For businesses seeking a new location, business climate and community support can be a major factor in the site selection process. From emerging small businesses to large corporations seeking to relocate, Claremore provides a supportive business climate.

Local Incentives and Site Selection Assistance

The Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority, CIEDA assists growing businesses choosing to locate in Claremore by determining growth needs and customizing incentive options to meet those needs. Additionally, the City of Claremore offers fast track assistance to businesses locating in Claremore. Since 2003, over 1000 new manufacturing jobs have been created in Claremore.

Available Real Estate

From large industrial tracts of land to small commercial properties and everything in between, Claremore has sites available for growing businesses. Nearly 300 acres of industrial property are available in the Claremore North Business Park and Claremore Industrial Park at reasonable rates. Existing buildings are also available for industrial and commercial occupancy.

Skilled Workforce

Businesses can expect to find an abundance of skilled workers in the Claremore area. Claremore has strong advanced manufacturing, healthcare, government and education sectors, each supported by highly skilled workers. Customized training is provided by Rogers State University and the Northeast Technology Center to accommodate the needs of growing businesses.

Oklahoma as a Place to do Business

The State of Oklahoma provides strong businesses incentives including; employment rebates, customized training, tax incentives for accelerated depreciation, and many others. Oklahoma has recently made tremendous strides in reducing business costs associated with taxes. Recently the Tax Foundation determined that Oklahoma businesses pay the 7th least amount of corporate taxes.

When combined, these factors make Claremore an appealing location for growing businesses, site selection professionals and executives in search of an additional location. If you are considering a new home for your businesses or need an additional facility, please call 918-341-4755. Feel free to learn more about Claremore at www.claremoreusa.com

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A cell phone is a just a phone without the power of a network of users. Likewise as the practice of Economic Development changes, the rules for how economic development organizations (EDO) market themselves are now determined by the network of relationships developed by the EDO. Site Selection consultants and corporate real estate executives are now becoming increasingly more dependent on the internet, requiring economic development organizations to invest more resources than ever into websites and internet marketing efforts

In a recent issue of Economic Development Now, Andy Levine of Development Councillors International concludes that over 64% of site selectors have indicated that they will use a website as part of their next facility search. This statistic represents a transition from asset based economic development to electronic marketing or Economic Development 3.0.

What does this transition mean for economic development organizations? Having a good website is vital to the marketing health of an economic development organization. Levine points out that economic development websites must include information on available incentives, demographics, available buildings & sites. The launch of the new CIEDA website at www.claremoreusa.com in February of 2009 marked a significant milestone for CIEDA. The updated website is becoming the electronic face of CIEDA. Since the beginning of the web marketing efforts CIEDA has developed a LinkedIn network of over 2 million electronic users, a daily Twitter following of over 400 followers, and electronic visibility in over 20 countries. This rapidly growing electronic network will become the platform on which future CIEDA recruitment efforts will be built.

Tim Hight

Executive Director
CIEDA
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