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&Es 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
Oklahomas 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
Journalisms Gaylord Hall, Norman Regionals 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 Universitys 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 Lous Flowers and Gifts are
celebrating their milestone. Their floral shop turned 30. Betty
Lous is located at 445 W. Gray.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript



