In 1998, more than 14,000 new jobs were created in Tulsa. Tulsa has gained a national reputation for affordable living. The average cost of living in the Tulsa area was only 92 percent of the national average in 1998. This is remarkable for a city that had faster job growth than most cities in the nation. In 1998, the City's Thomas Gilcrease Museum attracted its largest attendance ever as a result of the Thomas Moran Exhibition.
Education is a top priority.
It is essential to attract new businesses and industries and to provide opportunities for everyone. Higher education took a giant step forward with the creation of the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus. In 1998, the Federal Emergency Management Agency named Tulsa to participate in Project Impact, a national public-private partnership designed to change the way America deals with disasters. Tulsa was chosen to participate, in part, because of our model flood control program. We look forward to the exciting possibilities that this new program offers our community.