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Welcome
to the Norman Economic Development Coalition's E-Digest, a monthly update on
economic development and Norman news. Yamanouchi gets new name Yamanouchi
and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce the
reorganization of overseas group companies of Astellas Pharma Inc, which will
be created as a result of their merger on April 1, as well as their top
management. Click here to
read the full story State Awarded $6
Million for Research Infrastructure Improvement Click here to read the full story Industries Receive
Environmental Excellence Award Norman City Council members presented
Environmental Excellence Awards to Bio-Cide International, C&C Trailers,
and Yamanouchi Consumer, Incorporated.
In accordance with the Clean Water Act, the City of Norman's
Industrial Pretreatment Program is required by the US Environmental
Protection Agency to identify and permit 'Significant Industrial Users' of
the Norman's sanitary sewer system. Click here to read the full
story State, OU Join Forces
For Investment Radio Series Radio taping began for a series of Oklahoma investor
education programs through the state Department of Securities and the
University of Oklahoma’s Outreach program. Courtesy of The Journal Record Click here to read the full
story Noble
Plant’s Sale Good News For Area The sale of the former United Design plant in
Noble to a manufacturer of heavy equipment is good news for Noble and
southern Cleveland County. The empty plant building will soon come alive with
the sounds of a heavy equipment manufacturer. Courtesy of The Norman Transcript Little Vacancy For
Norman Merchants Ask the average consumer what they perceive as
being the one submarket in the Oklahoma City area having the lowest amount of
vacant shopping center space, their answer would most likely be Edmond or far
north Oklahoma City. Surprisingly, both answer are incorrect. While those
areas do boast some of the highest per capita incomes, the submarket with
lowest retail vacancy rate is Norman. Courtesy of The Journal Record Click here to read the full
story House Passes Higher Ed
Bill A
$500 million capital bond package for higher education took a major step
forward when the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 1191.
Courtesy of The
Norman Transcript Click here to read the full story
Forum Will Help
Outreach Center Help Schools Click here to read
the full story Economic
Developer Seeking Weather Companies In the parlance of economic
promoters, a group of companies within the same industry is often described
as an “economic development cluster.” “In the Norman weather is our cluster,”
said Don Wood. “An OU grad can have a career with several companies” in
Norman’s growing weather industry, he said. 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. Click here to view the chart
College Of Geoscience Awarded $75,000 NASA Education Grant The OU College of Geoscience will receive a $75,000 grant from the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support the nation’s
Vision for Space Exploration. The awards give opportunities for hands-on and
interdisciplinary experiences in scientific, engineering and technical
disciplines.” Courtesy of The Norman
Transcript Click here to read the full
story City Development Group Hears Positive News At Economic
Summit Building
up Norman is expected on all fronts this year, including city street
improvements, school and hospital additions, and construction of homes and
businesses. At the fourth annual conference of the “Sooner Centurions” last
week officials laid out plans for the year and beyond with emphasis on growth
and capital expansion. The
Centurions, a group of 100 Norman leaders organized by the Norman Chamber of
Commerce, provides about $100,000 a year to supplement the $300,000 annual
budget of the Norman Economic Development Coalition (NEDC). Courtesy of The Norman
Transcript Click here to read the full story Boundless Gains Sponsor Norman-based
Boundless Motor Sports Racing has announced a partnership with MSD Ignition
as a sponsor of both the world of Outlaws Sprint Series and World of Outlaws
Late Model Series. Terms of the sponsorships agreement were not disclosed. Courtesy of The Journal Record Click
here to read the full story The Sky’s the Limit
for ATSC The Norman Economic
Development Coalition is pleased to welcome our newest tenants to the
Emerging Technology Entrepreneurial Center. Atmospheric Technology Services (ATSC) moved its offices
to Norman in January. Originally located in Tulsa, ATSC came to Norman to be
near to the new developing business center of meteorology. By: Christin Forney Click here to read the full
story
FYI: Newsletter subscription If you would like to subscribe to NEDC’s e-digest
please e-mail News and include
your name and e-mail address. In addition, the e-digest is archived on NEDC’s
website under news. Need Space? Saxon office building for sale With the purchase of Saxon Publishing by
Harcourt Achieve, the operations will be consolidated to Harcourt’s Austin
office. Click here for information
about the office building. You
will need Adobe
Reader Progress of the
National Weather Center on OU’s south campus
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