2011 OKC Citizen Survey

Mayor Cornett announced according to the 2011 Citizen Survey they received this week at  City Council, eight out of 10 Oklahoma City residents think Oklahoma City is not only moving in the right direction but is also a good place to live, raise children and work.

Oklahoma City Unemployment Rate

For the month of August, Oklahoma City's unemployment rate improved to 5.0% from previous month (July 5.5%). OKC has the lowest unemployment rate of any large metro (over 1 million population) in the country!

WAY TO GO OKC!

Oklahoma City Council Elections Bode Well for Economic Development

The Oklahoma City Council had 4 open seats in this month's election. Meg Salyer, Ward 6 and Pat Ryan Ward 8 retained their seats. David Greenwell won Ward 5 and there will be a runoff for Ward 2. Charlie Swinton, a former REALTOR®, is pro-development. We had the chance to meet with Charlie last week and he shares many of the same interests that REALTORS® do in promoting economic development. I encourage everyone to read about the two candidates and participate in the run off. According to NEWSOK.com,:

"In the Ward 2 election, the two top spenders — Swinton and Shadid — will face each other in a runoff election April 5. Swinton received 43 percent of the vote and Shadid received 35 percent. Oklahoma City Planning Commissioner Janis Powers received 16 percent of the vote but did not qualify for the runoff. None of the other three candidates received more than 3 percent of the votes. “We're celebrating a great victory,” Swinton said from his watch party. “We think our issues are the best — pro job growth, pro business and pro police. It's a matter of timing. We're confident we're going to win, it's just a matter of when.”

Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-elections-two-city-council-incumbents-win-re-election-one-gets-defeated/article/3545242#ixzz1FTywRCYQ