OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – City and community leaders from across Oklahoma gathered in downtown Oklahoma City on Tuesday to take part in Big Bets for America.

It was an information gathering conference, co-hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation and Heartland Forward, to share ideas and strategies to make communities better and stronger.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and Governor Kevin Stitt joined innovators from across the region to share ways to reimagine the state’s way of life.

"What should a city do to be successful?” said Holt. “It would be investing in yourselves."

Holt shared how Oklahoma City transformed itself through MAPS programs over the past 30 years. He said the City put quality of life at the forefront. "Fifteen initiatives at the city level to fund capital improvements,” sa

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