eTec, NEDC's business incubator, provides area with another successful graduation from business incubator
KeyBridge Technologies, Inc., with the help of the emerging
Technology entrepreneurial center (eTec) business incubator,
enjoyed tremendous growth throughout the past three years and
expanded out of the Norman Economic Development Coalition’s
(NEDC) incubator last December to a base of over 200 personnel in
12 locations and 6 states.
Courtesy of NEDC, Public Relations
First American Bank names Neil P. Schemmer president
Neil P. Schemmer has been named president of First American
Bank.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
NRHS emergency departments growing, improving
Norman Regional Hospital has quietly become one of the busiest,
most efficient and effective emergency departments in the region,
according to the numbers and quality indicators.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
State leading way with nanotech
Oklahoma is taking nanotechnology research and putting it to
great use. Shelly Elizondo submitted a proposal on behalf of
Norman-based Nanolight Inc. that would use nanotechnology to
enhance the optical properties of its infrared light detectors.
Nanolight Inc. is a technology based company located in NEDC’s
business incubator.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
‘A good place to live’
Norman is a great place to live and now is the time to buy real
estate with interest rates at record lows and prices stable.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Nanotech development important for Oklahoma
Some might argue that given Oklahoma's limited investment, we
should ignore nanotechnology altogether and leave nanotechnology
research and development to other states. That could be true, until
you consider companies such as SouthWest NanoTechnology in Norman.
The firm manufacturers high-quality carbon nanotubes and is on
track to increase production by 30 times with costs (per gram of
material) to drop by 90 percent. SouthWest NanoTechnology is a
technology based company formerly located in NEDC’s business
incubator.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Consulting firm seeks out ‘purple squirrels’
Ken Novotny has learned that being able to recruit the right
person for a job is just as valuable as producing the work himself.
Consulting Services Inc. provides highly skilled workers in areas
of medical treatment support and information technology for clients
Operations Manager Dave Mitchell referred to such employees as
“purple squirrels,” nearly impossible-to-find candidates
with the perfect set of skills to match a niche job. CSI is a
technology based company formerly located in NEDC’s business
incubator.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
