Downtown building gets a new life
The Magnolia Building, located at 132 W. Main St., has been
renovated as a model for urban living. Brent Swift is the
construction company owner who turned the 2nd floor of
the building in to four apartment units.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
OU breaks ground on $8.4 million indoor tennis facility
The University of Oklahoma recently broke ground at the site of
a planned $8.4 million indoor tennis facility intended to provide
better practice opportunities and perhaps bring more collegiate
tournaments to campus.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Moore Norman Technology Center earns award
Moore Norman Technology Center is one of four organizations that
have earned a 2007 Oklahoma Quality Award. The school was named the
winner of the Oklahoma Quality award for achievement.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
OnlineMedsource Inc. CEO attends health initiative
Agi Lurtz, president and CEO of OnlineMedsource Inc. was
recently invited to attend the South Florida Health Information
Initiative. As an attendee of the conference she met with several
information technology and medical professionals.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Mayes named Norman Business Legend
The Norman Business Association recently honored Hoyt P. "Pat"
Mayes as its latest Norman Business Legend winner. Mayes serves as
a chairman of the board of First American Bank and has been
involved in the community for many years.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Healthplex construction moving along
Construction on the Norman Regional Hospital Healthplex is
progressing well enough hospital officials hope to have it open in
the spring of 2009. A $129 million,
400,000-square-foot hospital will be the centerpiece of the 95-acre
Healthplex campus. The hospital will have eight operating rooms and
151 beds within its five-story orthopedics/cardiology tower and
three-story women's and children's unit.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
American Business and Professional Women 2007 women of the year announced
Barbara Wright and Anna-Mary Suggs are not only professional and
have good business sense, they both contribute a lot to the Norman
community.Wright and Suggs both belong to the American Business and
professional women and have been chosen by their colleagues as the
2007 American Business and Professional Women of the year.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
OU breaks ground on life sciences research center
The University of Oklahoma has broken ground on an addition to
the Stephenson Research and Technology Center.
Courtesy of the Journal Record
Norman schools' test scores rising
Norman Public Schools test scores are on the rising for
2007. This year, McKinley Elementary School was the first school in
the district to score a perfect 1500 on the Academic Performance
Index.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
Ruby Grant Park master plan approved by Parks Board
The Ruby Grant Park master plan was approved by the Norman Parks
Board commissioners. If the city council approves the master plan,
the 148-acre park will be done in three phases.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Mr. John Q. Hammons Celebrates Topping-Off Ceremony for Embassy Suites and Convention Center
At a recent topping-off ceremony, John Q. Hammons representatives and Flintco Constructive Solutions joined officials from the city of Norman to watch as an evergreen tree was placed on top of the construction site to celebrate the completion of the highest structural point of Mr. John Q. Hammons new 10-story, 283-suite Embassy Suites, a Norman Hotel and Convention Center.


