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Real Estate

City of Tulsa Leads the Way in New Home Construction

There have been a record number of new home for 2023 with 447 homes starting construction this year.

• If You Build It: City leaders say the new home builds are a testament to Tulsa's continued growth and development. New housing construction is a key economic indicator that spurs more success in Tulsa. There’s more spending on appliances and furniture, and the increase in housing shows the strength of our market.

• They Will Come: Mayor G.T. Bynum says he wants to keep the strong partnership between home builders and the City of Tulsa. The New Residential Construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau includes housing completion data and a count of building permits from a separate survey of building permit offices. In addition to Tulsa's strong showing, Broken Arrow, Wagoner County, and Bixby have seen big growth in new home construction in 2023.

See more report details HERE.

Community

Time is Running Out To See Route 66 Exhibit at Tulsa Historical Society

If you’ve ever wanted to take in the coolest sights of Route 66 off the road and indoors, now’s your chance.

• Get Your Kicks: The Tulsa Historical Society’s Route 66 exhibit ends next week. It has been in place since March of 2022 as the longest running main gallery exhibit. It features hundreds of historical photographs, artifacts, and classic cars from along the route that officially came into existence in 1926.

• Down the Road: The exhibit features the story of a successful campaign by Tulsan Cyrus Avery who served on the planning commission. Because of him, Tulsa was included on the Route. The last day to view the exhibit is Dec. 22. The next exhibit to open is on Feb. 2 called ‘Tulsa in the 1920's’.

Plan your trip to take a last peek HERE.

Business

Techstars Tulsa Members Get Mentorship To Earn $10M

Tulsa is in the spotlight for being a hot spot for tech company startups and now there’s a new goal for those with diverse backgrounds.

• Techy Tulsa: Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District’s Black Wall Street, is seeing an explosion of growth in its tech ecosystem. Since the City is a certified Tech Hub, it seemed fitting that a dozen Techstars Tulsa entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds participate in a fall workshop aimed at growing their revenue to $10M.

• Reved Up for Revenue: From food waste reduction to educational connections, each founder enjoyed the mentorship from Jonathan Mentor, owner of Successment. The New Yorker helped the 12 founders by using Revenue Operations (RevOps) science to develop a proven strategy for success.

Read more about the tech mentorship HERE.

Development

Jenks Outlet Mall Announces Retailers and Shares Construction Progress

Located in Jenks but called Tulsa Premium Outlets, the massive project is on track and preparing for shoppers.

• On and Shoppin’: You won’t get to check off your 2023 Christmas list at the outlets but plan on playing Santa in 2024. Simon Properties is ready to talk shop and announced some retailers on the way like Polo Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, Nike, Columbia and Vera Bradley.

• Primed to Open: Tulsa Premium Outlets is an open air, 340,000 sq ft shopping area with more than 75 stores. Developers promised to open by the end of summer 2024 and say they’ll deliver.  Simon Properties says leasing is ahead of expectations, and will create about 800 new jobs when it opens next August.

Track the progress and see the stores HERE.

Community

Trans Siberian Orchestra Rolls into Tulsa

Get your tickets and have a seat for an exhilarating Christmas musical experience as Trans Siberian Orchestra takes the BOK Center stage.

• Rock On: The Trans Siberian Orchestra will help you rock out this holiday season as it brings back The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour even bigger and better than ever. While you’ll hear lots of new tunes, the TSO won’t leave out its classics as they also perform The Best of the Trans Siberian Orchestra.

• Tulsa Tour: Get in the Christmas spirit with the multi-platinum rock group which has consistently reached the upper reaches of the touring charts for the last 15 years. Their Tulsa stop happens Friday night and doors open at 6p with a 7:30p showtime.

Get your tickets HERE.

In other news

• 🏠 TikTok Famous: A Tulsa’s couple with a large social media following is transforming lives with free home remodeling projects.

• 🎅🏻 Santa Sheriff: The Tulsa County Sheriff’s office toy drive is collecting donations in it 4th decade of helping hundreds of children have a warm Christmas.

• 🚌 Jingle All The Way: The Jingle Bus wheels are going round and round with 6 different stops in downtown Tulsa and you can enjoy it for free!

• 🌿 Gift a Plant: Watch this video of a Green Country horticulturist giving the best advice on the best plants to give for Christmas.

• 🚵‍♀️ No Crybabies Allowed: Crybaby Hill is getting a lot of attention outside of the Tulsa Tough bicycle races as City leaders ask the public for input on ideas for a new Route 66 project there.

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