic Development..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Advocacy ............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Community Initiatives ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Hospitality........................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Membership........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Education ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Marketing ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 2018 Executive Committee ............................................................................................................................................ 20 2018 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Leadership Investors .........................................................................................................................................................22
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Members of the Oklahoma City community celebrated the December grand opening of the OKC Streetcar, one of many positive developments found in the region in 2018.
A B O U T T H E C H A M B E R Since its founding 125 years ago, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has been the voice of the business community and the visionary organization of Oklahoma City. Throughout its history, the Chamber has worked to encourage new industry, support existing businesses and drive the momentum of the region. The Chamber’s list of contributions to the
• Supporting community efforts that enhance opportunities and amenities for residents HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018 Throughout 2018, the Chamber and the Greater Oklahoma City region experienced success on various projects, including: • The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber continued to pursue economic development opportunities for the region. In 2018, the Chamber worked on 124 successful economic development projects with 7,380 announced jobs and more than $495 million in capital investment in the Greater Oklahoma City region. • Oklahoma City saw significant progress on several MAPS 3 projects, including the groundbreaking of the convention center and the completion of the OKC Streetcar and the Pete White Senior Health and Wellness Center. • Oklahoma City re-entered the world of aircraft production with the grand opening of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ unmanned aerial systems engineering facility in Oklahoma City. • The state of Oklahoma saw a historic teacher pay raise enacted at the State Capitol, which has been a top Chamber priority for two years. The annual teacher pay increase of $6,100 (on average) was the largest teacher pay increase in state history, and it was funded by the first tax increase passed by the Legislature since State Question 640 was adopted in 1992. • The OKC Schools Compact, of which the Chamber is a founding member, launched a new program focusing on the mental health outcomes of students in the Oklahoma City Public School District. The initiative seeks to place evidence-based social and emotional learning programs in the schools that need them the most.
growth of Oklahoma City spans the city’s history and includes providing utilities to the community at the city’s founding, securing airmail service in the 1920s and recruiting an air depot that later became Tinker Air Force Base to locate in Oklahoma City in the ‘30s. More recently, the Chamber has rallied the community around the Metropolitan Area Projects elections and championed criminal justice reform in Oklahoma County. No matter the generation, the Chamber has worked tirelessly to bring new industry to the region, speak on behalf of business at all levels of government and improve the quality of life for all residents. Throughout the 2018 Annual Report, it is evident that the Chamber’s principles are driving its work on economic development, criminal justice reform, advocacy and more illustrate the pioneering spirit still at work in Oklahoma City. At the heart of the Chamber is the more than 3,200 members who invest in the growth of the region with their time and resources. GOALS: The Chamber seeks to increase Greater Oklahoma City’s ability to rapidly seize new and expanding economic opportunities by: • Creating a business climate and positive image that are strong foundations for economic development • Attracting new businesses, supporting the growth of existing businesses and fostering entrepreneurship • Enhancing the region’s attractiveness for visitors and events • Ensuring the region’s talent base for the future through improvements in education and attraction/retention of talent • Providing value-added opportunities and benefits to our membership
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Kratos Defense & Security opened its combat jet drone manufacturing facility in November, where members of the Oklahoma congressional delegation, Gov. Mary Fallin and local business leaders gathered to welcome them to the region’s aerospace industry sector.
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The Chamber leads business efforts to grow existing industries, recruit new companies and develop an active entrepreneurial environment, resulting in quality job creation and a diverse economy. ADDING JOBS TO THE ECONOMY In 2018, the Chamber engaged with 124
companies that are planning to relocate or expand in the Oklahoma City regional market. Of those companies, 11 are new companies the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber helped recruit to the local market. In total, both new and expanding companies are projected to create approximately 7,380 new jobs and $495 million in new investment in the region. The average wage for announced positions is $47,086 with more than $347 million in new annual payroll coming to the Oklahoma City metro. Several of the companies making significant investments or announcements during 2018 include: CACI International Inc., a company that provides cyber-security and information services to intelligence, defense and federal civilian customers, centralized some of its business operations in Oklahoma City by opening a shared services center. The center is expected to employ 550 people when fully staffed. Oklahoma City was also announced as the location for the state’s first Amazon fulfillment center, a 2.4-million-square-foot facility that will create more than 1,500 full-time jobs by the end of 2019. Employees at the fulfillment center will pick, pack and ship small items to customers. Heartland, the U.S. division of Global Payments and the fifth-largest payment processor in the United States, broke ground on its headquarters in downtown Oklahoma City in December 2018.
