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EMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO BREAK RECORDS <br />AT TULSA PORT OF CATOOSA <br />The total number ofemployees working in <br />the 52 businesses in the 'Tulsa Port of Catoosa's <br />industrial park rose to 2,866 at the end of the first <br />quarter, an all-time record, according to Jerry <br />Goodwin, chairman, City of Fulsa- Rogers County <br />Port Authority. There were 2,733 recorded at the <br />end of December. <br />"Most of the increase is coming from the <br />large, established companies such as Air -X- <br />Changers, Matrix Services, Pro -Quip and Motor <br />Guide Marine," said Goodwin. <br />"The total number of businesses at the <br />Port has remained steady for the past several <br />years. Some have come and some have gone. <br />Many of those who have come brought more jobs <br />.with them and have prospered in the Port <br />environment." <br />According to a recent poll of Port business <br />Page 4 <br />managers, employment is expected to continue to <br />rise in the second quarter of the year. <br />The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, situated at the <br />head of navigation for the McClellan -Kerr <br />Arkansas River Navigation System, is one of the <br />country's largest inland, ice -free ports and <br />intermodal transportation centers. The Port's <br />2,040 -acre business complex offers industrial sites <br />for lease or sale. Many of the companies are <br />located at the Port because of the transportation <br />options and savings that waterway shipping can <br />bring. <br />The 445 -mile waterway links Oklahoma <br />and the surrounding five -state areas with ports on <br />the Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi river <br />systems, and foreign and domestic ports beyond <br />by way of New Orleans and the Gulf Intracoastal <br />Waterway. <br />Aerial photo of the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, head of navigation for the McClellan -Kea <br />Arkansas River Navigation System and home to 52 businesses with'over 2,800 employees. <br />