New Tulsa mayor selects job creation as No. 1 priority

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett, sworn into office Dec. 7, has pledged to be the city’s “job-gettingest mayor” in history with an emphasis on economic growth and establishing Tulsa as the new energy capital. Soon after taking office, Bartlett appointed Mike Bunney as economic development director to focus on these efforts.

Bunney has extensive experience in the aerospace/aviation industry. Both Mayor Bartlett and Bunney will work closely with the region’s economic development organizations, including Tulsa Metro Chamber, to grow economic prosperity, create jobs and ensure Tulsa-area businesses and employees are globally competitive.

Tulsa offers companies of all sizes the country’s fifth lowest cost of doing business with a cost of living 11 percent below the national average.