Lawton’s Target Industries
Lawton-Fort Sill has an established manufacturing industry base and welcomes up-and-coming industries. Lawton has long been home to military/defense industries and has a strong presence of agriculture and ag-manufacturing businesses. The diversity of employers in Lawton-Fort Sill includes Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Bar-S Foods, Silverline Plastics, Republic Paperboard, Cosmetic Specialty Labs, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Dynetics, and other prime defense contractors that support the world's largest army field artillery base at Fort Sill.
Lawton offers a skilled workforce, transportation accessibility, a business-focused environment, employee training programs, and low-cost utilities and resources. These benefits make the area a perfect fit for industries like:
- Automotive
- Agriculture
- Data centers
- Energy
- Food and beverage
- Metal Manufacturing
- Warehouse and distribution
Additionally, Oklahoma is attracting growth industries through incentives like the Quality Jobs Program. The program offers cash incentives for up to 10 years for adding new jobs, subject to wage requirements and other terms. These industries include:
- Manufacturing
- Research and development and testing laboratories
- Central administrative offices, corporate offices and technical services
- Certain warehouse/distribution operations
- Transportation by air
- Flight training services
- Other support activities for air transportation (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul "MRO")
- Wind power electric generation equipment repair & maintenance
- A number of service industries if 50% of their sales are out of state
Lawton-Fort Sill has an established manufacturing industry base and welcomes up-and-coming industries. Lawton has long been home to military/defense industries and has a strong presence of agriculture and ag-manufacturing businesses. The diversity of employers in Lawton-Fort Sill includes Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Bar-S Foods, Silverline Plastics, Republic Paperboard, Cosmetic Specialty Labs, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Dynetics, and other prime defense contractors that support the world's largest army field artillery base at Fort Sill.
Lawton offers a skilled workforce, transportation accessibility, a business-focused environment, employee training programs, and low-cost utilities and resources. These benefits make the area a perfect fit for industries like:
- Automotive
- Agriculture
- Data centers
- Energy
- Food and beverage
- Metal Manufacturing
- Warehouse and distribution
Additionally, Oklahoma is attracting growth industries through incentives like the Quality Jobs Program. The program offers cash incentives for up to 10 years for adding new jobs, subject to wage requirements and other terms. These industries include:
- Manufacturing
- Research and development and testing laboratories
- Central administrative offices, corporate offices and technical services
- Certain warehouse/distribution operations
- Transportation by air
- Flight training services
- Other support activities for air transportation (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul "MRO")
- Wind power electric generation equipment repair & maintenance
- A number of service industries if 50% of their sales are out of state
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