Publicly announced new and expanding Oklahoma companies, 2012

              2012 Publicly Announced New and Expanding Oklahoma Companies
Highlights
· 126 company locations announced growth in Oklahoma in 2012 totaling over $3.5 Billion in new investment. 21 of these companies were new to Oklahoma and 67 were manufacturing announcements. Over 13,000 total jobs are expected to be created over the next few years.
· The largest 2012 job announcements were made by Boeing in Oklahoma City (900 jobs), Adfitech in Edmond (711 jobs), ASCO in Stillwater (600 jobs) and ORS Nasco in Tulsa (600 jobs).
Company and industry information can be found on the second tab of this worksheet.
Notes: Only companies making public announcements of expansions are included in this report. Retail-only companies, bank branch offices and hospitals are not included in this report. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce does not release individual company investment amounts.
Many expanding companies in this report participate in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Information on the Quality Jobs Program can be found at:
http://okcommerce.gov/new-and-existing-business/tools-and-assistance-for-existing-businesses/incentives/quality-jobs-program/
Sources: Information in this report is collected from a variety of sources including internal Department of Commerce reports, statewide and nationwide newspapers, and company websites.
Quarterly and annual on-line versions of this report available at:
http://okcommerce.gov/data-and-research/business-and-market-data/
Contact: Lesli Walsh Lesli_Walsh@okcommerce.gov