August 2016 www.okcchamber.com Boeing Opens Research Facility in Oklahoma City Boeing opened its new engineering, research and development lab facility last month in Oklahoma City. The lab will design, test and apply modernization technologies for legacy aircraft such as the C-17 Globemaster III and the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). The 300,000-square-foot structure, which is larger than the footprint of five football fields, is the newest addition to Boeing’s Oklahoma City site and headquarters to the company’s Aircraft Modernization & Sustainment business. The lab will expand the company’s ability to maintain and upgrade existing aircraft. These capabilities help the United States and other Boeing customers realize greater value from their aircraft while maintaining readiness, technological Boeing representatives and state relevance and aircraft affordability for many years after initial delivery. The lab officials gathered to officially open the represents 800 additional jobs in the Oklahoma City aerospace industry. Boeing research facility on July 15. Continued on page 10 Tinker AFB Breaks Ground on KC-46A Facility Tinker Air Force Base broke ground on its KC-46A Sustainment Complex on July 26, ushering in the next generation of the Air Force’s aerial refueling aircraft. The Complex is located on 158 acres of land formerly owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. The Chamber spearheaded several months of negotiations for Tinker to acquire the land, which was finalized in early 2015. The Sustainment Center will bring more than 1,300 jobs to Oklahoma City and will allow the U.S. Air Force to replace its aging tanker fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers. Replacing the Eisenhower-era aircraft with the modernized KC- 46A Pegasus will support the Air Force’s goal of global reach for America. “While you view the KC-46 as something that is extraordinary for Tinker Air Force Base—and it is—I view it as something extraordinary for the Air Force and for the United States of America.” said Lt. Gen. Lee Levy, commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Material Command, Tinker AFB, at the groundbreaking event. With more refueling capacity and enhanced capabilities, improved efficiency and increased capabilities for cargo and aeromedical evacuation, the KC-46A will provide aerial refueling support to the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps When completed, the KC-46A and allied nation coalition force aircraft. The Boeing Company is the prime maintenance facility will employ more contractor for this project, and under their current contract, they will provide than 1,300 Oklahomans. the Air Mobility Command with an inventory of 179 KC-46 tankers. Learn About Impact of Early Childhood Education On Aug. 17 at the State of the Schools event, the with elected officials and other community leaders to Chamber will welcome James Spurlino, president emphasize the importance of investing early, leading and owner of Spurlino Materials and a member of efforts on accountability for results, leading by example ReadyNation, to discuss how investing in the first with our companies and employees, and of course, three years of children’s lives can ensure better success leading with financial contributions. as students and as future members of the workforce. What about elected officials and nonprofit organizations? How can Spurlino has been an early-childhood advocate for more they invest in children earlier? than a decade, serving on the boards of trustees for the Spurlino: Private philanthropy is not the answer, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters nor is it sustainable (although it plays an important and Every Child Succeeds and acting as moderator, role such as seed money to jumpstart a program). The participant and original contributor to the National ongoing investment has to be a publically-funded one, Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs. Read mostly because the rewards (lower Medicaid, special on for his thoughts on how education systems can education and incarceration costs, for example) come benefit from a focus on the earliest years of a child’s life. to governments. So, elected officials are key to the The POINT!: How does a focus on the first three years of a child’s life discussion. Nonprofits typically have the footprint impact his or her success as a student and adult? and infrastructure to programmatically address these Spurlino: Abundant research points to the problems but not the funding. So, the two are crucial importance of the early years, including prenatally, on and intertwined. a child’s developmental trajectory. This is equally true For communities that are beginning to reevaluate how they support for health and school readiness. A healthy foundation their youngest residents, what should the first steps be? laid in those early years will lower health care costs for a Spurlino: I think of it like any other challenge in lifetime and prepare a child for educational success. An my life, whether professional or personal. I’d start with undeveloped foundation means continued public health seeking a thorough understanding of the problem. and societal costs as well as a population unprepared to Gather reliable data and engage those with the most enter the