Sparked by top grades in income growth, Oklahoma City was highly regarded in Forbes magazine's list of Best Places for Business.
Overall, Oklahoma City ranked No. 13 and Tulsa was listed at No. 43 in the magazine feature.
Both cities performed particularly well in the income growth and cost of doing business categories.
Oklahoma City ranked No. 1 in income growth and Tulsa was right behind at No. 2.
Oklahoma City was No. 4 and Tulsa No. 5 in the cost of doing business category, which is an index based on the costs of labor, energy, taxes and office space.