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March 2009 Newsletter

WorkKeys to success

Norman High seniors took the WorkKeys System on February 10th. NHS is the first high school in the city to take the assessment test. WorkKeys measures applied math skills, reading for information and locating information. This is a great test for the seniors because the test is similar to the ACT exam.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


iMapWeather.com the first weather site to incorporate social media in a Google Map display

iMapWeather.com delivers the power of social media using the most advanced weather technology available anywhere, just in time for tornado season. The new weather website and widget uses Google Maps, user-friendly navigation tools, global weather detection and forecasting technology, and social media features such as photo- and video-sharing. The site is a joint venture between the Balcom Agency and Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT) of Norman, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of WDT


OG&E selects Norman as first Positive Energy Community

Norman will become OG&E’s first Positive Energy Community and will be among the first cities in the country to be equipped with new high-tech electric meters and hundreds of in-home “energy portals” under a plan to be proposed by OG&E.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


Keeping up the image

A local technology firm has carved a new niche for itself, providing digital imaging solutions to rural hospitals that otherwise might not be able to afford the modern medical amenity. BNB Imaging Solutions of Norman, a sister company to BNB Technology, is providing cost effective imaging to small hospitals comparable to that used in large hospitals around the state. It links rural hospitals with the radiologists who serve them in minutes, instead of hours or days it took to deliver film via courier.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


Oklahoma: An International Leader in Weather Education, Research and Operations

The National Weather Center opened its doors in September 2006. The NWC brings NOAA and OU under one roof and is tangible proof of Oklahoma’s international leadership in weather education, research and operations.
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Distinctly


Sports complex to have kids flopping, bouncing

Star Sports Center, a $2 million, 22,000-square-foot building that will house a gymnastics club, is under construction in north Norman by Steve Nunno, who coached Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller. The building will have three other tenants: Cochran Music Preschool and Artworks Academy, both of which are moving there from other sites in Norman, and 405 Bicycles, a new bicycle shop.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman


Flintco puts a footprint on Norman

The century-old Flintco Companies Inc., may be based in Tulsa but it has a huge footprint in Norman. Some of the projects Flintco has done for Norman include the second phase of OU Journalism’s Gaylord Hall, Norman Regional’s Tecumseh Road Campus, the OU Stephenson Life Sciences Building and the reconstruction of Gould Hall for the OU College of Architecture.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman


Reserve center project on schedule for 2010

Construction of a new Armed Forces Reserve Center on W Tecumseh Road between Interstate 35 and U.S. 77 is progressing on schedule with an expected completion date in 2010. The 220,000-square-foot reserve center is designed to provide state-of-the-art trining for Army reserves and National Guardsman.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman


Transportation center aids use of alternative fuels

The Transportation Operations Center at the University of Oklahoma was celebrated as a place that makes alternative fuels available to the university and the city. The opening of this facility is a symbol of the University’s commitment to the environment.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


FAA Credit Union opens

FAA Credit Union has opened a Norman office at 1212 W. Lindsey St. The office marks the credit union's seventh branch in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


Fresh as a daisy

Betty Lou’s Flowers and Gifts are celebrating their milestone. Their floral shop turned 30. Betty Lou’s is located at 445 W. Gray.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript

 


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