January 10th, 2025

January 10, 2025 - Economic Update   "You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt   CITY CENTRAL SPOTLIGHT City of Ponca City Courthouse As you may or may not know, The City Central building at 400 E. Central Ave is owned and managed by PCDA. Currently at 100% occupancy, staff cannot really market office space, though we encourage everyone to check out other office buildings downtown like Eastin Properties and Jodi Cline's building at 4th and Grand. Recently, the City of Ponca City opened their court offices in City Central to remain open during their building renovations. Court hours are Monday thru Thursday, 8 to 6 and Fridays 8 to 11:30 am. Find out more   LOCAL JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Our 30 hour, Soft Skills Certification workshops are Monday-Friday from 9am-3:30pm  January 20-24 in our Work Ready office February 3-7 in our Work Ready office  There is room for more participants than usual, so if you are between jobs, this could be your next job opportunity. Give them a phone call at 580.718.4237 to get signed up or ask any questions you might have. Work Ready Ponca City is located in City Central, 3rd Floor Suite 307. Find out more      SMALL BUSINESS TIP OUT WITH THE OLD!! New Year, New You! Stock up now! BOGO ____. Whatever the sale, let that be your January Slogan for your business. This is a great time to purge old inventory, mark down things to move and bring new people in the door. What is your marketing theme for the first quarter of 2025? 25 things for sale? Collaborating with another business? Use the news and/or politics. Stock up before the Inauguration. Everything changes; start now. Make 2025 a great year for your business. Start now. More Tips & Ideas       SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES There are many activities this time of year and only with consumer support, will these businesses be around next year during Christmas. The Poncan Theatre hosts the Evans Children's Performing Arts Group and is showing first-run movies. Find out more at their website www.poncantheatre.org. A new venue downtown is The Alley with karaoke nights, open mic nights, live music and private party availability. Find out more at their website TheAlleyPC.com. And don't miss the Ponca Playhouse production of "The Little Prince" coming up January 24th. Find out show times and get your tickets at PoncaPlayhouse.com. There is always something to do in Ponca City. And this is just the downtown Main Street area. You just have to know where to look. Ponca City Activities       SUNNY CREEK ADDS HOURS The City Central building is close to 100% capacity. One of the newest tenants, Sunny Creek Farm Hub Store, continues to grow adding a third day each week. Now Open Mon, Tues & Wed. 10 to 6 pm. Sunny Creek is one of 18 farm hubs in the state of Oklahoma selling hyper local (within 30 miles) and local (Oklahoma/Kansas) products. Sunny Creek is always seeking new producers for the store. Stop in and chat with Liz or Val about your homemade products that may be a fit for the Farm Hub Store. Check out the locally made sourdough and baked items, jellies, farm eggs and much more. Sunny Creek - Find out more Upcoming Events Every Monday, Tues & Wed: Sunny Creek Farm Hub Store Open City Central //10 to 6 pm Thurs, Jan 23 // 130th Ponca City Chamber Celebration // 6:30 pm Get your tickets reserved by calling the Chamber office at 765.4400. You don't want to miss this event. Friday, Jan. 24 // Mayoral Candidate Forum // City Hall Noon to 1 pm in Commission Chambers See flyer below for more information Wed, Jan 29 // Non-Profit of the Quarter Presentation // 10 am The Link @City Central Wed, Feb 5 // 1 Million Cups // Pioneer Tech Cafeteria // 8:30 am Join the business community supporting local businesses 1MC is about networking and supporting local business.

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