Oklahoma City, In the Press

[BDP]

Has been it top ten for awhile now.

Sorry. I won't share it if it comes up again.

[Mississippi Blues]

Sorry. I won't share it if it comes up again.

We may "has been it top ten for awhile now", but I never read or heard about it. So, thank you for posting.

[Rover]

Sorry. I won't share it if it comes up again.

It wasn't a criticism. Just saying we have held the position for several years now. It is good news we are recognized yet again.

[Mississippi Blues]

It wasn't a criticism. Just saying we have held the position for several years now. It is good news we are recognized yet again.

Just curious, but do you know what our rank has been in previous years? Higher? Lower?

[Dustin]

The Oklahoma City diet - Video on NBCNews.com

[Plutonic Panda]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/art...sey=nav%7Chead

[betts]

We're a boomtown, per Bloomberg.

The Top 12 American Boomtowns

[Praedura]

We're a boomtown, per Bloomberg.

The Top 12 American Boomtowns

Here's the list:


1. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
2007 Population: 1,598,161
2011 Population: 1,783,519
Percent Change: 11.60 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 3.26%


2. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
2007 Population: 1,030,363
2011 Population: 1,191,089
Percent Change: 15.60 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 2%


3. Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
2007 Population: 1,047,629
2011 Population: 1,163,515
Percent Change: 11.06 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.49%


4. San Antonio, Texas
2007 Population: 1,990,675
2011 Population: 2,194,927
Percent Change: 10.26 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.47%


5. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
2007 Population: 5,628,101
2011 Population: 6,086,538
Percent Change: 8.15 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.55%


6. Washington, D.C. Metro Area
2007 Population: 5,306,565
2011 Population: 5,703,948
Percent Change: 7.49 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.46%


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7. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2007 Population: 1,192,989
2011 Population: 1,278,053
Percent Change: 7.13 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.44%

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8. Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee
2007 Population: 1,521,437
2011 Population: 1,617,142
Percent Change: 6.29 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 1.37%


9. Portland-Beaverton Oregon, Vancouver Washington
2007 Population: 2,175,113
2011 Population: 2,262,605
Percent Change: 4.02 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 5.23%


10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, North Carolina
2007 Population: 1,651,568
2011 Population: 1,795,472
Percent Change: 8.71 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 0.14%


11. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
2007 Population: 6,145,037
2011 Population:*6,526,548
Percent Change: 6.21 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 0.84%


12. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
2007 Population: 1,803,643
2011 Population:*1,865,450
Percent Change: 3.43 ... GDP Compound Annual Growth: 4.37%

[Praedura]

Oh, and here's the methodology used (for those curious):

"Bloomberg Rankings analyzed population and real (inflation-adjusted) data on gross domestic product
for 360 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

MSAs were ranked on the increase in population and real GDP compound annual growth rate and given
a point score from 1 to 100. The two ranks were added together and divided by 720, the highest possible
total, to create the final score.

The list was then winnowed to areas with at least 1 million residents as of 2011 that showed an increase
in both population and real GDP from 2007 to 2011. Census population estimates for the ranking are
as of July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2011."

[warreng88]

Here is a very cool article on cnn.com about a woman who almost finished the Boston Marathon and chose to run the OKC Memorial Marathon. It is a novel, but a good read none the less:

Opinion: In Oklahoma City, a run to finish what she started - CNN.com

[zookeeper]

Here is a very cool article on cnn.com about a woman who almost finished the Boston Marathon and chose to run the OKC Memorial Marathon. It is a novel, but a good read none the less:

Opinion: In Oklahoma City, a run to finish what she started - CNN.com

I agree it's a great article and I read every word. Someone was actually bitching about the length in the comments. It seems we're so shallow anymore.
The story was incredibly inspirational and the home touch from the writer made it all the better.

[soonerguru]

I agree it's a great article and I read every word. Someone was actually bitching about the length in the comments. It seems we're so shallow anymore.
The story was incredibly inspirational and the home touch from the writer made it all the better.

Did you see the douche commenting about his gun rights being taken away?

[Mississippi Blues]

Did you see the douche commenting about his gun rights being taken away?