The company will expand its workforce by 345 and build a new 100,000-square-foot headquarters on Automobile Alley at Fifth Street and Broadway Avenue to accommodate that growth. The new building, which will bridge the physical gap between the business district and Automobile Alley, will have six floors plus a ground-level lobby that will have space for two restaurants open to the public. Adding to the downtown development was HoganTaylor, a company that announced plans to relocate its Oklahoma City office to an expanded space along Automobile Alley and in the Innovation District. In addition to being closely connected to the innovation-minded companies in that district, the new location’s proximity to the OKC Streetcar and the future home of Oklahoma Contemporary adds additional benefits to employees. Echo Energy also announced plans to move its 100 employees to downtown Oklahoma City in an office building adjacent to Kerr Park. Rural Sourcing, a software development company, announced their first Oklahoma location with 150 employees located at the Rock Island Plow building in Bricktown. The location is set to be the
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“I want to make an impact in the city just as much as I desire to improve individuals’ personal lives with real estate. Considering the Chamber’s role in the economic development of our city, I fully believe if the Chamber isn’t doing well, the city is negatively impacted and my business won’t be thriving either. All businesses should support the driving force of our city if they want to continue to grow.”
has the right knowledge and expertise to support planning for the bomber’s depot maintenance. The decision to use Tinker marks the next milestone in the development and eventual deployment of the B-21, a long-range and highly survivable aircraft capable of penetrating air defenses and conducting a range of critical missions. The plane is expected to be delivered in the mid-2020s. BOOSTING THE REGION’S WORKFORCE With programming and events throughout the year, the Greater Grads program continued to connect regional businesses with Oklahoma college students and recent graduates, encouraging Oklahoma’s brightest to stay in the area after graduation. New to the Greater Grads suite of programming in 2018 was RecruitOKC, a networking event where more than 250 students connected with 44 employers from throughout the region. Greater Grads also continued to host its career fair and the InternOKC program. In 2018, InternOKC hosted 348 interns from 73 employers for three educational sessions that included professional development tips, information on the region’s culture and business environment and networking opportunities. In addition to its work strengthening Greater Oklahoma City’s young workforce, the Chamber’s talent team hosted several events to better connect newcomers to Oklahoma City’s opportunities and further strengthen key sectors. The Chamber continued to partner with Leadership Oklahoma City to host two OKConnect classes, where more than 90 new company leaders received behind-the-scenes insight into Oklahoma City’s story. The Chamber also hosted a reception for people who recently relocated to Oklahoma City. The talent team continued its work to help companies have the skilled, trained workforce they need to succeed. With a focus on strengthening and better connecting the manufacturing industry in Oklahoma City, the Chamber hosted more than 50 people for a manufacturing networking lunch with the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance and OCAST.
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company’s largest and will have a total estimated economic impact of $122.5 million over the first seven years. Other companies announcing more than 100 jobs are Del Real Foods, SYNQ3 Restaurant Solutions, Booz Allen Hamilton, Halliburton Energy Services, American Fidelity Assurance Company, Dell Technologies and TriCorps Technologies. GROWING THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY As one of the region’s strongest industries, the Greater Oklahoma City aerospace industry experienced several successes in 2018. One announcement by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. allowed Oklahoma City to re-enter the world of aircraft production. Kratos opened its manufacturing facility in November, where their company will design and manufacture a new version of its jet drones that will be used in combat alongside manned aircraft. The proximity to Tinker Air Force Base, the high quality of life and low cost of living in the region, the business-friendly regulatory environment and state and local tax incentives all helped attract the company. Tinker Air Force Base also continued to grow with the announcement that it was selected to coordinate the maintenance and sustainment of the B-21 Raider, the next generation long-range strike bomber. The Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker AFB has an Air Logistics Complex with a deep and accomplished history. In selecting Tinker AFB, Air Force leaders acknowledged that the organization
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A D V O C A C Y As the voice of the Oklahoma City business community in the halls of government, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is committed to pursuing public policies that will improve our business climate and positively impact Oklahoma’s growing economy. HISTORIC TEACHER PAY RAISE ACHIEVED
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX SUCCESSFULLY REPEALED The $447 million revenue package to fund the teacher pay increase originally contained a $5 per night hotel/motel occupancy tax that would have catapulted Oklahoma City from 71st-highest occupancy tax among the 150 largest U.S. cities to the highest in the country (Tulsa would have moved up to No. 3). With Oklahoma City’s state- of-the-art $288 million convention center and 605-room Omni Convention Center Hotel under construction, the imposition of such a tax would have impacted Oklahoma City’s ability to recruit conventions. The Chamber engaged with partners in the tourism and hospitality industries and successfully lobbied for repeal of this $50 million tax, which was replaced in the revenue package by an online sales tax and the allowance of ball-and- dice games at tribal casinos.
