Weatherford, Oklahoma: a quickly growing community of friendly people where businesses thrive. We are a university town offering a small-town atmosphere just an hour from Oklahoma City. With its rich history, Weatherford represents rural American values, hard working people, strong ethics, and the tenacity to grow and succeed. This attitude and set of values have helped shape this western Oklahoma community.

Mission

It is the responsibility of the Weatherford Area Economic Development Foundation (WAEDF) to improve the quality of life in Weatherford, Oklahoma, by promoting and developing business retention and expansion, attract new businesses, creating new jobs and diversifying Weatherford’s economic base.

Vision

We support the growth of Weatherford and its infrastructure. This includes the industrial park, the Weatherford Public Schools, Southwestern

Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Memorial Hospital, the museums, Radar Park Recreational Facilities, the Weatherford Airport, the YMCA, and the Weatherford downtown retail businesses.

Goal

The WAEDF will establish valuable relationships with other communities, counties, and the state. We will ensure that there is a well-trained workforce and we will help create an attractive business climate. We will continue to nurture relationships with our existing business and industry partners.

Motto

Weatherford, Oklahoma…The best place to work, to worship, to live, and to raise a family!

Slogan

Weatherford, Oklahoma…Doing business in the heart of America

Past Speakers

John D. Veal, Jr. – Deputy Director for the Oklahoma District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration
Kurt Hamburger – District 2 Custer County Commissioner
Gary Ridley – Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation
Brad Bryant – Chairman, SWOSU Dept. of Engineering Technology
Max Ary – Director, Stafford Air & Space Museum
Harold Wright – Oklahoma State Representative
Dr. Randy Beutler – Southwestern Oklahoma State University President
Mike Schulz – Oklahoma Senator
Mike Brown – Weatherford Mayor
Todd Lamb – Oklahoma Lietenant Governor
Nic Bittle – Founder of Work Force Pro and Author
Brandy McIntyre – Western Oklahoma Development Specialist: Oklahoma Department of Commerce