Greenwood Legacy Corporation capacity building and conveyance agreements
Summary
Tulsa is adapting Omaha's Empowerment Network playbook: a community-built action plan covering entrepreneurship, jobs, housing, and education, with monthly public meetings to keep momentum. Omaha's version produced nearly $2B in Black-led development and a 95% growth in Black-owned businesses with employees.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 8, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Omaha's model drew roughly $500 million in state investment; Tulsa's plan could unlock similar funding and keep more of the $2.15 billion flowing into Black Tulsa households circulating locally.
Black residents, business owners, and job seekers across North Tulsa and the whole city.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Tulsa Development Authority - Oct 22, 2026
TDA and the Greenwood Legacy Corporation have spent over a year negotiating a land conveyance and cooperative agreement, expected on next month's TDA agenda for a vote.
Tulsa Development Authority - Sep 24, 2026
GLC is running over $100,000 under budget, is expanding its board from five toward eleven seats including Council of Elders and resident council representation, and is searching for a new executive director after the last one left August 31.
African American Affairs Commission - Sep 8, 2026
Tulsa is adapting Omaha's Empowerment Network playbook: a community-built action plan covering entrepreneurship, jobs, housing, and education, with monthly public meetings to keep momentum. Omaha's version produced nearly $2B in Black-led development and a 95% growth in Black-owned businesses with employees.
Tulsa Development Authority - Aug 20, 2026
The GLC has a new executive director and is getting technical assistance through the TIFIA grant to build staff, policies and development capacity. TDA and the GLC are negotiating land conveyance and cooperative agreements, with commissioners hoping the structure is finalized quickly so an anchor deal could move fast.
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