Oklahoma has a significant concentration of energy industries in oil and gas production, support activities, transportation and related manufacturing. The Tulsa Metro Area colleges and universities annually graduate over 540 engineering related individuals. The Tulsa Metro Area, with more than 8,411 individuals employed in the just the gas and oil industry in 2004, is an Energy Cluster.

Alternate energy based businesses also find many advantages locating near existing energy manufacturing bases. The Tulsa Metro area is known for low-cost manufacturing and transportation. The furthest inland port in the nation is located only 11 miles southwest of Claremore and major trucking firms are based throughout the Metro area. Excellent communications are available through all-digital all-fiber SONET transmission systems. One of the largest pipeline operators in the Nation is located in the Metro area. When energy related businesses locate in the Claremore North Business Park they obtain prime commercial building sites, a productive labor force and the convenience of multi-modal transportation market access.