workforce. knowledge and analytical skills to fully understand What are some examples of communities who are investing in their the issues AND the root causes. Then develop a plan children at an early age? that includes not just the proposed solution but a plan Spurlino: There are lots of good examples across the to grow public support and then later insure effective country, many at the state level and many at the local execution and evaluation of results. level. States and communities considering starting or ramping up efforts can easily find inspiring examples Hear from Spurlino that parallel their circumstances. My concern, and a very on Wednesday, common challenge, is that very few are being aggressive Aug. 17, from enough to serve the entire population that needs 11:30 a.m. to intervention. I may be impatient but significantly scaling 1 p.m., at the effective interventions is the goal, not another pilot NT! National Cowboy OI program (although that is a start). mber The P What role does the business community play in implementing these &M uWseeusmter. nF oHr emritoargee Cha strategies? on the State of the City ma Spurlino: Business leaders can do lots! I am probably Schools program, Oklaho biased, but I don’t think many transformational efforts turn to page 7. 016 Greater gleeats tt riancvtoiolvne wd,i tihf onuott tlheaed binugsi nite. sAs ncodm fomreumniotsyt ,b beuinsgin aets s visit www.okcchamber.com/sos. August 2 leaders can start by leading––leading conversations 2 2016 OFFICERS Leadership Notes DAVID RAINBOLT BancFirst Corporation Chair RHONDA HOOPER Jordan Advertising Chair-Elect Celebrating 10 years of InternOKC PETER B. DELANEY Immediate Past Chair JOHN HART Continental Resources Last month, the Greater Grads program celebrated Corporate Secretary & Treasurer CLAYTON I. BENNETT its 10th graduating class of InternOKC, a summer Dorchester Capital internship program that encourages students to stay Vice Chair, Strategic Planning CARL E. EDWARDS in the region after graduation. The Chamber launched Price Edwards & Company Vice Chair, Bioscience Greater Grads as part of its Forward Oklahoma City JUDY J. HATFIELD, CCIM programming because our businesses were recruiting the Equity Commercial Realty, LLC Roy H. Williams, CCE Vice Chair, Membership majority of their employees from out-of-state colleges. DAVID A. JACKSON President & CEO We had also experienced decades brain drain, where JPMorganChase Bank, N.A. Vice Chair, Military/Aerospace many of our young professionals left our area for other metro areas. We realized that to PERCY KIRK Cox Communications Oklahoma remain a competitive city for businesses to expand and grow, we had to turn the tide. Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications BRADLEY W. KRIEGER Since launching the program, our region has changed, and so have the students that Arvest Bank Vice Chair, Government Relations we target. We now have the privilege of sharing our area’s opportunities with students BRUCE LAWRENCE from across the nation. The quality-of-life improvements that residents approved INTEGRIS Health Vice Chair, Economic Development through the MAPS 3 program, the community reinvestment we are seeing across the TOM J. MCDANIEL city, and most of all, the availability of well-paying jobs at our region’s companies make American Fidelity Foundation Vice Chair, MAPS Development this a place where young professionals thrive. J. LARRY NICHOLS Devon Energy Corporation Greater Oklahoma City’s future success is still tied directly to its ability to attract and Vice Chair, Strategic Planning JOHN RICHELS retain a quality workforce, and the Greater Grads program is committed to helping our Devon Energy Corporation region’s businesses meet their workforce needs. Because of the investments you have Vice Chair, Forward Oklahoma City TERESA ROSE CROOK made in our communities, you are making that success more certain. Oklahoma City Community Foundation Vice Chair, Education/Workforce Development NATALIE SHIRLEY Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Vice Chair, Convention & Visitor Sincerely, Development ROY H. WILLIAMS, CCE Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President & CEO THE POINT! Roy H. Williams, CCE ISSUE #3498 - August 2016 Chamber CEO & President Editorial staff Kaylee Terracina, Nate Fisher, Cynthia Reid Designer Josh Vaughn 297-8900 [email protected] www.okcchamber.com www.twitter.com/okcchamber www.facebook.com/okcchamber The Point (ISSN 1075-6264) is published monthly by the S Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, 2 Learn Impact of Early 7 Attend State of the Schools on Aug. 123 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. T Childhood Education 17 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Point!, N Greater Oklahoma City Chamber 123 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 E 5 Oklahoma City Streetcar 8 FOKC V Update: Return on or e-mail [email protected]. T Branding Revealed Investment SUBSCRIPTImOeNmSb: e$rs1h5i pp;e nr oyneamr einmcbluedrse,d in Chamber $25 per year within the U.S. N Periodicals Postage paid at Oklahoma City. 6 Upcoming Chamber 15 Economic Indicators Publisher rAesdevrveertsi stihneg r rigathets tuop roenfu rseeq auneys ta. d vertising. O Events C PAID SEARCH. 