The achievement of a teacher pay increase of at least $5,000 per year has been a top priority for the Chamber for the past two years. The pay increase of $6,100 (on average) enacted by HB 1023xx was needed to retain and attract high-quality teachers in Oklahoma. While the Chamber didn’t agree with all the proposed revenue measures, the $447 million revenue plan represented a historic outcome: it was not only the first tax increase passed by the Legislature since State Question 640 was adopted in 1992, but also it funded the largest teacher pay increase in state history. MAJOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE The Chamber has been a strong advocate for legislation and funding for sentencing reform and rehabilitation/treatment programs to ease the financial drain on Oklahoma’s criminal justice system. During the 2018 session, the Chamber worked with Gov. Mary Fallin, legislative leadership, the District Attorneys Council, the State Chamber and others to negotiate and pass legislation that allowed nine key reform measures to be signed into law. The Chamber-backed SB 363, which provides special district court judges clear authority to issue pretrial release orders in appropriate cases, was the first policy bill signed by Gov. Fallin during the 2018 session. These critical bills will reduce the projected 25 percent increase of Oklahoma’s prison population by 2026 that, if left unaddressed, would require Oklahoma to construct three new prisons at a cost of $1.9 billion to taxpayers. REFORM MEASURES SIGNED INTO LAW
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IRRESPONSIBLE GUN LEGISLATION DEFEATED For the second consecutive year, the Chamber led a group of 50 businesses, associations, law enforcement groups and higher education institutions to oppose irresponsible gun measures. This session began with 83 bills to expand gun rights in Oklahoma. Only one bill opposed by the Coalition was passed by the Legislature, SB 1212, which would have allowed for open or concealed carry without a permit. At the request of the Chamber and others, Gov. Fallin vetoed this harmful legislation. TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT FUNDING PRESERVED The Chamber is a long-standing supporter of maintaining adequate funding for the state’s transportation system and increasing investments in transit options, both important drivers of economic development. After experiencing significant funding cuts in 2017, funding for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation was protected during the 2018 legislative session, allowing a historic number of central Oklahoma transportation projects to proceed. Another key transit connector, Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, was protected from any loss of funding and received full funding in the final budget agreement. The Chamber continued to support opportunities to extend the Heartland Flyer north to Newton, KS, to connect Oklahoma City with Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and other destinations on the national system. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES PROTECTED As an economic development organization, the Chamber relies on a number of specific economic and community development programs to recruit
companies to Oklahoma and promote the growth of our existing companies. All programs identified by the Chamber as critical to economic development were protected this year. Most lawmakers now understand their value, and the Pew Evaluation Process, strongly supported by the Chamber, continues to provide a data-driven, empirical analysis that supplies legislators with facts on incentives. One such incentive, the Quality Events Act, was improved and extended until at least 2021 by the passage of SB 1252. The Quality Events Act is designed to help Oklahoma communities attract and retain high-quality, high-economic impact events by allowing them to capture a portion of the sales tax revenue generated by a high-economic impact event. Primary improvements enacted by SB 1252 included eliminating the requirement that communities perform a costly economic impact study prior to the event and the designation of a point person at the Oklahoma Tax Commission to work directly with applicants under the QEA. SUPPORTING PRO- BUSINESS CANDIDATES Recognizing the critical role elected officials play in the future of the Oklahoma City region, the Chamber formed the Greater OKC Chamber Political Action Committee in 2010 to aggressively pursue the election and re-election of candidates who take a stand for Oklahoma City’s key economic development priorities. During the most recent election cycle, the Greater OKC Chamber PAC raised $115,875 and contributed $130,000 to pro-business candidates competing in the 2017 and 2018 elections. Of the 100 contributions made in state legislative and local races, 83 were made to successful candidates, giving the Chamber PAC an overall winning percentage of 83 percent. Since its founding in 2010, the Greater OKC Chamber PAC has strengthened the Chamber’s ability to advocate on behalf of the Oklahoma City business community by contributing $465,350 to help elect pro-business candidates.
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“As chair of the transportation committee, the Chamber provided me the chance to discuss and listen to many Chamber leaders and their vision and goals for the future of transportation in our region, and then to provide input to elected officials to shoot for these goals. Poe & Associates has been an active engineering company with the Chamber for decades, and it is only natural for me keep up this tradition by staying active in the Chamber and helping mold a great Oklahoma City business climate.”
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The opening of the Oklahoma City Streetcar was one of many significant milestones reached by the MAPS 3 program in 2018.
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The Chamber engages in strategic community initiatives that can change the trajectory of the entire region. STRENGTHENING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
brings to the position. Tardibono coordinates the work of the council as they implement the six recommendations of the Vera Institute of Justice’s report on the Oklahoma County criminal justice system. Thanks in part to the changes implemented by this group, the Oklahoma County jail population continues to decline, down from 2,600 in 2015 to 1,651 incarcerated individuals in December 2018. The Chamber has also worked to inform its members on the challenges found in the system. In October, the Chamber hosted Board of Advisor members on group tours of the jail, where 200 business leaders were able to see why changes to the system are needed and what types of programs can help reduce recidivism and address mental health and substance abuse disorders in the community. When combined with other outreach efforts held in conjunction with the Oklahoma County CJAC throughout the year, more than 500 people toured the Oklahoma County jail in 2018.