Yeah, that was a bit much. I don't understand why people bring that up on articles & topics that have absolutely nothing to do with gun-rights. His comment didn't even make much sense because it had nothing to do with what he quoted from the article.

It was a fantastic article though. Read every word of it as well.

[adaniel]

Yeah, that was a bit much. I don't understand why people bring that up on articles & topics that have absolutely nothing to do with gun-rights. His comment didn't even make much sense because it had nothing to do with what he quoted from the article.

It was a fantastic article though. Read every word of it as well.

Never, ever, EVER read comments on any news story. It will ruin even the most inspiring of story. Blog post, subscriber-only content, okay maybe, since the pool of readers is much smaller. Most news story is bound to attract every bored/unemployed goon with an opinion and a keyboard.

[Snowman]

I agree it's a great article and I read every word. Someone was actually bitching about the length in the comments. It seems we're so shallow anymore.
The story was incredibly inspirational and the home touch from the writer made it all the better.

I have to admit, long articles are why I like a good text to speech program on my computer

[adaniel]

Since everyone is sad today due to the Thunder and the weather, how about some good news:

OKC #5, Tulsa #1 for Young Entrepreneurs: Where Are New York And San Francisco On The Top 10 Cities For Young Entrepreneurs? - Forbes

Yawn, OKC yet again has nations lowest unemployment: Oklahoma City posts nation's lowest unemployment rate | News OK

[bchris02]

Good to see Oklahoma getting attention on these lists, especially Tulsa at #1. Just a few years ago, neither city would make it on these lists.

Still don't understand however why none of these publications can ever post a more recent skyline image that includes the Devon tower.

[bchris02]

The 10 Most Redneck Cities in America

Oklahoma City got third most redneck city in the nation. This article is quite insulting but its the type of press OKC usually gets.

[HangryHippo]

The 10 Most Redneck Cities in America

Oklahoma City got third most redneck city in the nation. This article is quite insulting but its the type of press OKC usually gets.

Not sure what you've been reading, but this isn't really true lately.

[Teo9969]

The 10 Most Redneck Cities in America

Oklahoma City got third most redneck city in the nation. This article is quite insulting but its the type of press OKC usually gets.

?

I don't know that this article is insulting so much as it is just stupid. I mean, it was supposed to be a fun article, but s/he made it into a quasi-scientific one that just doesn't work once you read the criteria.

[adaniel]

The 10 Most Redneck Cities in America

Oklahoma City got third most redneck city in the nation. This article is quite insulting but its the type of press OKC usually gets.

Bchris02, with all due respect you can't possibly be taking this article seriously. Even the tone of this is written in a half joking way.

I mean, I am wearing a pair of cowboy boots as I type this, and I am the furthest thing from a redneck.

And Atlanta is the most redneck city in the US? Please.....

[betts]

I've been incredibly impressed with the great national press we get in newspapers like the NY Times and Forbes Magazine. This is just a silly blog. Big whoop.

[adaniel]

I tend to agree with this, especially given all of the negative things that could be written about us. The Atlantic has also had some pretty good write-ups about OKC as well.

I definitely think with the Thunder, starting with their run in 2010, a lot of journalists have taken a second look at us. Before the Thunder, we had a great things going on but it was hard to see a story about OKC not concerning, the bombing, tornadoes, etc.

[LocoAko]

What in the World? An America that works - CNN.com Video

[zookeeper]

What in the World? An America that works - CNN.com Video

Wow! What an incredibly inspiring commentary from Fareed Zakaria. I knew he was impressed with Oklahoma City because on local TV news when he gave the OU commencement address he said he didn't really know exactly what to expect, but sure not this! He said Oklahoma City was an inspiration. Now, with this video commentary it's obvious he wasn't blowing smoke for the locals, he really meant it! Wow.

I liked Fareed anyway for his common sense on CNN. It's refreshing for his rabid centrism that shows he is a thinker, seems like a great guy too.

I wish we could imbed CNN videos and videos from other websites other than YouTube, or maybe we can and I just don't know how.

Thanks for posting, LocoAko!