Pretty cool news out of Tulsa last week.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/a-momentous-occasion-tech-funding-thousands-of-new-jobs-expected-to-boost-city-for-years/article_aebc7b82-37eb-11ef-ba0e-6f719a340d87.html

$51 million federal grant for tech innovations and production could change Tulsa for generations to come, officials said.

The funding will go to the Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy, a consortium led by Tulsa Innovation Labs.

Tulsa was one of 12 locations selected out of 31 cities initially designated “tech hubs” last year. Tulsa’s grant amount among the 12 cities receiving funding was the largest. Programs in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio also received about $51 million each.

This paired with NYU Tulsa should make for some exciting advancements.

OKC really need more things like this. Good for Tulsa. Well help them greatly close the gap on OKC.

OKC really need more things like this. Good for Tulsa. Well help them greatly close the gap on OKC.

OKC needs someone to cheerlead for them like Stitt does for Tulsa. This is positive for Tulsa and the whole state collectively though so it is a win.

OKC needs someone to cheerlead for them like Stitt does for Tulsa. This is positive for Tulsa and the whole state collectively though so it is a win.

I don't think Stitt had anything to do with this. The article mentions a basic statement he made expressing gratitude to the organizations involved, which is kind of a basic expectation for his office to produce regardless of where this type of investment is happening in the state.

What Tulsa has vs. OKC is a tremendous group of individuals and organizations that lead all kinds of efforts to bring things to Tulsa as well as starting things here. A lot of that goes back to our legacy of being the worlds oil capital for a brief period of time and the tremendous generational wealth that was created here. Those families are still supporting things in Tulsa. I hate to think about what Tulsa would be like without some of these efforts. There's not much here to keep things going naturally.

I don't think Stitt had anything to do with this. The article mentions a basic statement he made expressing gratitude to the organizations involved, which is kind of a basic expectation for his office to produce regardless of where this type of investment is happening in the state.

What Tulsa has vs. OKC is a tremendous group of individuals and organizations that lead all kinds of efforts to bring things to Tulsa as well as starting things here. A lot of that goes back to our legacy of being the worlds oil capital for a brief period of time and the tremendous generational wealth that was created here. Those families are still supporting things in Tulsa. I hate to think about what Tulsa would be like without some of these efforts. There's not much here to keep things going naturally.

A slightly improved Pre-MAPS OKC is a pretty good guess.

What has happened in Tulsa is very similar to what has happened in Northwest Arkansas. The Walton foundation has transformed the region by funding everything from bike trails to private schools to new office buildings. Similarly the Kaiser foundation in Tulsa has had a hand in funding lots of different things but the economic development initiatives, like obtaining these federal grants, continue to have the biggest impact on Tulsa’s small-business economy.