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Natural-gas prices inflate state coffers
AP   Sunday, 20 August 2006

Real estate agent Suzy Spieker stands next to a new development of homes in Elk City Aug. 2006 that testifies to the economic resurgence of the area thanks to the natural gas boom.  A flurry of home building, packed hotels and new cars announce a natural gas boom that hasn't been seen here since the collapse of the last boom nearly 25 years ago. The prosperity has boosted tax revenues and created jobs in Oklahoma, one of a handful of major energy-producing states that have seen severance tax collection rise sharply. (AP Photo/Bob Fisher)AP - Suzy Spieker's telephone rings as many as 10 times a day with calls from people wanting to move to the Oklahoma frontier to get in on the money. Want a rental? Join the list, the Elk City real estate agent tells them. Want to buy? Her book of three-bedroom home listings has been whittled to a single page by an influx of oil and gas field workers.


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