The Chamber has invested in criminal justice reform since 2015, when Clay Bennett, Chamber co-vice chair of strategic planning, led the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Reform task force, a group that took a holistic approach to find ways to help reduce incarceration, increase the efficiencies of the justice system and better serve the community as a whole. In late 2017, criminal justice reform progress continued when an interlocal agreement formed the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC). In 2018, the Oklahoma County CJAC took a significant leap forward with the announcement of the council’s first executive director. Timothy Tardibono was selected because of the criminal justice, legal and government experience that he
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BOOSTING INNOVATION Since 2017, the Chamber has worked with the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, Presbyterian Health Foundation, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City Redevelopment Authority on the growth of Oklahoma City’s innovation district, an area loosely defined as the Oklahoma Health Center and Automobile Alley. Lead initially by the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation as the governance entity for the district, the Oklahoma City Innovation District has become its own organization and hired Katy Evans Boren as the president and CEO in 2018, where she will identify and lead strategies in which anchor institutions, firms and civic leaders rally stakeholders to support the innovation district’s vision to create an inclusive innovation hub. Much of the work will be driven by the Brookings Institution and the Project for Public Spaces study on the district that was released in 2017. INVESTING IN QUALITY OF LIFE Since 1993, the Chamber has been one of the biggest advocates for the power of MAPS–– the 1-cent temporary sales tax that funds transformational projects throughout Oklahoma City. In 2018, the MAPS 3 program saw a return on its investment as several of its projects were completed or reached significant milestones. The Pete White Health & Wellness Center celebrated its grand opening in May. The 39,000-square foot facility, located at 4021 S Walker Ave., is operated by NorthCare and is next door to Capitol Hill High School. It has a fitness center for members age 50 and up and a medical clinic open to everyone. The center is named for former longtime Ward 4 Councilman Pete White. After 21 months of construction and testing, the Oklahoma City Streetcar opened in December. The streetcar will cover 5.1 miles with two routes throughout downtown Oklahoma City and will connect millions of visitors each year with some of Oklahoma City’s most frequently visited entertainment venues and attractions. The project is considered to be an important
“Catholic Charities is a member of the Greater OKC Chamber because we deeply believe that re-integrating those we serve into a thriving economy is the best way we can help lift those able to work out of poverty. We believe the city is best served when the business community and social service agencies see themselves as partners in moving our city forward—one great example being the much-needed criminal justice reform—while keeping in mind that an economy exists to serve its people and not the other way around.”
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economic development tool for future investment in downtown Oklahoma City. The streetcar sets the stage for future regional transit discussions throughout all of central Oklahoma, improves the overall walkability of downtown and encourages linkages to a number of different districts. According to a recently released investment impact analysis, the OKC Streetcar also positively impacts the economic development of the region. The report, which was conducted by the Chamber and RegionTrack with input from EMBARK, the City of Oklahoma City and the Alliance for Economic Development, examines the three-block impact zone surrounding the streetcar route to better understand how the construction of a fixed-route system impacted investment patterns and population growth. Within the three-block impact zone around the streetcar route, there has been more than $1.6 billion in public and private investment since 2011, the year the streetcar route was announced. In that same time frame, the area within the three- block impact zone of the streetcar route has gained approximately 5,700 jobs (16 percent increase from 2011-2015), a 1.54 million square feet net increase of office space, 21 residential developments with 1,860 new housing units and seven new hotels with 833 hotel rooms.
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“While my initial intention for my Chamber membership was to increase business, I quickly realized the value of being a member far exceeded networking and sales. Small business tools such as Business University, sponsorship opportunities and the Conventions & Visitors Bureau’s Certified Tourism Ambassador program are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to benefits offered by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.”
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Oklahoma City’s Omni Hotel, which broke ground in October 2018, is projected to have an annual economic impact of $137 million.
