Our Strategic Approach
Growing and Sustaining Thriving Neighborhoods, Businesses, and Communities
We love Tulsa — in fact, over half of our team members are native Tulsans. Tulsa offers rich culture, great neighbors, and an outstanding quality of life. In short, Tulsa is every bit as unique as its citizens, and that necessitates the need to look at things in a different way. One that sees things as they could be, not as they are. We’re driven by the strengths and talents of all Tulsans, and we’re committed to dismantling systemic barriers of inequity to build an economy that benefits us all.
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Why Was PartnerTulsa Created?
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Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Why Was PartnerTulsa Created?
On July 1, 2021, the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity (TAEO) launched as a consolidated, independent economic development authority of the City of Tulsa. The move was the result of recommendations from an 8-month study to streamline and strengthen the City’s economic development efforts. In 2022, TAEO would be rebranded as PartnerTulsa.
PartnerTulsa brings together the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development (MOED), Tulsa Industrial Authority (TIA), Tulsa Parking Authority (TPA), and Economic Development Commission (EDC) into a single, enhanced Trust Authority; the entity also provides staffing for the Tulsa Development Authority.
Each year, PartnerTulsa will publish an annual report documenting notable highlights from the previous year, progress on implementation of the Strategic Plan, and performance on Key Performance Indicators. For Fiscal Year 2025, key highlights include:
- PartnerTulsa helped support more than $951 million in total capital investments across economic and workforce development, finance and real estate initiatives
- Supported the creation 3 new Tax Increment Finance (TIF) districts in the Crutchfield, Southern Villa and Pearl District neighborhoods to support the development of more than 1,500 housing units
- More than 20 community engagement sessions held, resulting in 1,212 community touchpoints
- Secured $990,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance transit-oriented development and evaluate innovative financing strategies for the Kirkpatrick Heights\Greenwood Master Plan.
- Provided rental assistance to 438 households through the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and supported the development of 86 new housing units through the Downtown Development and Redevelopment Fund.
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