A year ago, while others were busy with holiday festivities, Maurianna Adams, executive director with Progress OKC, was working late evenings organizing the final logistics for what would be Oklahoma City’s first low-barrier, micro-lending program for entrepreneurs and startups. Kiva launched to help business owners who typically have the most difficulty accessing capital. Traditional lenders such as banks may require credit history, collateral, citizenship and financial perf

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday, a key shopping day with the reminder to support small businesses. Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the day represents more than another chance to shop holiday deals; it highlights the importance local businesses have on our community, jobs and the economy. Experts predict that 2021 will be a record holiday shopping season, but that most consumers will opt to make their purchases online. There are important reasons to reme

Oklahoma County is introducing a new clean energy financing program for commercial property owners. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, or C-PACE, enables private landowners to receive low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, water conservation and building resiliency projects. The C-PACE program in Oklahoma County was designed to facilitate private financing between private C-PACE capital providers and commercial property owners loc

I often write about what’s happening in districts across Oklahoma City to keep people informed of interesting events and encourage them to attend or become involved in an area they might not have explored or known much about otherwise. Many of these areas contribute diverse culture and events, unique art and architecture and areas of industry clusters that serve our economic growth. You can see a new mural in the Southwest 29th Street District, dubbed LA 29, just west of Walk