Oklahoma City Economic Reports

[Plutonic Panda]

Getting a Tesla gigafactory would be amazing for Oklahoma City. It's already got me thinking about a good location for it. I know of good locations for smaller manufacturing facilities, but not something of that size.

I’m wondering if there is enough room at Lariat Landing?

I’m sure there are sites along the new Kickapoo turnpike, perhaps somewhere like Goldsby, or in between El Reno and Yukon.

Just keep messaging Elon and posting to our leaders to land this thing. Oklahoma needs to start thinking big. No offense but logic like “we don’t have enough people” represents the typical defeatist mentality too many in Oklahoma share. I feel like the typical ‘can’t do’ thought process in Oklahoma is something that holds the state back.

I would be happy to even see this in Tulsa or perhaps along I-35 around Ardmore, Stillwater, or Durant. Build it and people will come for the jobs.

[chuck5815]

I’m wondering if there is enough room at Lariat Landing?

I’m sure there are sites along the new Kickapoo turnpike, perhaps somewhere like Goldsby, or in between El Reno and Yukon.

Just keep messaging Elon and posting to our leaders to land this thing. Oklahoma needs to start thinking big. No offense but logic like “we don’t have enough people” represents the typical defeatist mentality too many in Oklahoma share. I feel like the typical ‘can’t do’ thought process in Oklahoma is something that holds the state back.

I would be happy to even see this in Tulsa or perhaps along I-35 around Ardmore, Stillwater, or Durant. Build it and people will come for the jobs.

Musk is a Charlatan, a Carnival Barker and builds **** cars, but I could get on board with OKC landing a few gimmicky green energy investments, here and there.

[Plutonic Panda]

Musk is a Charlatan, a Carnival Barker and builds **** cars, but I could get on board with OKC landing a few gimmicky green energy investments, here and there.

I have my criticisms of Musk but those aside I would like to see OKC land this. It would definitely put OKC on the map for progressive tech companies.

[jdg78]

Musk is a Charlatan, a Carnival Barker and builds **** cars, but I could get on board with OKC landing a few gimmicky green energy investments, here and there.

I have several clients and friends who have a Tesla. I’ve ridden and been in the Model 3, model s and model x. Quite frankly these are the nicest well engineered vehicles I’ve ever been in or seen.

[ChrisHayes]

I’m wondering if there is enough room at Lariat Landing?

I’m sure there are sites along the new Kickapoo turnpike, perhaps somewhere like Goldsby, or in between El Reno and Yukon.

Just keep messaging Elon and posting to our leaders to land this thing. Oklahoma needs to start thinking big. No offense but logic like “we don’t have enough people” represents the typical defeatist mentality too many in Oklahoma share. I feel like the typical ‘can’t do’ thought process in Oklahoma is something that holds the state back.

I would be happy to even see this in Tulsa or perhaps along I-35 around Ardmore, Stillwater, or Durant. Build it and people will come for the jobs.

Same here. Anywhere in Oklahoma would be great. I'd love between El Reno and Yukon to work on filling the gap

[Plutonic Panda]

Same here. Anywhere in Oklahoma would be great. I'd love between El Reno and Yukon to work on filling the gap

They just need to make sure they preserve ROW for future freeways so those areas don’t grow and the sprawl prevents any freeway from being constructed.

[mugofbeer]

Please, anywhere but Texas!

[jdizzle]

We don't have enough people to fill one of those sort of factories.

[mugofbeer]

We don't have enough people to fill one of those sort of factories.

I bet there would be enough with O&G laying off 1000s before long. Lots of folks working elsewhere would come. If the pay is decent, they will come.

[PaddyShack]

I would say El Reno should push them to snatch up the large Haliburton property between El Reno and Yukon, would be a huge get for Canadian County and I-40 has been widened with a new large bridge at Radio Rd built for large rigs. Lots of land and great access to WRWA via the new turnpike extension. Lots of people moving to Piedmont, Tuttle, and Yukon. El Reno is poised to grow large if they land a large employer.

[cappa]

Tesla's current US Gigafactories are in Buffalo and 30 minutes outside of Reno - I don't think the population of OKC would be the kicker.

[cappa]

Reno location footprint currently around 215 acres. Buffalo about 55 acres.

For reference, the Amazon facility in OKC is about 60 acres.

[jdg78]

Wrong link. Sorry

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/11/14...ecommendation/

[Bunty]

Roughly 7,000 people currently work at Reno Gigafactory with the workforce seen as growing to upward of 20,000 in the future. San Antonio had been strong competition for the gigafactory. But would a new Cybertruck Gigafactory employ similar numbers?

Not helping San Antonio is a Texas state law that prohibits automakers from selling their vehicles directly to consumers. Manufacturers must sell through franchised auto dealers. Tesla sells directly to consumers under its business model. Musk failed to persuade Texas lawmakers to change the law. If Oklahoma has a similar law, then maybe it should be abolished.

[G.Walker]

In the article, Musk stated the plant will be located in the central part of the US. So Oklahoma might be considered.

[BG918]

In the article, Musk stated the plant will be located in the central part of the US. So Oklahoma might be considered.

PSO still owns 750 acres at the proposed site of the Black Fox nuclear power plant in Inola. Sits next to the Verdigris River with navigation channel access and 4 miles south of Hwy 412, and about 20 miles southwest of Google's data center in Pryor.

[Plutonic Panda]

Stitt went on twitter and said he will be vying for this project.

[Motley]

Doesn't Oklahoma have laws that are unfriendly to Tesla's method of sales? Would we change them for the factory?

[Plutonic Panda]

^^^^ good point. Oklahoma needs to allow direct sales and icing on the cake would be allowing car sales on Sunday’s.

[Bunty]

^^^^ good point. Oklahoma needs to allow direct sales and icing on the cake would be allowing car sales on Sunday’s.

I may be wrong, but I don't see car dealers pestering legislators to let them open on Sunday.

[Motley]

I can see a person like Elon Musk liking the idea of placing his Gigafactory in fossil fuel country. Would the legislature be forward enough to provide incentives for such a plant? Not very friendly to the oil industry.

[Teo9969]

I can see a person like Elon Musk liking the idea of placing his Gigafactory in fossil fuel country. Would the legislature be forward enough to provide incentives for such a plant? Not very friendly to the oil industry.

If there's ever been a time to unhitch our wagon to O&G, this is that time. Stitt being a banker should be able to see this and use every ounce of power he has to reform the state's republican party toward a less energy driven coalition.

[mugofbeer]

For those oil folks who have money left, Oklahomas most successful bank grew out of the last oil bust. Thats the kind of diversification thats needed.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Which bank Mug?

[mugofbeer]

Bank of Oklahoma. George Kaiser took over Kaiser - Francis Energy and has built it into a successful energy company. In 1990, he bought BOK from the FDIC and built it from20 branches all in OK to $23 billion in assets operating in 9 states.