Speed, power, and a market in the middle.

Cushing is not trying to be a 9,000-acre industrial park. The advantage is different: a benchmark energy hub, municipal utilities, and a highway position between two metros.

Location

East-west and north-south

Cushing sits in Payne County on US-33 and SH-18. US-33 is two lanes from Cushing west to Perkins, and two lanes with truck passing lanes from Drumright east to I-44. A current construction project is expanding it to four lanes from Perkins to I-35. I-35, I-44, and I-40 are the interstate connections.

Utilities

A public power and water system

Cushing Municipal Authority is the electric, water, and sewer provider. The City describes a 12.5 kV dual feed and rates that typically run about 25 percent below the national average. Confirm the current tariff before quoting a number to a prospect.

Workforce

Three counties, one university

Published labor-market population for Payne, Lincoln, and Creek counties is 187,095. Post-secondary names in the City’s quick facts: Central Technology Center, Meridian Technology Center, Oklahoma State University, Langston University, and the University of Tulsa.

Housing

Residential development, too

The office also works with builders on lots, infill, and other housing. Sample residential cards are on the properties page. Real lot counts stay off this mockup until the office releases them.

Process

One city, a known clock

Inside the city limits, permits run through Cushing. The City says review is usually about four weeks after plans are submitted. Adopted codes on the City’s incentives page: 2015 national codes for building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, and fire, and the 2014 electrical code. Confirm whether those editions are still current.

Figures are taken from the City of Cushing economic development pages and the U.S. Census Bureau. They are a starting point for the mockup, not a site-certification package.