Every other year, the chamber holds a community wide strategic planning retreat to help plan for the future of Broken Arrow. This brainstorming session has been the platform that has launched many successful ideas that has made Broken Arrow such a wonderful place to live. Some of the ideas that have came out of the retreat include Northeastern State University and the Creek Turnpike.

1. Public Safety-more police/firefighters
2. Entertainment-locate festival site for large events
3. Downtown-expand Main Street North
4. Business-airport
5. Energy-city promote or encourage curbside recycling
6. Business-development of Creek Turnpike area
7. Downtown-comprehensive downtown plan
8. Education-make NSU a 4 year university
9. Business-build a high tech upscale business park
10. Public Safety-new animal shelter