Tulsa's Future, an economic development initiative, launches its next five-year campaign

By LAURIE WINSLOW 
Tulsa World


An ongoing economic development initiative aimed at attracting high-paying jobs to the region is gearing up for another five years.

On Monday evening, regional business leaders, local elected officials, Mayor Dewey Bartlett and Gov. Mary Fallin gathered at Southern Hills Country Club for the annual meeting of Tulsa’s Future, an economic development initiative led by the Tulsa Regional Chamber.

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Journey to Growth takes step

By Jeff Kiger
PostBulletin.com


Leaders from Rochester and the region crowded into a meeting room Tuesday to hear from the first quarterly report from the chairs of the 10 Journey to Growth committees.

John Wade, the chair of the J2G initiative, introduced the meeting by explaining the scope of the regional initiative. He said that it is all about diversifying the regional economy beyond health care and strengthening the eight counties that surround Rochester.

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