So, the chamber started InternOKC, a program designed to entice them to stay. Norman-based Design Intelligence Inc. has designed its first unmanned aerial vehicle for nonmilitary applications, company President James Grimsley said. WebNew Business Listings New business listings are posted by month for the current year. TUTTLE Distiller Ricky Sowers first became fascinated with making his own alcohol as a home-schooled teenager learning about the chemistry of ethanol. China is a no show at this year's International Council of Shopping Centers conference, and the world power's preleased space is testimony to the devastation that has hit the retailing and commercial development world. WebEstablished in 1980, the Oklahoma City office has developed an unparalleled commitment to customer service that suits the unique needs of each client. On Tuesday, a market report released by the American Wind Energy Association confirmed it happened. The regional competition, which continues Saturday, pits 61 teams from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Machines are moving, orders are up, and employment is steady in the central U.S. Oklahoma City's Economic Development Trust on Tuesday authorized its staff to begin negotiating a formal agreement with a regional airline to open a maintenance center here. Amazon has signed a construction contract and lease agreement to pay more than $246,000 in rent annually for its fulfillment center near the Will Rogers World Airport. Moms Meals, a provider of home-delivered meals for the health care industry, has expanded its national footprint with a third kitchen in Oklahoma City, the company said Monday. 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There is a pioneering quality to Oklahoma City-based Altheus Therapeutics and the milestones the company has achieved in advancing a new drug therapy for a painful condition known as inflammatory bowel disease. It was great fun to watch him keep the plates spinning as he raced from post to post. Don MeCoy, Business Writer // Wednesday, June 10, 2009. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. Startup Weekend is a 54 hour startup event that provides the networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch. Let's say a storm is brewing in southwest Oklahoma. Hobby Lobby is on track to open 25 new stores this year around the country, and will begin work this summer on construction of a new store in Moore. There used to be a lot of discussion about the necessity and appropriateness of state-funded and directed venture capital programs. Numerous biotechnology entrepreneurs from Oklahoma were right in the thick of all that business-building activity. Southwest Airlines will operate Oklahoma Citys first direct flight to Washington, D.C., this fall, Managing Director Juan Suarez said Thursday. It all goes to show that the deal flow pipeline in Oklahoma remains strong and is attracting national attention from savvy investors. Judging by Fortune magazine's new job satisfaction survey, it's apparently not as hard to get up in the morning and go to work in Oklahoma City. NCI-designated Cancer Centers represent only the top 2 percent of Cancer Centers nationwide. After years of helping small oil and natural gas producers prevent and minimize spills, Yukon resident Jeremy Bird found a better way to make the leaks stop. Below, well give you a complete list of Oklahomas 100 largest companies, but first, heres a look at the top 10: Imperial ( Jobs) Hobby Lobby ( Jobs) Avis Budget Group ( Jobs) QuikTrip ( Jobs) Loves Travel Stops Country Stores ( Jobs) Accord Human Resources ( Jobs) Helmerich Payne ( Jobs) Sonic ( Jobs) Oklahoma State University ( Jobs) The citys Spokies bicycle-sharing program will expand again this spring with the installation of three new bike stations after a record year of rentals in 2017. A vibrant, growing city in northern Cleveland County, Moore is the hometown of Country singer and superstar Toby Keith. It is called genetic profiling. 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An expansion announced in May by Cytovance Biologics within the Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park in Oklahoma City is the first step in the contract biologics manufacturer growing large enough to move into its own building at the tech campus within three to five years, foundation President Mike Anderson told BioRegion News this week. First round: March 16-17. All Action. As one new resident stated, It just feels like home., Deidre EbreyEconomic Development DirectorCity of Moore 301 N. Broadway Moore, OK 73160-5130www.cityofmoore.comdebrey@cityofmoore.com, Launch Metro OKC- Small Business Resources. The other four months the unemployment rate ranked a close 2nd in the nation. Spiers New Technologies, Inc. re-manufacturesbatteries for use in electric cars and other alternative forms of energy. Passenger traffic through Will Rogers World Airport for 2011 was up almost 3 percent over the previous year, Oklahoma City airport officials reported Thursday. We found several new ways people are on the job, sometimes while being out of the office. The nations largest grocery retailer will be an option for Normanites by years end with their new e-commerce delivery model. Jennifer Palmer // Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Now, he has founded an Oklahoma company that has developed a break away IV for hospital patients. You can see the schedule for the women's tournament here. Before the Thunder, before Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant and the NBA Finals, before hotels on virtually every corner and new downtown apartments rising by the month, before the Boathouse District, before the canal and all the restaurants and the art museum and the renovated Civic Center, before Devon Tower, Oklahoma City built a baseball park in Bricktown. Oklahoma City's first streetcar was unloaded onto the rails near the streetcar maintenance garage downtown on Tuesday morning. Tinker Air Force Base broke ground on its KC-46A Sustainment Complex on July 26, ushering in the next generation of the Air Forces aerial refueling aircraft. Heres a look at all the new things expected to open in the Modern Frontier in the year ahead: Construction on the 10-story, 182-room Renaissance Hotel is nearly finished in Bricktown. 18 on its Top Business Climate for 2009 list. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is trying to convince business operators that minor preventive measures in air quality now will save a lot of money later. Mayor Cornett announced that Oklahoma City will begin working with Google Fiber to explore the possibility of building a brand new superfast broadband network in the city. Other destinations also will be available through connecting flights. It's a challenge to transport blood. On the manufacturing floor here at GF Central Plastics, a giant yellow arm with a claw-like hand surges forward, grips a length of plastic tubing, lifts it high into the air before swiveling and inserting it precisely into a slot. Boeing Aerospace-Operations, Defense, Space and Security in Oklahoma City was awarded a 10-year, $983 million contract for engineering support services at Tinker Air Force Base. The North Carolina drawl in Clayton Duncan's voice is straight out of Chapel Hill, but at a recent luncheon he addressed an audience of Oklahoma City's bioscience leaders as an Oklahoman. Rolls-Royce is set to open a new engine depot services plant at Tinker Air Force Base in 2015. A global pharmaceutical company will pay up to $665 million for an Oklahoma City research firm that recently completed a large trial of a drug that treats pain among those with sickle cell disease. Along with an affordable cost of living and a high concentration of local investors, The Fiscal Times explains OKC's exciting environment for emerging companies as easy-to-succeed for entrepreneurs with a bevy of groundbreaking incentives alongside a strong economy, an expanding population, great "quality of life, revitalized downtown, and cultural activities, along with a talented workforce.". Big-name investors, including Steve Case, billionaire co-founder of AOL, are in the hunt. How far will it go? Express Employment Professionals was recently named one of AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50 for the second year in a row, according to Robert A. Funk, founder and CEO of Express. The weather was cold and rainy, and turnout, while not horrible, wasn't up to last year's inaugural downtown housing tour. The southern portion of Oklahoma - near Ardmore, south to Texas - will see an influx of jobs, families and economic opportunities over the next decade, an official with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce said this week. Big tech is setting up shop in the Sooner State. Show Transcript. Devon works with city to build a better downtown. The agreement gives Q BioMed global exclusive rights to market and develop the new drug, according to a media release. Since its opening in 1988, the Crystal Bridge Conservatory has remained the centerpiece of the Myriad Botanical Gardens, home to thousands of tropical and desert plants within 13,000 square feet and divided into two distinct climates: wet and dry. WPF Commissioner Lauren Chamberlain announced a new franchise in the Oklahoma City Spark, who are expected to begin play in 2023. Oklahoma startup Driven Analytics is taking automotive diagnostics a giant step further by using all that data to provide car owners real-time information specific to their vehicle usage. Today that number is close to 60, and the young company continues to grow more than 100 percent a year. Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 12 (6 p.m. Oklahoma's i2E Inc. recently led a $1.34 million investment round in Digital Six Laboratories, Inc., an Oklahoma City-based developer of engineered wireless software and components for commercial and industrial markets. It's a frustrating, dangerous time, that has left many of us shaking our heads. More than $600 million is spent on arts in the metro area annually, according to a study recently presented to the City Council by the nonprofit Oklahomans for the Arts. Developers of First National Center are preparing to start conversion of two-thirds of the building into a 680-space garage in September as negotiations advance with Oklahoma City for tax increment financing assistance. Fleeing the Great Depression and a drought unprecedented in American history, a vast wave of Oklahomans and Texans dubbed "Okies" loaded everything they could onto crowded vehicles during the 1930s and headed west for California. Dozens of civic, business and hospitality leaders gathered Friday to mark the start of construction of the biggest single civic project in Oklahoma City history a $288 million convention center just south of the Chesapeake Energy Arena. A Mid-America Business Conditions index economic outlook from Creighton University Forecasting Group said its monthly survey of supply managers and business executives suggests the regions economy is expanding for the first time in almost a year. 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