DEEP DEUCE

Richard McKown, developer of the Level apartments, is again working with Wade Scaramucci, an architect with London-based Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, to bring a new, multifamily project to vacant land just west of Level. The project is dubbed Mosaic.

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NORTHWEST 

Oklahoma City Abstract & Title Company plans to move its Nichols Hills office to the former Harold’s space at 50 Penn Place. Amber Dixon, president of the company, says she was drawn to the vacant retail space because of its wood beams and paneling, marble floors and grand entrance.

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BRICKTOWN

Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros extended its Player Development Contract with the Oklahoma City RedHawks for two more years, through the 2014 season. The 2013 season will be the third year of the current partnership.

As the Houston Colt .45s, and later the Astros, the team was the MLB affiliate for the Oklahoma City 89ers from 1962 to 1972. Since then, the Oklahoma City team has been the Triple-A franchise for the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Texas Rangers. In 1998, the team was renamed the RedHawks, and began playing its home games at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

“The Astros are in the middle of a new and exciting chapter in their franchise’s storied history, and we’re proud to be a part of it,” says RedHawks president and general manager Michael Byrnes.

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The owners of Horn Seed Company determined in August they would have to shut their doors after 91 years in business. The garden center, located at 1409 Northwest Expressway, closed due to two years of extreme temperatures and a fire in July that gutted part of the building and destroyed their entire Christmas inventory. Read more

NORTHEAST

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened its first compressed natural gas fueling station in Oklahoma City – and 11th statewide – July 13 at the Love’s at 12225 N. Interstate 35. The travel stop opened its first CNG station in 2011 in Kingfisher. The project is a partnership between Love’s and Chesapeake Energy Corp.

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“A specialty coffee shop has been a missing element of our food concession program at the airport for some time,” says Mark Kranenburg, city director of airports. “The addition of such an outstanding brand to the airport is an amenity I know our travelers will appreciate. Read more

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In January, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed all-star guard Russell Westbrook to a five-year, $80 million contract extension. He has been with the NBA franchise for the past three seasons and has racked up honors, including leading the team to a spot in the Western Conference Finals last season.

“We are thrilled to solidify Russell’s future with the Thunder,” says General Manager Sam Presti. “Since we arrived in Oklahoma City, Russell’s work ethic, persistence, character and involvement in our community have helped us establish the standards that we are committed to on a day-to-day basis. He is a valued member of our organization and we look forward to his continued contributions on and off the floor.”

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