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IT’SUGAR, one of the largest specialty candy retailers in the U.S., has opened a 3,200-square-foot candy store at OKC Outlets in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The City of Oklahoma City has maintained its triple-A bond ratings for the 15th consecutive year. The top credit rating recognizes the City’s strong financial health.

Oklahoma City’s Boathouse District will officially welcome its first private development on Feb. 8 with the addition of Bar K. A grand opening celebration will be held, beginning at 9 a.m., with a special Bar K members-only preview held Feb. 4-5.

More than $200 million in new construction and historic building renovations is set to begin this year in Midtown as the community once feared dead two decades ago emerges with a new skyline. 

For the month of November, Oklahoma City MSA unemployment improved from the previous month, from 3.3% to 2.8%.

Team members from the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s economic development division will be gearing up for a busy start to 2023 as they make follow up phone calls and correspond with developers and prospects they met while attending ICSC New York in December.

A dense mix of apartments, retail, offices and potentially a hotel are in the works for a largely undeveloped intersection leading into Midtown, Automobile Alley and the Innovation District. 

Oklahoma City is attracting visitors from across the world, thanks to some of the city’s newest developments like the First National Center and First Americans Museum, nationally known sports teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and tourism-focused entities like the Oklahoma City Conventions and Visitors Bureau (Visit OKC).