Broken Arrow is spending $150,000 to study whether a regional airport could support future business growth. Flights would likely be decades away.
Category: Business
Posted inBusiness
From meatballs to morning lines, Tulsa welcomes its first IKEA
More than 60 Tulsans traveled by bus to a Texas IKEA as part of a campaign to attract the retailer to Oklahoma. Hundreds showed for its opening in Tulsa Friday.
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Oklahoma’s first IKEA set to open Friday in Tulsa, with 5,000 products on display
Tulsa’s IKEA officially opens at 10 a.m. Friday. The Swedish retailer is estimated to bring more than $100 million in indirect economic impact.
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Tulsa State Fair attendance holds steady as vendors cite high prices, weaker sales
Tulsa State Fair attendance was about the same as 2025, with an estimated total of 1 million people showing up over the course of 11 days.
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This downtown Tulsa landmark is getting a $7M makeover, with a kickoff in November
Mayor Monroe Nichols and downtown leaders will celebrate $7 million in upcoming improvements to Center of the Universe Nov. 16.
Posted inGovernment
Inside Tulsa’s proposal to increase the hotel/motel tax for the first time in decades
The hike would fund improvements at BOK Center and other city-owned properties. Tulsa Day Center staff have discussed how the vote could cause more people to seek shelter services towards the end of each month.
Posted inLa Semana
Manna tests Tulsa’s appetite for drone delivery, from Cherry Street to the eastside
Manna Air Delivery’s drones took to the Tulsa skies in August. Cherry Street businesses are still awaiting consistent orders as east Tulsans see potential.
Posted inBusiness
Would proposed update to Oklahoma air quality rules clear a path for controversial smelter?
Gentner Drummond has identified concerns with proposed changes to state air quality rules. Environmental officials say they wouldn’t apply to a planned smelter.
Posted inGovernment
Downtown Tulsa’s Denver Avenue Station is for sale. What should it become?
MetroLink plans to modernize the city’s public transit, but residents want to know what becomes of the Art Deco-inspired building. It could take years to find out.
Posted inBusiness
‘There’s no one here’: Tulsa State Fair vendors say crowds and spending are down
Vendors are noticing a drop in attendance — and less money being spent on concessions. They point to rising prices.
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$200M Peak at Parkway project aims to reshape north Tulsa
A medical facility, apartments and a co-working space are on the horizon in north Tulsa, where developers want to transform 40 acres into a hub for healthcare access.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Applications open for Black Wall Street Square’s first 13 townhomes as first phase nears completion
North Tulsans have awaited the development for five years. While there’s still work to do, officials say nearly half of the townhomes are on the verge of completion.