Businesses in Tulsa are experiencing growth, despite the current national recession. Local businesses find it to be the ideal location to expand operations due to the low cost of doing business, available workforce, good supplier network and a central U.S. location.
Recent expansions include Baker Hughes, Premier Natural Resources, Direct Energy and Limco.
Below is a list of company expansions in 2011 and 2012
| 2012 Expansions Company Spirit Aerosystems U.S. Highland ORS Nasco AG Equipment WPX Energy Baker Hughes Airgas Inc. SageNet Premier Natural Resources Carlisle |
Type of Business Aerospace Components Mfg. Motorcycle Engines & Parts Wholesale Industrial Global Compressor Packaging Exporation & Production Oil Field Support Supplier of Industrial Gasses Network Managed Services Oil & Gas Mfg. Industrial Brakes |
New Jobs 200 348 600 268 200 700 130 50 300 42 |
| 2011 Expansions Company Ameron International Arrow Engine Co. Avis Budget Group Insulation Specialist of Tulsa Viking Packing Specialist Tulsa Shock Women’s Basketball Sams Club Spirit AeroSystems Northwestern Mutual Holly Corp. Taylor Industries HP Enterprises Majeska & Associates Exopack L.E.F. Inc. Bluestone Natural Resources AXH Air-Coolers ORS Nasco Blue Cross Blue Shield Steeltek Capital One Auto Finance The Crosby Group Contact Center Operations Saltus Technologies Stan Johnson Co. Process Manufacturing KCI Enterprises Electrical Power Systems Macrosolve Pelco Structural Fisher Products Rely Energy State Farm Dover Fluid Management AT&T Oklahoma Avery Barron Unit Petroleum Exterran West Corp. Dish Network Serva Group Griffin Communications Saint Francis Hospital American Airlines Bizjet International NORDAM Group Direct Energy CFS II Panther Energy Co. Limco Airepair |
Type of Business Steel Pole Mfg. Engines for Oil Industry Reservation Center Mfg. for Oil & Gas Industry Tools for Oil & Gas Industry WNBA Franchise Retail Mfg. 787 Wing Components Financial Services Petroleum Refining Drilling Rigs and Equipment Business Services Paving Technology Mfg. Food Packaging Materials Laser Processing & Metal Forming Oil & Gas Exploration Mfg. Heat Exchangers Wholesale Insurance Mfg. Heat Exchangers for Refiners Loan Servicing Center Mfg. Items for Material Handlers Back Office Mfg. Digital Ticketing Systems Commercial Real Estate Firm Machine Shop Aircraft MRO Mfg. Electrical Switchgear Software Mfg. Electric Transmission Poles Machined & Coated Parts Energy Usage Consulting Insurance Oil Field Machinery & Equipment Customer Service Center Mfg. of Precision Tools Energy Exploration & Production Natural Gas Processing Equipment Outsourced Communication Svcs. Customer Service Oil & Gas Equipment Mfg. KOTV Channel 6 Studios Health Care MRO Aircraft Maintenance Aircraft Maintenance Energy Back Office Financial Services Energy Exploration & Dev. Heat Transfer mfg. & Repair |
New Jobs 65 n/a 60 n/a 20 35 200 696 24 10 98 140 26 21 88 31 245 120 17 77 100 114 60 57 35 110 50 46 150 100 67 98 28 100 100 38 75 195 150 150 148 n/a 800 500 89 326 115 500 42 182 |
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