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Oklahoma Department of Commerce awards grant of nearly $40 million for BA amphitheater project
Thanks to a new law called the Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act of 2024, the city of Broken Arrow and Wagoner County will receive roughly $39.5 million to help fund infrastructural improvements in support of the Sunset at Broken Arrow Amphitheater project. The money allows the state to match locally-generated tax revenues, which combined will help pay for capital improvements in the area of Events Park, where the Sunset Amphitheater will be located. In a release sent to the KRMG newsroom, Broken Arrow Mayor Debra Wimpee said “Broken Arrow is a thriving city that has just about everything for its citizens and visitors, except for a significant entertainment attraction, but that is about to change! I could not be more grateful and humbled that the state has pledged to join this public/private partnership that will bring in the 12,500-seat amphitheater and generate approximately 600 direct and indirect jobs with a projected economic impact of $211 million annually.” Founder and CEO of Live Notes J.W. Roth told KRMG in January he found the perfect spot when he discovered the Broken Arrow location.
Muskogee bond proposal indefinitely postponed
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (KTUL) — It was just a month ago that Muskogee officials held a public meeting to tout the benefits of voting yes for a $77 million bond initiative. "This is how we move forward as a community," said city manager Mike Miller. And putting the initiative to...
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