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Funding the arts
Seattle native moves to OKC, leaving political fundraising behind to focus on the arts Phil Busey Sr. named Oklahoma's Small Business Person of the Year
Growing the garden
Myriad Gardens gets a new director along with a facelift Creative Oklahoma's new executive director gears up for world forum
Betting on Betz
UCO’s new president steps in as the university experiences dramatic growth and recognition More to the Story
Duo looks to return OKC theme parks to former glory Gooden stuff
Harvard grad, Okie native has city thinking green. Laanding in OKC
New Skirvin GM embraces new post, new city Clint Stone moves in as IAO's executive director
John’s neck of the Woods
Norman Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new president and CEO
Seattle native moves to OKC, leaving political fundraising behind to focus on the arts Phil Busey Sr. named Oklahoma's Small Business Person of the Year
Growing the garden
Myriad Gardens gets a new director along with a facelift Creative Oklahoma's new executive director gears up for world forum
Betting on Betz
UCO’s new president steps in as the university experiences dramatic growth and recognition More to the Story
Duo looks to return OKC theme parks to former glory Gooden stuff
Harvard grad, Okie native has city thinking green. Laanding in OKC
New Skirvin GM embraces new post, new city Clint Stone moves in as IAO's executive director
John’s neck of the Woods
Norman Chamber of Commerce welcomes its new president and CEO
Real Estate - 03.26.2013
Developers plan new apartment projects Downtown
Based on the success of their multifamily
developments Downtown over the past few years, two separate developers are at
it again, and going through the process of approval by city boards and tapping
into public money to make their projects a reality. Both also are trying to
keep some units more affordable to provide options for more people to move Downtown. Read more
Education - 03.25.2013
Law suits
The University of Oklahoma and McAfee & Taft work to prepare law students for more than just legal studies
Ron Shinn never has had a law student seeking an internship or
employment show up to an interview with a pink Mohawk or facial tattoos,
but he says students always can benefit from a bit of training to
polish the ways in which they present themselves. Read more
Arts & Culture - 03.25.2013
Cleveland connections
With a new nonstop flight between OKC and Cleveland, visitors can check out a variety of features ... and even find a few Thunder fans
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, viewers of The Drew Carey Show saw
the eponymous star and his pals gamboling through the streets of
Cleveland, Ohio, in the sitcom’s opening, enthusiastically singing along
to “Cleveland Rocks.” Many likely scratched their heads and thought,
“Cleveland rocks? Nice try, funnyman.” Read more
All in a Day's Work - 03.25.2013
Model student
In this job
market, things are tight, positions are few and many have decided to
look for new occupations, often in a field very different from what they
left by choice or due to a layoff, downsizing or firing. Fortunately, I
enjoy my position at okcBIZ, , but wanted to see what else might be out there. After all, I might want to be a model some day. Read more
Technology - 03.07.2013
Cox Business awards technology package to local business
In a nod to the ABC reality
television show Shark Tank, eight entrepreneurial teams in Oklahoma City went
before a panel of business leaders March 5 to pitch their plans and ideas for a
chance at a $5,000 technology package from Cox Business. Read more
Real Estate - 02.27.2013
TIF dollars approved for OPUBCO move downtown
The Oklahoma City Council passed a
series of tax incremental financing measures Feb. 26, including three
to help the Oklahoma Publishing Company move its offices Downtown.
Another measure, the request for $500,000 in TIF funds in Bricktown,
would assist in converting part of the Mideke Building in Bricktown
into residential units. Read more
Technology - 02.21.2013
Smooth sailing
As Oklahoma City updates intersections and stoplights, those driving on corridors hit more green lights
Traffic lights and intersections in Oklahoma City are getting smarter.
While no stoplight hit the books and gained an education on its own, a bond issue is funding upgrades that coordinate lights to work in harmony and to create corridors for moving traffic more quickly.
Read moreRetail - 02.21.2013
Just beKiZE
Local entrepreneur leaves comfortable day job to start health food company
A passion for health and fitness, and a spark of innovation, led Jeff
Ragan to leave a comfortable job at Chesapeake Energy to start his own
company. KiZE, a name he just made up with no meaning behind it, is a
health-food product handcrafted by Ragan in the Earth Elements
Entrepreneurs’ Kitchen at the Farmers Public Market in Oklahoma City. Read more
Retail - 02.21.2013
Downtown drinks
One established liquor store, one new seek to meet a need for Downtown residents
David Lack opened Broadway Wine Merchants in November 2008 along
Automobile Alley before it became the hub of activity it is today. More
than four years later, the store does a swift business with Downtown
denizens and office dwellers who often stop by at lunch or on their way
home. Read more
Transportation - 02.21.2013
Boulevard of compromise
Oklahoma City Council votes on controversial section of proposed boulevard Downtown
Despite opposition, a measure to approve a compromise on the design of
one portion of a boulevard to run through Downtown Oklahoma City passed
the city council Jan. 8 with a 7-2 vote. The boulevard plan dates back
to the 1990s when state and federal authorities determined the
Interstate 40 crosstown would be moved south, and a boulevard would sit
in its previous alignment. Read more
Retail - 02.12.2013
Iowa-based department store eyes Quail Springs
Von Maur may not be a
familiar name in Oklahoma, but the department store chain could open its first
store at Quail Springs Mall with help from a retail incentive from the
Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust. Read more
Nonprofits - 02.07.2013
Nonprofits, retailers look to uncertain future with Chesapeake changes
Some could argue that in addition to
being in the natural gas business, Chesapeake Energy is in the
Oklahoma City business. Read more
Real Estate - 02.01.2013
TOP DEALS
While the Oklahoma City metro area has not reached the record numbers of
just a half-decade ago, the market remained healthy in 2012, with
several multimillion-dollar deals, and a year-end retail sale that broke
records. Read more
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