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The Chamber encourages the growth of the hospitality industry of the region by promoting Oklahoma City as an ideal destination for meetings, events and conventions. GROWING THE INDUSTRY
ADDING NEW AMENITIES The positive momentum of the convention and events industry comes on the heels of two groundbreakings that will reshape the Oklahoma City visitor experience. In June, Oklahoma City officials broke ground on the MAPS 3 Convention Center, launching a new era for the MAPS 3 projects and Oklahoma City’s Core-to-Shore redevelopment. This state-of-the-art, $288 million project is expected to be complete in 2020. The building will be located east of Scissortail Park along Robinson Boulevard between SW 4th and SW 7th streets. Like the park and many other important landmarks downtown, it will be served by the MAPS 3 OKC Streetcar. The convention center’s sleek and modern design features sweeping downtown views and materials designed for energy efficiency and resiliency against the weather. A 200,000-square-foot exhibit hall and about 45,000 square feet of meeting spaces will allow multiple events to take place simultaneously. The design also calls for a 30,000-square-foot ballroom, 10,000 square feet of pre-function space and a 4,000-square-foot balcony overlooking the MAPS 3 Scissortail Park. Construction is also underway on Oklahoma City’s Omni Hotel, which will serve as the headquarter hotel for the convention center. The 605-room hotel will be built just north of the new convention center with 50,000 square feet of ballroom and meeting room space to complement the space that will be available in the convention center. Omni Hotels & Resorts also places a high priority on culinary creativity. The hotel will host seven restaurants, including a steakhouse, a coffee shop, a burger bar and a rooftop poolside bar. The hotel project alone is expected to create more than 3,000 jobs and more than $370 million in economic activity, and when finished the hotel is projected to have an annual economic impact of $137 million. The hotel is expected to be complete in 2021.
The Oklahoma City convention and visitor industry continues to see growth and success in the wake of new additions to the Oklahoma City attraction market and through the ongoing work of the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), a division of the Chamber. In FY 18, Oklahoma City exceeded $15 million in total hotel room taxes for the first time in the history of the CVB, an increase over FY17 by 7.5 percent. Comparing FY2018 with FY2017, room night demand from a broad mix of business increased by 8.36 percent, hotel revenue increased by 8.63 percent and hotel room supply grew citywide by 4.35 percent. These metrics far outpace those found in Oklahoma City’s competitive set of cities who compete for the same events, and only Austin, Texas, added a larger percentage of rooms to its inventory. The CVB team concluded FY18 with 379,255 definite room nights produced in the convention, sports, group tours and equine markets. The CVB also provided registration and servicing to 263 groups and 43 site visits to potential groups. Oklahoma City also hosted 710 motorcoach group tours during the fiscal year. The year-end economic impact for conventions and sports sales was $113,169,916. The CVB also marketed Oklahoma City as a visitor destination, hosting 47 travel writers and completing 231 media pitches and 23 story assists during the 2018 fiscal year. To support a positive visitor experience, the CVB held eight Certified Tourism Ambassador training events, resulting in 356 active CTA members in the Greater Oklahoma City metro area. Customer satisfaction surveys measuring Oklahoma City as a destination, the CVB as an organization and local industry partners averaged an overall satisfaction rating of 96 percent for the year.
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“I’m involved in the Chamber for so many reasons! There’s great networking, of course, but I’m also involved to be in the know on everything from the next phase of MAPS to new businesses in town, the economic outlook and everything in between. The businesses involved are so diverse and open to discussing ideas and getting involved with nonprofits. I’ve made terrific friends and have learned more than I could being involved in any other organization.” - L I S A P I T S I R I D I R E C TO R O F D E V E LO PM E N T , R E G I ONA L FOOD B AN K O F O K L A HOMA
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The Chamber’s membership opportunities allow businesses to network, have a voice in issues important to their business and engage in work to make Greater Oklahoma City a stronger community. PROVIDING MORE BENEFITS In 2018, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
The new and enhanced benefits were in addition to the existing ways that the Chamber serves its members. In 2018, the Chamber delivered more than 250 new member plaques, hosted 111 grand openings, and held 16 small group meetings for Board of Advisor members. Chamber ambassadors also placed hundreds of outbound calls as part of their member outreach program and volunteered at more than 40 events. BETTER SERVING OUR MEMBERS The Chamber concluded the 25th anniversary of its Total Resource Development Campaign on Aug. 9 by raising a total of $2,865,195 during the 14-week campaign. Co-chairs Kristin Peck, Cox Communications, and Christopher P. Reen, then with the Oklahoman Media Company, led more than 100 volunteers during the campaign as they connected members with sponsorship and advertising opportunities that are available through the Chamber. The 2018 campaign also marked a transition to a new way for members to access sponsorships, advertising and other partnership opportunities with the Chamber. After a thorough analysis of the Chamber’s goals and the campaign’s performance, the Chamber announced that TRDC would be retired and a more flexible and responsive model would be implemented. The new model will give each Chamber member business a relationship manager that will work directly with them to identify the best marketing opportunities. The new model also includes innovative programming launching in 2019. New programs will include a new signature “State of Health” event that looks at the region’s healthcare industry as well as our health status and rankings; a new learning conference; and a new monthly learning event.
