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To coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, Governor Kevin Stitt has issued a proclamation...

Oklahoma Department of Commerce With the start On April 27, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) opened applications for the Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program...

Oklahoma Department of Commerce With the start of 2021, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce is reflecting on 2020 and...

The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced the launch of Main Street Online, a new tool developed by Main Street America to help small businesses grow and strengthen their online and e-commerce capabilities...

Governor Kevin Stitt announced the upcoming launch of the Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program (OIEP), which will make $10 million in funding available...

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently launched its Economic Development Project Portal in order to provide Oklahoma communities with increased access to requests...

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) was recently awarded a $1 million grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration...

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests.

Historic small restaurant owners can apply today for a $40K grant to support exterior improvements and more.

Historic buildings nearly a century old were basking in the glow of one of those magnificent sunsets only southeast Oklahoma can produce as a softspoken local attorney sat down and poured himself an IPA into a cold glass in downtown McAlester.

Commerce is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) to seek qualified Oklahoma local governments and state agencies who wish to apply for these funds to retrofit both interior and exterior lighting at public buildings.

The ICSC@ event series is our signature regional two- to three-day gatherings of innovators and dealmakers, who are dedicated to strengthening communities and economies by bringing the spaces where consumers shop, dine, work, play and gather to life.

Join us Feb. 15 – 19, 2023 in Nashville as we gather to celebrate 50 years of conservation successes. Also, we will look to the next 50 years and the great things still to come for the NWTF and its dedicated members, volunteers and partners.The Convention kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 15, and will conclude on Sunday, Feb. 19. The exhibit hall is open Thursday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.To relive the 2022 convention, make sure to read up on those dedicated volunteers and partners recognized by the NWTF during Convention and Sport Show festivities!

Visit Fort Towson Depot Steakhouse today!

It's time to renew your membership with Oklahoma Southeast!

A culinary collaboration with cultural overtones has opened in historic Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Cherokee Visionary Cathie Carothers and Choctaw Chef Judy Fuhrhop combine business savvy with great cooking skills to bring fine dining to Choctaw County with the opening of the Fort Towson Depot Steakhouse. When their relatives walked the Trail of Tears, they were unlikely to imagine that almost 200 years later their Cherokee and Choctaw great-granddaughters would establish one of the first women-owned, Indian-owned steakhouses in Indian Territory, but that’s what has happened. ```

The Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Southeast Economic Development organization is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharla J. Frost as the new Chair.