OKC Corporate Headquarters leaving for Ft. Worth???

[NWOKCGuy]

Not Interworks. They're out of Stillwater and have huge presence in all of Oklahoma. They are a value added reseller for my company and are in 90% of the OK accounts.

[NWOKCGuy]

I should say - I'd be very surprised if it was Interworks.

[Bellaboo]

That article states that the SW headquarters are moving. They are currently located just south of DFW, not OKC.

My air traffic control instructor neighbor has heard zero rumors of any changes at MM FAA center.

[Oil Capital]

Turns out it was a Tulsa company, not an OKC company, that is relocating to Ft Worth.

[catch22]

Man Tulsa can't get a break. Here's to hoping some good news is on their way.

[catch22]

And it pains me to say that because I literally like nothing about Tulsa.....but we are brothers.

[dcsooner]

Oklahoma has got to improve its air service to major corporate markets. Don't now how it can be done but air travel is horrible for the average customer, can't imagine what it is like for corporate travels who travel more frequently

[metro]

The article doesn't say the jobs are leaving Tulsa, it says they are opening a NEW office in Fort Worth creating 140 jobs. It appears the Tulsa office is staying as a back office.

[SoonerDave]

Oklahoma has got to improve its air service to major corporate markets. Don't now how it can be done but air travel is horrible for the average customer, can't imagine what it is like for corporate travels who travel more frequently

Given our proximity to DFW, and even STL, its really hard to see how OKC can do anything to improve its air service issues.

I remember many years ago that some of the airlines wanted to modify their "major hub" model into one with the major hubs, but supplanted by what they called mini-hubs, and WRWA was viewed as one that was a model of the kind of airport that would fit that model.

Now, I won't pretend I follow the aviation industry, so that information may be ridiculously old, inaccurate, or incomplete, but based on where WRWA is right now, it doesn't seem that minihub idea has gone too far. But I do think some carriers have added at least a few NS flights to some destinations out of OKC, haven't they?

[BoulderSooner]

The article doesn't say the jobs are leaving Tulsa, it says they are opening a NEW office in Fort Worth creating 140 jobs. It appears the Tulsa office is staying as a back office.

but the NEW office is getting the corporate headquarters

[metro]

Yeah, but it's not a total loss like they are making it out to be

[cjohnson.405]

Oklahoma has got to improve its air service to major corporate markets. Don't now how it can be done but air travel is horrible for the average customer, can't imagine what it is like for corporate travels who travel more frequently

You have to connect somewhere and it adds a few hours to travel. I rarely go through DFW or St. Louis. It is ususally Denver going West and Memphis or Detroit going East.

If you get direct flights, you are typically leaving very early in the morning (which means getting up at 4:30am) and arriving late and getting home at midnight. It also means a few more nights in a hotel near an airport. If you are out past a couple of states you can't have dinner with a client and make it home that night.

I usually have one or two round trips a week, in and out, and yes, it is a pain in the neck. I do get direct flights to every city within a couple of states. So, if you are a regional traveller, its probably not bad.

I am alot more interested in schedules than loyalty to an airline. So, as a frequent traveller from OKC, my miles are spread amongst Delta, American, and Southwest. If I stuck with one airline, I would be in hotels more often because of schedules.

BUT, I moved from McKinney and had about the same commute to Love Field and DFW as I do to Will Rogers. I am a Dallas native, work for a company based in LA and can live anywhere, and like it much better here.

[Pete]

I love the spin of the respective Chambers of Commerce:

Ft. Worth: Fantastic company moving their highly paid executive HQ to our lovely town, once again demonstrating our superior business climate! Low-paid, back-office jobs not coming but we didn't want them anyway.

Tulsa: Company is not leaving, just re-positioning for growth. Our local business climate is so good and we have so many great jobs coming this is not even news.

[soonermike81]

What energy company moves to Ft Worth? Houston i would not doubt it.

Why wouldn't an energy company move to Fort Worth? They already have a huge presence there with XTO Energy and Pioneer Resources. The Barnett Shale lies in/around Ft. Worth, and I believe many of the wells there are owned by our beloved Chesapeake. I can see many reasons why a company would establish a HQ in Fort Worth. Maybe not their primary HQ but a divisional/regional HQ?