Pryor, the seat of Mayes County, is a town of approximately 8,500 interesting and diverse people. Additionally, there are at least half that many people living within a five-mile radius of the city limits. This population has created the demand for the cozy housing developments that are popping up everywhere in the rural community.  Pryor is much larger than what can be initially perceived by individuals passing through this Oklahoma town. But the real reason for people to be drawn to Pryor, the real beauty of Pryor is: Her people think large.

By taxing themselves in recent years, Pryorites have built a new $6 million recreation center, a new $6 million gymnasium, a new $9 million county courthouse, and a new $4 million county jail.

Mayor Jimmy Tramel has looked at the current growth of sales tax revenues and has plans to earmark a portion of them to "design-build", a new library, a new City Hall, a new police station, and a new dog pound.

Four miles south is the largest industrial park in rural America, MidAmerica Industrial Park (MAIP), where more than 60 industries manufacture everything from industrial size air conditioners to protein ingredients for food products. The industries are medium to small in facility and employment.  There is no one company that dominates the landscape. This diversity has contributed to the industrial park's strength and allowed Pryor to prosper even during times of nationwide economic strife.