http://okc.biz/oklahoma/articles.sec-22-1-construction.html In the Oklahoma City metro area and its surrounding communities, many development projects have been planned, talked about or reported as forthcoming. Some projects took off and did well, while others never came to fruition. Some just fell off the radar. okcBIZ takes a look at some of these commercial projects to see whether these deals are moving forward or dead in the water. Simply put, “Whatever happened to that?!?”]]> The Oklahoma Building Chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America named Flintco, LLC Oklahoma City Division President Mark Grimes “2011 Builder of the Year” and honored Flintco with a prestigious “Build Oklahoma Award” at the association’s 72nd annual awards banquet on Jan. 21, 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa.]]> The Fountains at Canterbury of Oklahoma City completed a $1 million construction project in early December 2011. ]]> Twenty-eight years in the industry, and Randall McCown knows there’s a new one born every minute.]]> There has perhaps been more drama, hubbub, gnashing of teeth and clenching of fists over the House of Bedlam plans than over the actual upcoming bedlam football game. ]]> Bill Warren is at work on the biggest, and the smallest theater auditoriums in the metro area. At the Warren Theatre in Moore, 1000 Telephone Road, a 600-seat IMAX theater will open in February, while two auditoriums with about 40 seats each will open in two weeks.]]> Just a few months ago, Dan Straughan’s office with the Homeless Alliance was in a cramped space behind a bank branch on South Commerce. Things changed this summer. ]]> Officials from the Dean McGee Eye Institute announced the dedication of  the Institute’s new $46 million, five-story, 78,000-square-foot, world-class research and clinical facility last Friday. ]]> What do Keith Moon, Billy Graham and the Oklahoma City Cavalry have in common? Very little, aside from the fact that The Who, the internationally known evangelist and the defunct basketball team all played or prayed in what is now called Cox Convention Center.]]> Deep-fried butter won’t be the only new thing at the Oklahoma State Fair this year. State Fair Park President and CEO Tim O’Toole says that since 2005, the park has undergone $70 million in renovations designed to attract and retain business year-round.]]> Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority commissioners are set to decide a developer for a block in MidTown at a special meeting to be held 3 p.m. June 20.
]]> The new Aloft will have 5,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, an outdoor pool, indoor spa and sauna, and a lounge and bar.]]> Part 5 of a series]]> In the Oklahoma City metro area and its surrounding communities, many development projects have been planned, talked about or reported as forthcoming.]]> Part 4 of a series featuring ongoing projects throughout the greater metro area]]> It is the first new station built in Oklahoma City in 15 years.]]>