NORMAN – “Deltas, Barrier Islands, and Beyond,” an exhibit that brings together world-renowned batik artist Mary Edna Fraser and her collaborator, internationally recognized geologist Orrin Pilkey, will open on Tuesday, March 7, at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center on the University of Oklahoma’s Research Campus.
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Norman is among 10 Oklahoma cities recently certified as "site-ready" by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
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A $20 million mixed-use development is under way at the southwest corner of Lindsey Street and 12th Avenue SE, the site of the former Kingsgate Apartment complex.
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The climate for business development and retention was good last year, says Don Wood, director of the Norman Economic Development Coalition.
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Provides important statistics regarding the economy of Norman, including unemployment figures, city and use sales taxes, and building permits.

This year NEDC is pleased to offer its 2006 Economic Abstract which will become the centerpiece of NEDC’s printed marketing materials, and will be updated each year to give the latest detailed information.
By Christin Forney

We’ve all experienced the frustration of arriving to a doctor’s appointment on time, only to be greeted by a clipboard full of medical paperwork and a sea of people waiting patiently ahead of you to see your physician.
By Christin Forney

Despite experiencing a construction boom in its residential market, and somewhat in the retail market, Norman officials say the city still is lacking in the hospitality industry.
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New to Norman, company collaborates with weather agencies to develop research for sale to industry - Oklahoma's quirky weather was not the chief reason for Weathernews Americas, Inc. to open a Norman office that now employs 92.
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The information age opened a domain of high speed communication to companies and individuals throughout the world. Unfortunately, computers and the Internet have tended to conceal hackers, swindlers and other fraudsters in a cloak of anonymous zeroes and ones.
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NORMAN, OKLA.– Patrick McCann, Ph.D., founder and president of Ekips Technologies, announced today that the company has closed a $2.4 million round of equity financing and received a $500,000 matching grant from the National Science Foundation through its Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase IIB program.
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NORMAN – A historic 300 percent increase in the number of faculty endowments has been achieved at the University of Oklahoma in less than 12 years with the recent addition of seven new endowed faculty positions.
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Revenues began three years ago for the startup CSI Oklahoma (which stands for Consulting Services Incorporated) at $63,000. Last year, earnings blossomed to a robust $403,000.
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The Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC) is pleased to announce our new web site and logo. Those who have visited our site before will find all of the same detailed information and statistics, along with new capabilities and features unavailable on our previous web site.
By Christin Forney

Judy Hatfield, who has owned and operated Equity Realty, Inc. since 1981, has sold a half interest in the business to associate Eric Fleske.
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