#17 Oklahoma
6.82 out of 10 in Taxation and Regulation
6.63 out of 10 in Workforce Quality
6.69 out of 10 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
State Profile
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin in May signed into law a bill extending tax incentives to employers and employees in the aerospace industry. More than 1,100 aerospace and defense-related companies are in Oklahoma, generating more than $27 billion in sales annually and employing more than 120,000 workers.
Key Industries
Knowledge-based Services; Manufacturing
Key Companies
Chesapeake Energy
Continental Resources
Devon Energy
Oneok
Sonic Corp.
Southwest Bancorp
Williams Partners
Key Contacts
Dept. of Commerce
Deby Snodgrass, Executive Director and Secretary Of Commerce and Tourism
405-815-5306
900 N. Stiles Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
deby.snodgrass@okcommerce.gov
http://okcommerce.gov/
CEO Comments
“Oklahoma is probably one of the most depressed regions of the country I have recently been to. While emphasis on higher education is paramount, I found businesses from an operational standpoint, in general, to be sluggish.”
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