Editing Vinita, Oklahoma (section)

==Economy==
Early in its history, cattle ranching in the surrounding countryside contributed heavily to Vinita's economy. When Craig County was created at statehood, Vinita was designated as the county seat. City and county governments became significant employers. In 1935, the [[Grand River Dam Authority]] (GRDA) was created. GRDA put its headquarters in Vinita. It is still one of the largest employers in the city, along with two of its many customers: Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma Electric Company (KAMO) and Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co-op. Other important employers have included trucking companies, tower-building companies, Munsingwear, General Mills, Cinch, Dana Industries, and Hope Industries.{{efn|Hope Industries is affiliated with the Home of Hope for the mentally disabled.}}<ref name = "EOHC-Vinita"/>

In 2023, a company called American Heartland said it was planning a $2 billion, 1000-acre development containing a 125-acre Disneyland-type theme park.<ref name=Theme>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/2-billion-theme-park/article_d1cb0e24-781d-11ee-9e25-7f899fc21bc2.html |title=Vinita theme park 'producing new hope and faith for our country,' investor says|publisher=Tulsa World, November 4, 2023|accessdate=November 5, 2023}}</ref>  The land was six miles east of Vinita, but the town voted to annex the area in October, 2023.<ref name=Park>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/with-planned-2b-theme-park-vinita-mayor-envisions-two-different-towns/article_22843ad4-781e-11ee-817a-b353fd086de0.html |title=With planned $2B theme park, Vinita mayor envisions 'two different towns'|publisher=Tulsa World, November 4, 2023|accessdate=November 5, 2023}}</ref>  Ground was broken in early November, 2023 on the first phase of the project, being a 350-acre 750-slot RV park with 300 cabins.<ref name=Theme/><ref name=Planned>{{cite web|url=  https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/business/development/2-billion-theme-park-disneyland-vinita/article_b4d7e374-24bb-11ee-997d-8343bdab83d0.html |title=$2B theme park, similar to Disneyland, planned for Vinita|publisher=Tulsa World, July 19, 2023|accessdate=November 5, 2023}}</ref>