May 24, 2024

Economically PC

Friday | May 24, 2024 Rural vs. Urban This week, PCDA staff participated in several conversations about rural economics: The Center for Workforce Excellence, Work Ready Oklahoma, surveys, data and cost of living all rotating around the word "Rural". Technically, Kay County is a rural county: The population is below 50,000 and most of the communities are small, rural communities such as Blackwell, Tonkawa, Newkirk and Braman. Ponca City is considered a Micropolitan community since our pop. is right around 25,000 people (give or take a few) To understand our county's (and the state's) interesting mix of rural and urban, lots of data needs to be collected. Communities have an opportunity to collect some of this critical data from small business owners in our area. Many small business owners in rural areas may also own and work a farm of some kind, which makes this survey all the more relevant. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau is collecting information to gain a better understanding of the rural economy to make more informative decisions about focusing resources and investment across the state. These survey responses will assist with the development of a Rural Asset Map which will be a regional resource map with support services identified from all over the state. The Survey closes on May 31st, so pleaseclick here to complete it. You can also forward it to any other small businesses in your community. This is one survey staff is encouraging business owners to complete. Congratulations Seniors! If you are the parent of a Senior graduating this week, Congratulations! Staff are very proud of the students for this accomplishment as well. Be on the lookout for the graduation parties and the roaming packs of no-longer-in-high-school teens getting ready for those summer jobs. Again, we know how hard you and your families have worked to get here, so accept this big Huzzah and standing ovation! You Like Us! This week Liz Leaming, the PCDA PoncaWorks Director, got a nice shout out on Facebook from MakeKings " We here at MakeKings are really just overwhelmed and so grateful for the support and help that Liz Leaming with Ponca City Development Authority has given us in bringing on new qualified staff! This is the second time in the past few years we reached out to her and she really just knocked it out of the park each time!" - Justin PoncaWorks is just one of many workforce resources available to all businesses in Ponca City. If you would like to get more information on all the resources and get up to speed on PoncaWorks, Liz can assist with setting up your JazzHR account and your business can have access to some great workforce resources in the Ponca City community. Upcoming Job Fair hosted by Work Ready Oklahoma on June 20th at PIoneer Technology Center. See graphic below to get your company signed up. The Cost of Living Every three months, Ponca City joins 295 other communities to collect data on over 60 items/services found in the community. Pricing ranges from food items like olive oil and bananas to office visits with your local dentist or how much a new house costs to build. If you or someone you know would like to compare the Ponca City cost of living with Denver, Houston, LA or any of the other 295 communities participating, you can do that on the goponca.com website. The Cost of Living Calculator is free to use and you can compare, quite literally, potatoes to potatoes (sorry, apples and oranges aren't part of the collection data). Just click here to check out the COLI calculator. In Honor Of Join the PCDA Trustees and staff for a reception in David Myers' honor on Thursday, June 13th from 4 to 6 pm at City Central in the South Lobby (full invitation below). A little toasting to the man and a few tears on his "adios and ciao". Come and go, but David will be pushed to the front to say something at 4:30 pm. UPCOMING EVENTS Due to the Holiday Tuesday, May 28// Sunny Creek Trading Post // City Central Sunny Creek will have a Monday Store every week, 10 am to 6 pm. Pick up your favorite local merchandise at this Farm Hub. Monday, May 27 // Memorial Day // City Central Closed PCDA Office is closed for the Holiday. May 30 - June 2 // Good Fix Free Spay/Neuter Clinic Ponca City High School - West Gym Registration & Drop off start at 7:30 am See flyer below for details Saturday, June 1 // Herb Festival // LA Cann Gardens 8 to 4 pm Sunny Dayz Mural Fest // Veterans Plaza Touch A Truck @ The Library - 9 am to noon Farmer's Market Opens @ Pioneer Woman 8 to 11 am Rental Property - Available Listings SIGN UP FOR SBDC PROGRAMS HERE Visit our website

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