Business View Magazine | September 2020

275 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 LAWTON, OKLAHOMA assumption on the condition of the City’s current housing supply, which he notes is the tightest it’s been in over a decade. That being said, Cleghorn shares that Lawton still has a wide variety of housing availability – everything from apartments to townhomes to various sizes of personal residences. There is “a good mix that caters to a wide variety of the persons who live here,” he adds. That mix includes retirees and ex-military. In fact, Lawton was recently rated in the top ten places in the U.S. to retire to. “We’re very proud of the availability of affordable housing,” Cleghorn declares. “Lawton Fort Sill is rated as one of the most affordable places to live in the country, based on available housing and housing costs.” Staying healthy is also a hallmark of life in Lawton. The greater Lawton area has three major hospitals - the largest, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, is a 283-bed nonprofit hospital that employs 250 physicians. Southwestern Medical Center is a 199-bed hospital with a staff of 150 physicians. In addition, the U.S. Public Health Lawton Indian Hospital is located in the City to provide health services for the large American Indian population. It has 26 beds with a staff of 23 physicians. The City of Lawton is a four- time Oklahoma Excellence Certified Healthy Community – the highest of three levels of certifications – due to its continuous commitment to promote wellness, encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors, and establish safe and supportive environments. Regarding sustainable practices and programs, Cleghorn remarks that for well over a decade the City administration has encouraged green practices in all of its projects. In 2017, through a public/private partnership, the City of Lawton opened the first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) station in the community. This made the City a viable force in energy-saving efforts and Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma is rapidly becoming a world-class business destination and is poised to become a global hub for opportunity. W W W . LA W T O N E D C . C O M 3 0 2 W . G O R E B L V D . L A W T O N , O K 7 3 5 0 1 5 8 0 - 3 5 4 - 0 0 2 3 Located in Comanche County, the Lawton region offers a diverse mix of sites and buildings from Class A-certified industrial parks to our commerce center.