expanded its products and services to better serve its members. From new events, additional membership levels, more business resources and updated programs, the Chamber worked to meet the needs of the Oklahoma City business community while strengthening the region’s appeal as a place to work and live. Through additional visibility and branding, more direct contact with other members, advocacy for your business or information to help your business grow, the new membership levels offer more opportunities and a greater return on investment for members. As part of its enhanced benefits, the Chamber’s membership division hosted a roundtable with then-U.S. Congressman Steve Russell for its top-level member companies, a quarterly roundtable with Chamber President and CEO Roy Williams for its emerging leaders, and an executive member orientation open to senior-level leaders who are new to the Chamber. The Chamber also launched an association health plan that provides small businesses throughout Oklahoma greater choice in health care coverage.The Greater Choice Oklahoma health care plan offers an alternative for small businesses to purchase health insurance with the buying power and flexibility of a large business. The plan offers quality benefits and ease of purchasing, bringing more innovation and more choice to the market. Coverage, provided by UnitedHealthcare, was available beginning Jan. 1, 2019, to businesses statewide. To be eligible, business must have two to 50 employees and be a member of the Chamber or any other Chamber of Commerce statewide that is also a member of the Oklahoma City Chamber.
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The Chamber strengthens Greater Oklahoma City’s greatest asset – its students – by creating partnerships that make a better education possible for every Oklahoma City Public School District student.
BOOSTING LITERACY Since 2015, the Oklahoma City Schools Compact, which is made up of the Chamber, the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS), the United Way of Central Oklahoma, and the City of Oklahoma City, has worked together to support improvements of the district. In 2018, the Compact continued that work by implementing important solutions for district literacy, mental health and fiscal projections. The Read OKC task force headed by Mary Mélon, president and CEO of the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools, provided a boost to student reading levels through the Read OKC program. Read OKC has three components: reading challenges completed on school breaks in the summer, winter and spring; a reading buddies program that connects volunteers with OKCPS students; and a “Little Free Library” program that increases access to free books throughout the community.
In 2018, Read OKC hosted three reading programs where students were encouraged to read for 20 minutes a day, each day of school break. Students who successfully completed the challenges received a medal for their efforts, and the top readers from each school were honored at a ceremony where school board leadership and new OKCPS Superintendent Sean McDaniel were on hand to celebrate their success. In total, 8,674 students participated in the 2018 Read OKC reading challenges and logged a total of 4 million reading minutes; 3,910 of those students made their goal.
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ReadOKC is working to improve access to reading for all children in Oklahoma City by placing “Little Free Libraries” throughout the community. A Little Free Library operates on a take-a-book, leave- a-book basis, and ReadOKC is working to place more than 100 of these libraries in public gathering spaces. Specifically, the Little Free Library project focuses on providing more access to books outside of elementary schools and in public parks. Local businesses and organizations can champion a Little Free Library by providing a one-time donation of $750 for the purchase and installation of the library. ReadOKC is also recruiting adults to serve as “Reading Buddies” to students throughout the district. Volunteers sign up to spend about one hour per week reading with OKCPS students, working to improve reading skills and overall attitudes towards reading. Reading Buddies spend consistent time with students to increase self-esteem, foster self- The Compact’s mental health task force, headed by Debby Hampton of United Way of Central Oklahoma and Terri White with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, launched an important program that will place evidence-based social and emotional learning programs in the schools that need them the most. Embrace OKC used data collected by the Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment to develop a comprehensive mental health plan with the understanding that addiction and other behavioral disorders are driven by the presence or risk factors in one or more domains – individual, peer, family, school or community. The strategies behind Embrace OKC aim to reduce risk across all domains and focus on addressing high-risk behaviors, psychological stress and substance abuse. Using the data, the team identified three tiers of programming and services that should be implemented to help match students to prevention and treatment based on need. All students are motivation and promote responsibility. SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH
included in Tier 1, which includes universal prevention strategies that will help prevent mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. Tier 2 intervention strategies are for those students showing early signs of mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders; Tier 3 strategies are for those students with treatment needs. The group also identified evidence- based programs to implement within schools, with a focus on community and family interventions. In addition to areas of need, the survey also showed areas where the district can build on existing strong protective factors. White said that these data points represent opportunities to leverage what is going well in OKCPS. Superintendent McDaniel made implementation of the Embrace OKC recommendations one of his top three priorities. EmbraceOKC will provide one of the critical “trade ups” that are part of the district’s Pathway to Greatness reinvention plan. SUPPORTING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY At the end of the 2018 school year, district officials asked the Compact to help identify efficiency measures that would help the district face an impending $3.5 million shortage for the 2019 school year. The Compact formed a task force of finance and accounting professionals from both the public and private sector to analyze the budget and administer an audit. The group’s research helped identify $1.4 million that OKCPS could use to mitigate the shortfall. The group also helped shape the district’s discussions about how declining education funding could be addressed in the future. “Because of the Chamber, I see this city in a whole new way. It’s a different Oklahoma City than when I came out of college in 1996. Young professionals are staying here and that gives me confidence about the future for my kids. I also want to do my part to make this a top city.”
