Relocating or expanding your business to a new site demands speed and flexibility. Let the Oklahoma Fast Forward Team help you find the best site, reap the full benefits of the state's business incentive offerings, recruit a highly skilled and trained workforce, and ensure that your project completes on time and well within budget.
Through the Oklahoma Fast Forward Team, Commerce provides customized relocation and expansion services as well as acts as a liaison between your company and the Oklahoma Tax Commission, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, utility companies, and training and community economic development specialists--just to name a few. From initial site identification to project start-up and beyond, Commerce reduces the red tape, which means your project will complete on time and well within budget.
Oklahoma's customized business location assistance includes:
- Site and building identification--Commerce maintains an extensive, up-to-date database of hundreds of available sites and facilities statewide, available in GIS format. Start by visiting the Buildings and Sites page where you'll be directed to the database. Oklahoma's exclusive Site Ready certified sites program offers assurances these properties are ready for your next project.
- Labor analysis--The Fast Forward Team provides comprehensive labor market research and wage data information.
- Workforce recruiting, screening, assessment and hiring--A special team assigned to your company helps screen and identify a start-up workforce.
- Training assistance--Customized training is provided at no cost to qualifying companies. Ongoing employee and management training can also be provided by the Oklahoma's nationally recognized CareerTech, just one of the few Commerce partners providing services and resources to relocating or expanding businesses.
- Licensing and permitting--The Fast Forward Team provides a detailed list and background on all necessary licenses and permits required of your company and its suppliers. Commerce also offers guidance in processing these licenses or permits before the deadlines. For example, Commerce in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), can ensure rapid DEQ permitting for your company and suppliers.
- Tax incentives and abatements--provides a confidential analysis of all state and local incentives and abatements applicable to your company's relocation or expansion project.
- Supplier support--the support and technical assistance provided to your company extends to your suppliers, and when appropriate, your key business partners.
For more information about these services and the variety of resources available, contact the Oklahoma Fast Forward Team today at 800-588-5959.
Your Oklahoma Fast Forward Team -- 800-588-5959, oklahomafastforward@okcommerce.gov
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Sandy Pratt, Deputy Director for Business Services
405-815-5104 |
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Charles Kimbrough, Director of Recruitment
Industry/Project Expertise: Logistics, Technology, Aerospace
405-815-5361 |
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Christie Myers, Director of Business Development
Industry/Project Expertise: Business Development
405-815-5251 |
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Mike Fry, Site Location Manager
Industry/Project Expertise: Manufacturing, Automotive, Food Processing
918-594-8419 |
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James Johnson, Site Location Manager
Industry/Project Expertise: Bio/Nanotechnology
405-815-5227 |
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Robbie Ruminer, Site Location Manager
Industry/Project Expertise: Rural Recruiting Manufacturing
580-745-7577 |
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Jim Igarta, Site Location Manager
405-815-5241 |
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Christa Pratt , Lead Development Manager
Industry/Project Expertise: locations and incentives
405-815-5340
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