Oklahoma City in the News

The success of a film festival to the general public usually depends on how many friends they met at an obscure little movie, but Lance McDaniel has broader standards. And based on business deals taking shape following the recent deadCENTER event in downtown, Oklahoma City is being taken seriously, said McDaniel, the festival's new executive director.

Oklahoma City has added 2,500 jobs to the tourism industry since April 2008, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Oklahoma City is in the No. 11 spot on the list for growth in tourism employment in the nation's 100 major markets, ranking ahead of major metropolitan areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Charlotte.

With work nearing an end on the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, promoters of the Oklahoma River envision a time not too far away when the waterway will be one of the city's top attractions.

Some 11 years after the deadCENTER Film Festival's humble beginnings at City Arts Center, the event is expected to draw more than 10,000 people to downtown screenings over five days.

o celebrate National Tourism Week, the OKC Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) hosted the 2nd Annual Hometown Heroes Luncheon at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum on May 10. More than 120 members of the Oklahoma City tourism and hospitality industry gathered to honor seven individuals and one visitor attraction for their contributions to tourism.

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Posts from June 2011

Increased attendance, acclaim boost film festival

Tourism industry grows in OKC

Oklahoma City Sees Major Tourism Upswing

Chesapeake Finish Line Tower expected to transform Oklahoma River into a top attraction

Center of activity: Film festival draws crowds to downtown OKC

Convention & Visitors Bureau Spotlight: Hometown Heroes Honored - The Point Newsletter, June 2011

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