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Ponca City: Balancing Your Life, Living the Dream! For those seeking balance in their professional and personal lives, Ponca City offers the security and advantages of a small town with the convenience and services of a much larger area. The city's economic opportunities, micropolitan amenities and strategic location have helped make Ponca City one of the top 100 American communities, according to Relocate America.

The community is located in the center of the Oklahoma Gateway economic region of north central Oklahoma, providing easy access to three major metropolitan areas in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Wichita. Ponca City's location offers a premier location for energy, manufacturing, research, and corporate facilities. Our local business community has long recognized the ease of conducting commerce in Ponca City based upon our user friendly government, excellent location, and transportation amenities.

With its unique flavor of classic Americana, Ponca City has become a magnet for small and middle size companies. Many of these firms are family-owned, including America's 2004 SBA Family-Owned Business of the Year, while others offer a talented and motivated workforce the opportunity to excel. Indeed, the strong partnership between businesses and the community creates an exceptional environment for a desirable professional and personal lifestyle.

Ponca City's manufacturing base is both diverse and innovative. Locally made products include a wide range of home construction products; aerospace components; energy related products; specialty food products and food processing; heating and air conditioning units, parts and supplies and so much more. Ponca City industries employ state-of-the-art technologies used in steel and metal fabrication, telecommunications, and energy production. Simply put, Ponca City is not only a benchmark for Oklahoma, it also is widely recognized as a worldwide leader in numerous diversified manufacturing areas.

The innovative economy has also found a safe, secure home in Ponca City. In 2007, the International Economic Development Council presented Ponca City Development Authority with the "Partnership of the Year" award for playing a crucial role, and partnering with OSU and ConocoPhillips, in the development of the University Multispectral Laboratory (UML), the world's first facility dedicated to the multispectral testing of sensors. ConocoPhillips continues to operate a world class energy research facility in the community pioneering next generation energy for the global economy. In addition to the UML, three new hi technology companies selected Ponca City as the site for new facilities due to our broadband infrastructure, abundance of knowledge workers and lifestyle considerations.

As a 21st-century community, Ponca City's success is linked to some of the nation's finest educational offerings. Our progressive local K-12 facilities are complimented by three parochial schools. All are widely recognized as leaders in Oklahoma as well, consistently producing test scores higher than the national average.
With higher education in mind, Ponca City's location once again provides unique opportunities. Residents can earn degrees in a wide variety of fields at the University Learning Center located on the ConocoPhillips Ponca City campus. A significant number of educational and cultural opportunities are also available at Northern Oklahoma College, just 12 minutes east of Ponca City in neighboring Tonkawa.

One of the finest industry training programs in the world is also based in Ponca City. Pioneer Technology Center provides businesses with flexible, relevant programs that meet the needs of today's economy. This unique, mobile program has drawn national attention while providing businesses and students a fast track to success.
The community is also an easy 40 minute commute to Oklahoma State University, one of the nation's premier emerging research universities. This exciting Big Twelve campus provides a focal point for the region's economy, not to mention world class educational, athletic and cultural events.

Ponca City offers an abundance of water sports and recreational activities on area lakes. With miles of shoreline to explore, you can enjoy a day, weekend or a lifetime of fishing, boating, or a host of other family recreations. Activities include hunting deer, turkey and other game. In addition, golf is available on two challenging 18-hole courses. Ponca City's weather allows you to pursue outdoor activities year around.

The economic strength of a community can be viewed in many ways, but true signs of prosperity include a first class medical community. With a local medical facility that leads the region in healthcare, Ponca City offers residents and visitors local access to a Level 2 trauma emergency room, modern surgical suites with 100 percent HEPA air purifications, a state-of-the-art diagnostic lab and imaging equipment, and the finest physicians and medical professionals found anywhere in the world.

Come for a weekend, stay for a lifetime. Ponca City truly holds opportunities for everyone.