- J O L E N E C U R R Y MA R K E T I NG D I R E C TO R , MA SSMU T UA L O K L A HOMA
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“Even though I am not local, I enjoy staying involved with the Chamber because of the collaboration I see every time I attend an
event. The Chamber is a conduit for bringing companies together for the greater good of the city.”
- J AC K I E H UGH E S E X E C U T I V E V I C E P R E S I D E N T O F B U S I N E SS O P E R AT I ON S , CAC I I N T E R NAT I ONA L , I NC .
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Through strategic marketing efforts, the Chamber works to support Greater Oklahoma City’s key business sectors, promote the region as a great place to live and communicate the work of the Chamber. TELLING OKC’S STORY
to provide similar content in video form. Viewers are able to learn on their own schedule, and most videos and courses average 15-20 minutes. Both products under the Business University umbrella aim to provide ongoing sources of education in a way that is both convenient and affordable. The Business University program will expand its reach with a live event in the fall and monthly luncheons in 2019. STRENGTHENING KEY SECTORS With a goal to further Oklahoma City’s retail growth, a delegation from the Chamber and the City of Oklahoma City attended the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon conference in Las Vegas. During the conference, representatives from Oklahoma City met with prospective retailers and developers to promote Oklahoma City as a destination for their brand. As a result of the Chamber’s destination retail recruitment efforts, Oklahoma City welcomed several new names to the market in 2018. Duluth Trading Company, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Flix Brewhouse, Life Time Fitness at Quail Springs Mall, Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Costco, Sur La Table, The Container Store and REI all announced or opened Oklahoma City locations during the calendar year. The Chamber also partnered with OKBio, the state’s bioscience association, and other regional and community organizations to promote Oklahoma’s bioscience industry at the 2018 Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Convention in Boston. Members of the delegation hosted 250 meetings with prospective business partners at the OKBio booth. They were also able to share some of Oklahoma’s recent bioscience success stories while marketing the region as a prime location for companies to locate.
The Chamber works to highlight Greater Oklahoma City’s story of success and to educate residents on topics that will have the greatest impact on the future of the region. To aid in that mission, the Chamber launched a new website called VeloCityOKC.com to help drive the conversation about Oklahoma City. The site features daily updates about the Oklahoma City economy, advocacy efforts, area events, lifestyle, developments and member news and a weekly email newsletter to make sure Chamber members stay updated on the latest news. The Chamber also offered its members a chance to highlight their own news on the website––partner-level Chamber members and up receive complimentary sponsored stories as part of their Chamber member benefits. Since launching in July, VeloCityOKC.com has garnered 68,186 page views and 31,279 site users. In addition to readers from Oklahoma, the site has attracted visitors from Texas, Missouri, Virginia, New York and California. SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES As part of the ongoing effort to strengthen businesses in Greater Oklahoma City, the Chamber launched a new suite of programs called Business University to specifically address the needs of small businesses. The first product in that program, the Business University e-newsletter, features custom content that appeals to small businesses, including human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship, management, office productivity and more. The newsletter, which is sponsored by Arvest Bank, is available to the Chamber’s Core, Associate and Emerging Leader members (investment levels ranging from $500-$1,500). The Chamber also launched the Business University on-demand and webinar training program
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2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rhonda Hooper Jordan Advertising Chair
Percy Kirk Cox Communications Chair-Elect
David E. Rainbolt BancFirst Corporation Immediate Past Chair
John Hart Continental Resources Treasurer
Bruce Lawrence INTEGRIS Health Corporate Secretary
Roy H. Williams, CCE Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President & CEO
2018 VICE CHAIRS
PAST CHAIRS
H. B. Groh* Ancel Earp*