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EMBARK, Oklahoma City’s part of EMBARK’s family of transit services. transportation entity, unveiled Bermuda green, Clear Sky The brand strategy was created by Spoke, a branding blue and Redbud as the colors for the brand identity of firm in Portland, OR with input from stakeholders. the MAPS 3 Oklahoma City EMBARK and Spoke solicited Streetcar. Three color palettes input through multiple Fast Facts about the OKC Streetcar: were revealed to show each of meetings, focus groups the six streetcars painted with • The official name is the Oklahoma City and surveys. That process a saturated, tonal color palette. Streetcar and can be abbreviated as uncovered common themes OKC Streetcar. “Our use of color is bold and and opinions. modern. It’s significant of where • Each of the six streetcars will hold “Our research in Oklahoma we are as a city – our growth approximately 100 people. City and conversations with over the past decade, and reflects • The streetcars are being built in the residents and stakeholders EMBARK’s bold optimism,” USA by Brookville Equipment Corp. of showed us a warm city that is says Jason Ferbrache, EMBARK Pennsylvania. energetic and confident. We administrator. “Stakeholders • Oklahoma City residents have self- were inspired by the changing told us they wanted modern, funded the $131 million streetcar aesthetics and the city’s success forward-thinking, unique and through the 2009 MAPS 3 city-wide in revitalizing the core,” approachable. That’s what we 1-cent sales tax. says Brian Kerr, principal of delivered.” Spoke. “The OKC Streetcar The next steps are construction of the maintenance is an ambitious, forward-thinking project. Its strengths facility scheduled to start in August; laying down the lie in framing a network for building community and rails that the vehicles will travel on, scheduled to start being a catalyst for economic growth. Over and over, we later this year; and design of the 22 stops along the heard stakeholders tell us they wanted straightforward, route. The 4.6-mile route will connect downtown, connected and approachable. The streetcar symbol is Bricktown, Midtown, the Arts District and Automobile inspired by the shape of the streetcar, combined with Alley and circulate every 10-12 minutes. The streetcar is that sense of connection and an oblique reference to expected to be in operation by the end of 2018. the EMBARK brand arrow. It evokes motion, fluidity, forward-thinking and ease of transit.” The MAPS 3 Modern Streetcar will be named the Oklahoma City Streetcar, which can be abbreviated as NT! OI P mber The Cha City ma Oklaho Greater 6 01 Thgreee nO, kClalehaorm Sak yC bitlyu eS tarneedt cRaerd, bpuicdt ucroeldor isn. renderings above, will be painted in Bermuda August 2 5 UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Aug. 9 Member Orientation Time: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Location: Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, 123 Park Ave. Aug. 11 TRDC Victory Celebration Oklahoma Health Center Breakfast: Sept. 7 Time: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Location: Civic Center This September, the Chamber joins the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation to Music Hall, 201 N Walker Ave. showcase the value of the Oklahoma Health Center at the Oklahoma Health Center Aug. 16 Breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Embassy Suites Oklahoma Sunset Reception City Downtown / Medical Center, 741 N Phillips Ave. Guests will hear from a panel Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Location: 21c Museum on how the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation’s 20 member organizations are Hotel Oklahoma City, making a positive impact on Oklahoma’s future through research, healthcare, social 900 W Main St. services and education. Individual tickets are $40, and tables of ten are available for Aug. 17 $600. Special thanks to Signature Sponsor Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown State of the Schools Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. / Medical Center and Host Sponsor Presbyterian Health Foundation. Location: National Register at www.okcchamber.com/events. Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd St. Sept. 7 Oklahoma Health Center Breakfast Time: 7:30 to 9 a.m. Location: Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown / Medical Center, 741 N Phillips Ave. Sept. 13 Member Orientation Time: 8:30 to 10 a.m. Attend Metro 50 on Sept. 26 Location: Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, NT! 123 Park Ave. Celebrate the region’s most dynamic companies at the Metro 50 Awards on Monday, POI Sept. 26 Sept. 26, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Metro 50 is an mber The MTimeetr:o 5 :5300 to 8:30 p.m. annual event honoring the fastest-growing, privately-held businesses that have more Cha Location: National than $1 million in operating revenue. Mayor Cornett will reveal the ranking of all City Cowboy & Western Metro 50 winners during dinner. Read more about this year’s winners at ma Heritage Museum, Oklaho 1700 NE 63rd St. www.okcchamber.com/metro50. Greater Register for events online Individual tickets are $100, and tables of eight are available for $1,250. Special 016 and view a complete thanks to Metro 50 sponsors Bank of Oklahoma, Cox Business, Crowe & Dunlevy, August 2 eovkecncht acmalbenerd.acorm a/te wvewnwts.. EY, Express Employment Professionals, The Journal Record Publishing Company, OGE Energy Corp. and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. 