2007 Accolades
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October 12, 2007 - Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City ranked 10th in Forbes.com's Best of the Cities for Jobs list, up from 67th in 2005. Forbes used five equally weighted data points to rank cities: median household income, unemployment, income growth, cost of living and job growth.
August 22, 2007 - Co-Star Advisor
Several major metropolitan areas appear to be enjoying a flourishing retail development market and show little effect by the residential downtown. Co-Star Advisor spotlighted the country's best performing markets in terms of retail vacancy, rental rates, development activity and pricing. Oklahoma City ranked 6th best. The common thread between the markets includes strong population growth, low unemployment and high job growth.
August 8, 2007 - The Oklahoman
The Bureau of Economic Analysis said personal income grew by an average of 6.6 percent across all 363 of the nation's metropolitan areas from 2005 to 2006, while income in Oklahoma City grew 8.7 percent.
June 28, 2007 - The Oklahoman
Water experts say Oklahoma City has the tastiest tap water on the continent. The city won this year's "Best of the Best" water taste test - an annual competition judged by water drinkers with trained tongues chosen by the American Water Works Association, a leading water research and advocacy group.
June 25, 2007 - US Fed News
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has been awarded Outstanding Achievement in the 2007 City Livability Awards Program. Judges were former mayors that selected the cities from a pool of over 200 applicants based on mayoral leadership, creativity and innovation, and broad impact on the quality of life for residents.
June 21, 2007 - The Biz Journal
Oklahoma City's income grew 24.10% from 2000-2005, making it the 6th strongest metropolitan area for income growth in the nation.
June 19, 2007 - The Journal Record
Oklahoma's growing rate of entrepreneurship in 2006 boosted the state to fourth in the country, an annual survey of startup businesses recently revealed. According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, Oklahoma had about 430 entrepreneur startups per 100,000 residents in 2006.
June 11, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal
According to the Commerce Department Bureau of Economic Affairs, Oklahoma has the lowest tax burden of any state, including the District of Columbia. Oklahoma's tax burden was 27.8% versus Connecticut at the top with 38.3%.
May 17, 2007 - The Journal Record
Oklahoma City was listed as the fifth-best place in the nation in midsized metro areas to relocate a family. Washington, D.C.-based Worldwide ERC, the association for workforce mobility, and Primary Relocation, with headquarters in Memphis, partnered for the third year to compile the list. Ranking factors included cost of living, crime rates, education, climate and each city's arts and cultural attractions when a family is looking to relocate. The study defined midsized areas as those with a population between 575,000 and 1.25 million.
May 4, 2007 - The Oklahoman
Double-digit growth in several suburbs spells continued long-term strength for housing construction in the Oklahoma City metro area. "Oklahoma is bucking the national trend", said Deidre Myers, director of research and economic analysis for the agency. Myers pointed to another positive in Oklahoma's housing numbers: the proportion of housing units permitted last year that were single-family. She said that's a sign of stability since families usually occupy single-family dwellings. Oklahoma ranks fifth in the nation.
May 2007 - Forbes Magazine
Oklahoma City gained a 12.1 appreciation in the sales price for homes when compared to last year. Oklahoma City's home appreciation metro ranks second in the nation, following Seattle's 12.3.
April 5, 2007 - The Oklahoman
The Oklahoma City area, nearing 1.2 million people, moved up another spot in the national population rankings to No. 45. The data is a population estimate through July 1, 2006. Oklahoma City's growth from 2000 to 2006 was healthy and steady. "We're building all the right magnets for economic growth in central Oklahoma," said Zach Taylor, executive director of the Association of Central Governments.
March 28, 2007 - The Oklahoman
Income growth from the Oil Patch propelled the state to the third-best growth rate in personal income in 2006, according to preliminary figures from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. Oklahoma per capita personal income grew by 7.6 percent. Nationally, personal income grew by 6.3 percent last year.
