Norman, OK—The Norman Arts Council will hold a grant-writing workshop on October 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the regularly scheduled Roundtable meeting at the Norman Chamber of Commerce, located at 115 E. Gray. The workshop is entitled “How to Submit a Grant to the NAC.” Since its inception, the NAC has granted almost $2 million to a wide range of arts and humanities projects in Norman.
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University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology professor David Karoly released a climate study this week demonstrating that the warming temperatures in central England over the past 40 years can be attributed to human factors and not nature – the first time a significant human influence on climate change has been identified at such a small regional scale.
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York International has received a safety commendation from the state Department of Labor for operating more than 1 million hours without a recordable injury.
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An ordinance establishing policy on economic development will be the main topic of discussion at Tuesday's Norman City Council meeting, despite the proposed $5 million in economic development going down as part of the city's defeated temporary, five-year sales tax vote Aug. 22.
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Norman voters’ rejection of the city’s proposed temporary half-cent sales tax didn’t surprise many people.
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A Norman attorney and economic development consultant says a project to bring MG North America’s production headquarters to Oklahoma is on target.
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First Bank & Trust Co., based in Duncan, has opened its second Norman location at 2400 Alameda St. The manager is Lavon Burk.The number is 366-1810.
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The Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) is working with other state organizations to develop guidelines for companies pursuing nanotechnology.
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The city of Norman ended the year with an about $2.3 million surplus, which apparently took several city leaders by surprise.
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Concrete curbed corners round the new downtown parking lot on Gray Avenue.
City staff said they expect asphalt to be laid early next week. And shoppers and merchants could be parking in the lot as early as November.
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Under the all-concealing shadows of a dark Guthrie night in 1910, then-Gov. C.N. Haskell ordered the removal of the state seal and its relocation to Oklahoma City. This covert act solidified Oklahoma City's bid as the new state capital and created a folklore tradition still discussed and embellished by Okies.
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BARTLESVILLE – The University of Oklahoma has set a new record high for external funding for research and sponsored programs, closing out fiscal year 2006 at almost nearly $239 million, more than $17 million above last year.
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Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc. paid $7.8 million for One Corporate Centre, 2600 John Saxon Blvd. near Highway 9 in Norman.
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Oklahoma's economy continues to send off mixed signals as we near the end of the crucial third quarter. A regional business index rates the state as the highest in four months with durable goods producers-except those making automobiles-leading the way.
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