NORMAN-Oklahomans can loosen another belt notch now that construction had begun on Rudy’s Oklahoma Bar-B-Q at 3450 Chautauqua Ave. in Norman. Courtesy By The Journal Record

The 2006 Leadership Norman Class has embarked on a project to raise funds for the aesthetic development of the new Gray Street parking lot in downtown Norman. Courtesy of The Business Journal

When it came to awarding the first construction contracts of the $16 million 2005 Bond Issue at its regular meeting Monday night, the Norman Public Schools Board of Education went with experience. Courtesy By The Norman Transcript

Bill Huntington has been named administrative officer of OnlineMedsource and Agi Lurtz is the president and CEO of OnlineMedsource. Courtesy By The Norman Transcript

Oklahoma City- University of Oklahoma President David Boren huddled with state House Republicans Monday and urged them to support a proposed spending increase for higher education to avoid double-digit increases in student tuition.
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The first of two public hearings on the proposed project plan for the $54 million University North Park Tax Increment Financing or TIF District is slated for the Norman City Council's regular meeting Tuesday. Courtesy By The Norman Transcript

The city of Norman tentatively plans about $31 million in revenue bond issues this fall to fund water projects approved from its recent water hike, said Finance Director Anthony Francisco at a city council study session Tuesday to go over enterprise funds in the fiscal year 2007 preliminary budget. Courtesy By The Norman Transcript

Norman Regional Hospital has earned full accreditation from a national organization charged with monitoring healthcare organizations. Coutesy By The Norman Transcript

The idea that lightning “never strikes twice” in the same spot is a deadly one.
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OKALHOMA CITY- University of Oklahoma professor Patrick McCann grew weary of watching his students leave the state for jobs in the high-tech industries, so he decided to stat a company of his own. Courtesy By The Journal Record

Norman- Norman may soon have a new hotel and conference center if city leaders approve a $54 million financing package.
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Developing a community’s economic base is no doubt a full-time job. In Norman, it’s a task left to the professionals that make up the Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC). Courtesy By Oklahoma Venture Forum Newsletter

The City of Norman must adopt a controversial Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District to keep its economic development program strong, the executive director of the Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC) said Wednesday. Courtesy By The Norman Transcript