6 State of the Schools: Aug. 17 Attend the State of the Schools on Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Attendees will learn about new efforts to improve education in Oklahoma and ideas for reform. President and owner of Spurlino Materials and ReadyNation member James K. Spurlino will discuss how investing in the first three years of a child’s life can ensure better success in the K-12 education system and as future employees. Lynne Hardin, board chair for the Oklahoma City Public Schools, and Aurora Lora, superintendent of the Oklahoma City Public School District, will also discuss educational attainment and reform on a statewide and local level. Teresa Rose Crook, vice chair of education and workforce development for the Chamber, will present the Chamber’s education initiatives. Attendees are asked to bring school supplies to the event to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County sponsored by American Fidelity Assurance Company. Tickets are $50 for Chamber members and $75 for non-members. Tables of eight are available for $1,250. Newly appointed Oklahoma City Public School District Superintendent Aurora Lora will discuss Special thanks to Signature Sponsor Bank of Oklahoma and School her priorities for the upcoming school year at Supply/Centerpiece Sponsor American Fidelity Assurance Company. State of the Schools on Aug. 17. Investment Management Asset Management Retirement Planning WPeeralstoh nPraels Terrvuasttion Trust Services Employee Retirement Plans Financial Planning Estate Planning Investment Consulting Risk Management NT! OI P “T“hIen rvigehst fitn iann ctiaol mando trercohnwic.al Chamber The City InvesTrust today.” ma solutions make the difference.” Oklaho (405) 843-7177 Greater 6 4in0v5e s8t4ru3s 7t.1co7m7 August 201 7 FOKC V Update: Return on Investment The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber created the force partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice to Forward Oklahoma City program more than 20 years examine how reforms could impact criminal justice in ago to maximize Oklahoma City’s economic potential. Oklahoma County. Vera has completed its first phase of Since that time, the program has helped create more research and is currently engaged in the second phase of than 100,000 jobs in the region. gathering information. The Chamber launched the fifth iteration of FOKC Greater Grads Continues to Build a Better Workforce programming in January after reevaluating how the The Greater Grads program, which was launched current economy will impact Oklahoma City’s ability 10 years ago, continues to build Oklahoma City’s to grow industries and improve its quality of life. The future workforce by building important relationships following is an update on the program’s progress in its between Oklahoma’s college students and Oklahoma first six months. City’s employers. In February, the Chamber hosted its Oklahoma Bioscience Highlighted at International Convention annual Greater Grads Career Fair for 450 students and 97 employers. In June, Greater Grads welcomed 345 More than 60 scientists, business leaders, educators interns to its InternOKC summer program. Both of and economic development officers from across the state these programs connect Oklahoma’s best and brightest of Oklahoma took the best of Oklahoma bioscience college students with jobs and encourage them to stay in to the 2016 BIO International Convention in San Oklahoma City after graduation. Francisco in July. Stories about Oklahoma’s bioscience industry appeared in more than 280 media outlets. Brookings, PPS Continue Their Study on Innovation While there, members of the Oklahoma delegation met In the fall of 2015, Brookings Institute and the with more than 140 potential business partners in the Project for Public Spaces chose Oklahoma City’s OKBio booth. emerging innovation district as part of the Bass Initiative Chamber Works to Strengthen Oklahoma City Retail Sector on Innovation and Placemaking study. Brookings and PPS have completed their initial assessment and are The Chamber spearheaded Oklahoma City’s currently investigating priority issue areas. In the fall, recruitment efforts at the International Council of Brookings and PPS will help define a unified vision Shopping Center’s RECon, the global retail real estate and strategy for growth in the district. The Chamber convention, in May. This convention allows the City launched www.okcinnovation.com and a newsletter to to continue long-standing relationships with national OINT! retailers while sharing the benefits of being located in keep stakeholders informed on progress. P mber The Oklahoma City. Chamber Advocates for Businesses During Legislative Session Cha Criminal Justice Reform Measures Continue to Move Forward The Chamber continued its ongoing effort to be City the voice of business at the state Capitol this legislative ma The Chamber and several community partners Oklaho created a task force to focus on reforming the criminal session. Despite a historic $1.3 billion budget shortfall, Greater justice system in Oklahoma County. With a specific tchoem Cphleatme obveerr avciehwie vaet dw iwtsw p.orikocrbituiessi nines s2a0d1v6o.c Rateea.cdo am . 