Henry Overholser* John H. Burford* W. J. Gault* O. A. Mitscher* W. W. Storm* B. M. Dilley* Anton H. Classen* Seymour C. Heyman* George G. Sohlberg* T. D. Turner* I. M. Holcomb* H. Y. Thompson* George B. Stone* Sidney L. Brock* O. P. Workman* Frank J. Wikoff* S. M. Gloyd* C. F. Colcord* Edward K. Gaylord* Edgar S. Vaught* J. R. Cottingham* George Frederickson* Ed Overholser* John A. Brown* J. F. Owens* Gilbert A. Nichols* R. J. Benzel* Virgil Browne* Frank Buttram* Samuel W. Haynes* W. E. Hightower* Fred Jones* Glenn C. Kiley* J. S. Hargett* J. Wiley Richardson* William Morgan Cain* Donald S. Kennedy* Ray J. Spradling* A. W. Boyd* W. J. Pettee*
Edward L. Gaylord* John Kilpatrick, Jr.* William V. Montin* R. A. Young* Stanton L. Young* John R. Parsons* Robert E. Lee* Norman P. Bagwell* Edward Hahn Cook James G. Harlow, Jr.* R. D. Harrison* Richard H. Clements Gerald R. Marshall* Lee Allan Smith Clyde Ingle* Edmund O. Martin William E. Durrett Ray Ackerman* Clayton I. Bennett Gerald L. Gamble Dave Lopez Steven E. Moore* Luke R. Corbett Robert A. Funk V. Burns Hargis Fred J. Hall J. Larry Nichols David L. Thompson Carl E. Edwards Peter B. Delaney David E. Rainbolt Bill Swisher* Dan Hogan Frank A. McPherson Ken W. Townsend* Stanley F. Hupfeld William G. Thurman, M.D.*
Clayton I. Bennett Dorchester Capital Strategic Planning
Teresa Rose Crook Communities Foundation of
Carl E. Edwards Price Edwards & Company Innovation & Bioscience
David A. Hager Devon Energy Corporation Forward Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education
Steve Hahn AT&T Oklahoma Membership
Judy J. Hatfield, CCIM Equity Commercial Realty II, LLC Military & Aerospace
Bradley W. Krieger Arvest Bank Government Relations
Tom J. McDaniel American Fidelity Foundation MAPS Development
Jenny Love Meyer Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Marketing & Communications
J. Larry Nichols Devon Energy Corporation Strategic Planning
Natalie Shirley National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Convention & Visitor Development
Sean Trauschke OGE Energy Corp. Economic Development
Listed in order of service. An asterisk (*) denotes individuals who are deceased.
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2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
V. Burns Hargis Oklahoma State University David Harlow BancFirst John Hart
Mark Beffort RobinsonPark
George Nigh IBC Bank Ronald J. Norick Norick Investment Company LLC Stephen M. Prescott, M.D. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Ford C. Price Price Edwards & Company David E. Rainbolt BancFirst Christopher P. Reen The Oklahoman Media Company Teresa Rose Crook Oklahoma City Community Foundation Robert J. Ross Inasmuch Foundation Rodney J. Sailor Enable Midstream Partners Meg Salyer Accel Financial Staffing Claudia San Pedro SONIC Jason R. Sanders, MD, MBA University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center William P. Schonacher IBC Bank Natalie Shirley National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum W. Kent Shortridge ONE Gas, Inc. Lee Allan Smith
Clayton I. Bennett Dorchester Capital Dr. Don Betz University of Central Oklahoma David R. Carpenter American Fidelity Assurance Company Jill Castilla Citizens Bank of Edmond Mikeal M. Clayton The Boeing Company Richard H. Clements Clements Foods Company - Garden Club Edward H. Cook Michelle Coppedge Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center - FAA Luke R. Corbett Jim Couch City of Oklahoma City Peter Delaney Tequesta Capital Partners Steve Dixon Tapstone Energy, LLC William E. Durrett American Fidelity Assurance Company Carl E. Edwards
Continental Resources Judy J. Hatfield CCIM Equity Commercial Realty II, LLC Mark A. Helm Dolese Bros. Co. John D. Higginbotham Bank of Oklahoma Joe Hodges SSM Health Care of Oklahoma Dan Hogan Dan Hogan Properties The Honorable David Holt City of Oklahoma City Rhonda Hooper Jordan Advertising Stanley F. Hupfeld, FACHE INTEGRIS Health Percy Kirk
Cox Communications Bradley W. Krieger Arvest Bank
Michael S. Laird Crowe & Dunlevy Bill Lance
Price Edwards & Company Mohammad J. Farzaneh Home Creations Bob Funk, Jr. Prodigal Robert A. Funk Express Employment Professionals Mark W. Funke Simmons Bank Gerald L. Gamble Gerald L. Gamble Co. Jim R. Gebhart, FACHE Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City David A. Hager Devon Energy Corporation Steve Hahn AT&T Oklahoma
The Chickasaw Nation Michael F. Lauderdale
McAfee & Taft Doug Lawler Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Oklahoma Events, LLC Richard Tanenbaum Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings David L. Thompson InvesTrust Wealth Management Sean Trauschke OGE Energy Corp. Tony J. Tyler Tyler Media Commissioner Ray Vaughn Oklahoma County G. Rainey Williams, Jr. Marco Capital Group ALP Roy H. Williams, CCE Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Bruce Lawrence INTEGRIS Health
Dave Lopez DL Dynamics Jenny Love Meyer Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. Edmund O. Martin Ackerman McQueen, Inc. Tom J. McDaniel American Fidelity Foundation Frank A. McPherson David J. Morgan
Fred J. Hall Hall Capital Nathaniel Harding
MidFirst Bank Xavier Neira Logatoré, LLC J. Larry Nichols Devon Energy Corporation
Antioch Energy David Hardy IBC Bank
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