Where the COLLEGE atmosphere and COWBOY spirit make everything come ALIVE.
WHY STILLWATER?
Stillwater is a forward-thinking community for people seeking the influence of a major university but also desiring the intimacy of a smaller town. It’s alive with a youthful spirit, new thinking and smiling faces. Home to Oklahoma State University, Stillwater is located in north-central Oklahoma centered between Wichita, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It is equal distance for east and west coast deliveries and for Gulf Coast to Canada deliveries.
RESIDENTS KNOW WHO THEIR LOCAL PATRIOTS ARE
In a successful city, residents know who to call, who to go to, who leaves things in better shape than they were before. We are a community that likes to say: “How can we make this better? What can we do by being creative, by being innovative, and by being collaborative?”
Economic growth is a primary responsibility for city leaders, and within city government that falls to the Stillwater Economic Development Authority, which provides direction, guidance and leadership.
SUCCESSFUL CITIES ARE NEAR A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
Universities lift the economy by bringing in a student population. Universities transform a town through the researchers and professors they attract. Research universities have become powerful start-up incubators. A good example of this in Stillwater is the research for unmanned aerial systems and bioengineering and their impact onarea businesses.
It is impossible to tell the story of Stillwater and not include Oklahoma State University. As OSU President Burns Hargis likes to say, “What is good for Stillwater is good for the University; and what is good for the University is good for Stillwater.”
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE REAL
We are also a community that knows and understands Stillwater’s natural, human and financial resources. We like to come together to achieve something important.
SUCCESSFUL CITIES HAVE REAL DOWNTOWNS
We’ve seen tremendous progress throughout our downtown over the past decade. There’s been an increase in the diversity of development: more apartments, more beautification and more pedestrian traffic. A downtown with lights on after dark means it has crossed a decisive threshold and should continue to thrive.
SUCCESSFUL CITIES HAVE BIG PLANS
Big plans come to life only with the foresight and sheer willpower of city leaders and support from our community partners.
The Stillwater Energy Center provides a reliable infrastructure, grid independence and competitive electric rates that help promote Stillwater’s economic growth. With this $70M facility, the City took proactive steps to provide clean energy to its customers and continues to support the national effort to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of coal and fuel oil for energy production.
SUCCESSFUL CITIES HAVE A CRAFT BREWERY
What a craft brewery means is that a city can attract a certain kind of entrepreneur and the critical mass of mainly young customers. Thank you, Iron Monk!
It takes thoughtful planning and an ambitious agenda to make a city attractive to investors and to recruit and keep a talented workforce. Stillwater is up for the challenge.
FUN FACTS
SITE MAP
Kameoka Trail just south of Boomer Lake