6 focus on the overcrowding of the jail facility and the 01 August 2 monetary inefficiencies of the current system, the task 8 The Chamber identified and protected six key The Chamber immediately engaged to educate legislators incentive programs that are critical to economic and on the economic impact of a similar law passed in North community development. Despite the pressure placed Carolina. on scaling-back or repealing economic development Companies Increase Their Investment in Oklahoma City programs, all six of these key programs were successfully In the first six months of 2016, the Chamber worked preserved. with new and expanding companies to bring more The Chamber worked closely with the NRA and than 2,700 jobs to the region. These projects represent OK2A to introduce SB 1057, which prohibits guns from $100.3 million in payroll and $216.7 million in capital being carried into horse shows; the State Fair; Big XII, investment. The Chamber met with more than 200 NCAA high school sports; contests; Olympic-qualifying existing companies as part of its business retention and events; concerts and many other events. The Chamber expansion program. Companies like Progrexion, The then organized and led a broad coalition of businesses, Boeing Company and GE Oil & Gas have opened new law enforcement agencies and universities to defeat facilities, expanding their presence in the region. anti-business gun legislation that, if passed, would have Oklahoma City Public Schools Compact Moves Forward with First undermined SB 1057. Project The Chamber led an effort to defeat transgender The Chamber-led Oklahoma City Schools Compact bathroom discrimination legislation that would have is partnering with Oklahoma City Public Schools to been devastating to economic development in terms of launch a city-wide initiative that encourages a love for lost federal funds, business investment and conventions. reading at all grade levels by providing children with Oklahoma’s measure, SB 1619, would have allowed a access to enhanced digital books. student with a religious objection to request the use of For more information on Forward Oklahoma City, contact Kurt Foreman separate bathroom, shower, or athletic changing facility at 297-8945 or [email protected]. while denying this right to a transgendered individual. The world’s smallest pacemaker is here. Dr. Dwight Reynolds, an OU Medicine cardiologist, led the charge in testing and establishing protocols for the revolutionary pill-sized implant. His work helped it earn FDA approval – and, in turn, set the new standard for what a pacemaker should be. This isn’t medicine. It’s the reinvention of medicine. NT! OI P mber The Cha City ma Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Cardiology Oklaho Greater 6 01 OU Medical Center | OU Physicians | The Children’s Hospital | OU College of Medicine | oumedicine.com August 2 9 Boeing Opens New Facility in OKC (cont’d from page 1) “Oklahoma’s aerospace industry is on the rise, as began its work in Oklahoma City more than 60 years evidenced by this cutting-edge facility,” said Oklahoma ago when they started with 10 people in a rented office Gov. Mary Fallin, who spoke at the dedication ceremony. space. Boeing’s employment in the area now exceeds “Boeing Oklahoma City truly has a global impact by 2,400. supporting our nation and allies in the defense of freedom.” “Boeing represents the type of success that companies “Two of the focus markets for our defense business can create in Oklahoma City,” said Roy H. Williams, are services and commercial derivatives,” said Mike CCE, president and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma Emmelhainz, Boeing vice president, City Chamber. “We are grateful Large Aircraft Engineering & “This lab facility will...further for the work they do to support Sustainment and Oklahoma City cement Oklahoma’s role in Tinker Air Force Base and site executive. “This lab facility will Boeing’s future.” for their commitment to the play a major role in those two areas Oklahoma City community.” -Mike Emmelhainz, Boeing vice president, and further cement Oklahoma’s role Large Aircraft Engineering & Sustainment and Through its Defense, Space & in Boeing’s future.” Oklahoma City site executive Security unit, Boeing is a global The event also marked 100 years of Boeing’s leader in this marketplace and is the world’s largest pioneering aviation accomplishments and launched and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. its second century as an innovative, customer-focused Headquartered in St. Louis, Defense, Space & Security aerospace technology and capabilities provider, is a $30 billion business with about 50,000 employees community partner and preferred employer. Boeing worldwide. BECOMING STRONGER TOGETHER INTEGRIS PACER Fitness Center is joining the YMCA of GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY, and will NT! now be known as the YMCA HEALTHY LIVING OI mber The P Ca EwNidTeE Ra r–r aIny toefg rsiesr. vYicMeCs Aa nmde cmlabsesress c laend ebxyp ect Cha qualified instructors and trainers and City an ongoing calendar of Oklahoma sapnedc aiaclt ihveitailetsh. events 1T4O M SETERROV LOEC AYTOIOUNS. Greater 6 August 201 Learn more at ymcaokc.org/locations 10
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