BUSINESSWEEK.COM HAS NAMED THE TULSA COUNTY COMMUNITY OF OWASSO AS THE STATE'S NUMBER 1 BOOMTOWN. BUSINESSWEEK.COM DETERMINED ONE CITY FROM EACH STATE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS HAVING THE MOST GROWTH SINCE 2000. DETERMINING FACTORS INCLUDE GROWTH IN HOUSEHOLDS FROM 2000 TO 2008 & 2007 TO 2008, THE EMERGENCE OF NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF RESIDENCY & THE CHANGE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME. OWASSO IS A PLACE WHERE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES ARE DEPENDABLE AND EFFICIENT, STATED OWASSO'S CITY MANAGER, RODNEY RAY, THE LEADERS HERE WORK DILIGENTLY TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT INVITES SUCCESS. BUSINESSWEEK.COM SAYS, OWASSO, A SUBURB JUST NORTHEAST OF TULSA HAS BEEN GROWING RAPIDLY THIS DECADE, IN PART, BECAUSE OF IT'S STRONG SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HEALTHY ECONOMY. RAY SAYS OWASSO IS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN SUCH A WAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE DOWNTURN IN THE NATION'S ECONOMY. 28 ACRES M/L WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF WALMART SUPER CENTER, SMITH FARM MARKET STORES & NEW J.C. PENNEYS 'LARGEST FREE-STANDING STORE IN OKLAHOMA'