September 2009 Newsletter
New CART Route To Serve HealthPlex, UNP
The
N2O buses will soon be a familiar sight near the Norman Regional
Hospital HealthPlex and in the University North Park Development.
The new 30 minute route will begin in October 2009.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Chamber Announces Leadership Norman Class
Thirty Norman residents have been chosen to participate in
the Norman Chamber of Commerce's 29th Leadership Norman class. The
program is designed to identify and motivate emerging leaders
through development of their potential for community
leadership.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Norman Company Listed In The OKC Chamber 2009 Metro 50 List
Almost half of the businesses appearing on the Greater
Oklahoma City Chambers 2009 Metro 50 list are new to the
ranking of fastest-growing private companies. One of NEDC's former
tenants, Weather Decision Technologies Inc, is included on the
list.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
OU And i2E Inc. Partner In Commercializing Technology
The University of Oklahoma and the entrepreneurial consulting
agency i2E Inc. have signed an agreement to collaborate on more
efficient technology transfer and commercialization efforts.
The agreement strengthens a relationship that has already
existed for years between the universitys Office of
Technology Development and i2E, a state-funded not-for-profit
agency.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Courtesy of The Journal Record
MNTC Will Build IT Center In Norman
The new IT Information Building at Moore Norman Technology
Center will soon be a reality. The two-story building
will be constructed on 10 acres on the Franklin Road Campus in
Norman.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Local Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
announced on September 16th that 18 areas students are among an
estimated 16,000 U.S. high school seniors named semifinalists for
the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program.The semifinalists
represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and
include the highest scoring entrants from each state.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Campus Corner Is A Hot Spot For OU Game Days- Q&A With Don Wood
Campus Corner is "the place to be before and after every home
game. The quality of the restaurants and merchants in Campus Corner
has improved each year, and the area is now becoming a shopping and
restaurant destination. This attracts more traffic on game day and
through the remainder of the year.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
Legacy Park Taking Shape
Final design plans for Legacy Park, a five-acre-plus park inside
the University North Park TIF district on 24th Avenue NW, were
rolled out for City Council members this month.
The park's design includes a large pond, wide sidewalks, water
features, an amphitheater on the lake, trees, berms and decorative
lighting.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Company Breaks Ground In Norman Business Park
A health-care software company -- envisioned in the small,
back room of an area pharmacy -- broke ground on its headquarters
building on Friday, September 11th. Health Engineering
Systems will build a nearly 17,000-square-foot building in the
Norman Business Park on State Highway 9, just east of 24th Avenue
SE. They are currently located in three sites in Norman.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript



