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Welcome to the Norman
Economic Development Coalition's E-Digest, a monthly update on economic
development and Norman news. OU’s Research Campus “The Research Campus and its buildings will enable
and support a true ‘community of ideas’ that reflects the core mission and
values of a university, but with a decidedly modern approach that includes
academia, government and the private sector,” said Lee Williams, vice
president of research and dean of the Graduate College.” Courtesy of Jerri
Culpepper Click
here to read the full story Plans Announced For Entertainment Center Two Norman partners have
announced plans to build and equip a $2 million family entertainment center
to appeal to Norman and metro area residents. The 13,000-square-foot
entertainment center will have an arcade with video and redemption games, a
large party room area and space for food service. More than half the center
will be taken up by a two-level laser tag arena. Courtesy of The Norman Transcript Click here to read the
full story ORBIMAGE Completes Acquisition of Space Imaging;
Changes Brand Name To GeoEye ORBIMAGE Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: ORBM) has finalized the acquisition of
substantially all of Denver-based Space Imaging’s assets. The combined
company will now do business under the brand name GeoEye. GeoEye is the
world’s largest commercial satellite imagery company with a pro forma combined
revenue for 2005 of approximately $160 million. Click here to read the full
story University Well Ahead In Race For New Navigation
Aid A company based on University of Oklahoma technology continues
to test a navigation aid that could someday revolutionize how aircraft take
off and land in bad weather. The OU company, Leading Edge Navigation
Solutions LLC, is working to have its prototype tested and certified well
before much larger and wealthier companies can develop and market theirs,
said John Fagan, OU professor of electrical and computer engineering. Courtesy of The Norman Transcript Click here to read the
full story Economic Indicators Provides
important statistics regarding the economy of Norman, including unemployment
figures, city and use sales taxes, and building permits. May Occupancy Expected For Weather Center From a distance the National Weather Center building
appears serene, the light and shadows skipping across recessed exterior
walls. “We’re in the final phase, with final details being lined up,”
Forsythe said. With the exception of groundwater encountered during
excavation, the project is said to have encountered no problems of any
significance. “We’ve shifted our schedule a bit, with completion expected
around the first part of April instead of March,” Forsythe said. Courtesy of The
Norman Transcript Click here to read
the full story Norman's Mayor Visits New Japanese Sister City A celebration for the 50th anniversary of Seika, Japan's
moving up from a village to a town was the occasion for Mayor Harold
Haralson's first visit to Norman's new sister city. He traveled to Seika with
Dr. Yoshi Sasaki, an Oklahoma honorary consul general, and Sasaki's wife
Koko. Courtesy
of The Norman Transcript Click here to read the
full story First-Rate Othello’s To Give Ill-Fated Spot a 5th
Try The intrepid Howard Klubeck believes the fifth time’s a
charm. Klubeck and partners Gary Goldstein and Robin Waggner are installing
another Othello’s Italian Restaurant at 700 Ed Noble Parkway - despite four
other dining establishments falling to Desdemona’s fate there. Courtesy of The
Norman Transcript Click
here to read the full story Natural History Museum Gets Grant A $100,000 grant from the federal Save America's
Treasures program will be used for conservation work on three sets of
19th-century Native American ledger-book drawings in the collections of the Sam
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma.? The
two-year project will allow the artifacts to be preserved for study by
scholars as well as possible exhibition for the public in the future.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript Click here to read the
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under news. Need Space? Progress of the National Weather Center on OU’s south campus
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