Business Services

The Port of Muskogee Industrial Development Office provides the following services for new and existing businesses:

Location / Expansion Assistance

• Assess project requirements
• Locate suitable buildings or sites
• Coordinate site tours with building owners and/or realtors
• Expedited permitting and zoning assistance
• Take control of property (through options)
• Provide introductions to financial sources
• Propose financing alternatives
• Assist with financing package
• List applicable taxes
• Detail tax exemptions that apply
• Estimate tax liability
• Outline available incentives

Business Assistance

• Facilitate B2B introductions
• Support networking and information sharing through through the Greater Muskogee Manufacturers Alliance (GMMA)
• Provide workforce and training assistance
• Communicate local training and workforce development opportunities
• Assist with redesign of facility layouts
• Identify opportunities for energy efficiency and savings
• Implement lean manufacturing concepts
• Arrange for R&D support
• Deliver export and trade assistance
• Promote products and services at national and international trade shows
• Conduct goodwill visits to corporate headquarters

Liaison Assistance

• Introduce businesses to Muskogee and its leaders
• Represent prospective companies before public bodies
• Meet with local, state, and federal officials to discuss regulations that impact business
• Arrange special events and media coverage

Community Data & Market Research

• Quantify demographics
• List economic indicators
• Identify support services
• Provide list of existing industries
• Organize labor surveys
• Conduct wage and salary surveys
• Deliver supply chain and market research
• Prepare transportation profile
• Obtain freight rate structure
• Prepare comparative costs of trucking, rail and barge
• Provide cost of living information
• List recreational and cultural assets
• Describe opportunities available in our educational systems from primary to post-secondary levels

Special Events

• Host ground breaking ceremonies for companies
• Conduct industry recognition events