Increased attendance, acclaim boost film festival
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…
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Posts From: June 2011
Tourism industry grows in OKC
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…
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Oklahoma City Sees Major Tourism Upswing
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…
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Chesapeake Finish Line Tower expected to transform Oklahoma River into a top attraction
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…
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Center of activity: Film festival draws crowds to downtown OKC
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…
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Convention & Visitors Bureau Spotlight: Hometown Heroes Honored - The Point Newsletter, June 2011
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…
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