We saw a new restaurant The Old Spaghetti Factory open on the same block in Oct. 2021 and this new hotel will bring even more amenities to the area when it opens in early spring 2022. Cancer patients have a new option for treatment. The exit is the holy grail for any startup, especially for a biotechnology company. I was born and raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma by my two biggest role models. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation researcher and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center student Christopher Hoover has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein-National Research Service Award. As one of OKC's most cherished skyline buildings, the First National Center towers over downtown OKC at 32 stories and 1.1 million square feet. Debbie Blossom // Saturday, March 21, 2009. Jane Jenkins on Tuesday was named president of business improvement district Downtown OKC Inc. Jenkins, the chairwoman of the International Downtown Association, will begin her duties as president in March. It's always exciting to be engaged at the core of Oklahoma's entrepreneurial community. Over the lastdecade Moore has seen its population grow by 14%. Innovation drives everything. Once again, the city of Oklahoma City has earned the highest bond ratings possible from two of the nations most respected financial rating services. fDi Magazine categorizes large cities as those with populations between 500,000 and 1 million. They tore down hundreds of buildings, eliminated entire streets and came up with every scheme imaginable to bring people back downtown. Streetcars will traversethe central business district on a five-milemain line linkingMidtown and Bricktown. The Stillwater Regional Airport will receive a $4.5 million grant from the federal government to reconstruct two taxiways, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday. Today's business cover story a reversal of "The Grapes of Wrath" marks a triumphant moment at the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, but is mostly newsworthy because of its initial audience: thousands of Californians. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. More than a year ago, Forbes magazine dubbed Oklahoma City the most recession-proof city in the nation. A tiny pacemaker that requires no surgery to be implanted, nor leads to operate, has become the first such device to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kelley Chambers // Monday, February 9, 2009. A Utah-based credit repair company is bringing 500 jobs to Oklahoma City, filling office space on W. Reno Avenue. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology is doling out more than $3.6 million to support 17 applied research projects. Kathy Sivils discovered a gene important to a not-well-known autoimmune disease. Oklahoma City experienced the pain of losing a General Motors production plant three years ago, in a healthier economy when there was a more optimistic job outlook. The State of Oklahoma and the Greater Oklahoma City region continue to build its aerospace industry according to the Greater Oklahoma City Region Aerospace Industry Survey and Economic Impact Assessment, a report being released this month by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and Region Track. Late last week Oklahoma City hosted more than 100 international Fulbright grant recipients for an enrichment seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 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. Oklahoma City was named the least-costly city to do business among 13 midsized U.S. cities according to a study by KPMG LLP. "We have a loyal workforce with lots of institutional knowledge. City leaders were marking a milestone in the depot's transformation to serve passenger rail, the MAPS 3 streetcar and, down the road, commuter and light-rail. Oklahomans answer the question: Why are you in San Diego at the BIO show? I coughed as I sat down. Dr. Craig Shimasaki, president and CEO of Moleculera Labs Inc., serial entrepreneur and adviser to multiple teams in Oklahoma's collegiate business plan competition, the Governor's Cup, says vision begins with the way we look at the world. Holly Van Remmen spends her days trying to unlock the answers to the aging process. As Ray Shaik and a car full of elementary age children navigated the long stretch of interstate highway between St. Louis and Oklahoma City toward school and home in 2011, they showed that neither a whiteboard nor a black marker are required for effective brainstorming. The 2022 Idea Accelerator program, conceived in collaboration between Heartland Forward and its partners, Builders + Backers, the Oklahoma City Chamber of 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. Finalists will try to convince investors of the brilliant profitability of their ideas March 11 before a live audience at The 512 Bar in Austin for prizes worth $10,000. i2E Inc. and Accele Venture Partners recently closed a $600,000 follow-on investment in Synereca Pharmaceuticals, a portfolio company of Accele Biopharma, an Oklahoma City-based biotechnology accelerator. On Tuesday, July 18, City Council approved a deal with Omni Hotels to develop a headquarters hotel that will support the MAPS 3 Convention Center. Steve Lackmeyer // Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Just three years ago, the stretch of NW 9 just east of Broadway was a blighted mess lined with boarded up houses masked by overgrown brush and trees and homeless folks living in parked cars. The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma is growing up. The Milwaukee Public Museum will unveil information about each of the five permanent exhibits, developed with exhibit design partner Thinc Design of New York, from March 7 to May 23. After investing billions of dollars and more than a decades worth of work, scientists in 2003 announced theyd completed mapping the human genome. The company is offering a grand opening special of $5 for any Cupbop bowl on Friday, Jan. 7. Due to the rising popularity of pickleball a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong among members of the first Oklahoma City MAPS 3 Senior Health and Wellness Center, Healthy Living OKC leaders decided to complete a minor gymnasium improvement project. WebAbout. 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My voice was raspy as I stepped into the 11th-floor office of Robert Welliver, M.D., at the University of Oklahoma Childrens Physicians tower on the Oklahoma Health Center campus. NORMAN Tom Rose walked into a conference room recently at Norman's Advanced Processing Technology Inc. (AvPro) carrying what resembled a large dorsal fin from a great white shark. OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) A new upscale plaza is coming to Oklahoma City. Nonstop service to San Diego will start in the spring of 2018. Boatright said since the state of Oklahoma doesnt have property tax, cities like Ardmore get nearly all of their From 2012 to 2015, the council distributed $25,000 to Freedom West Community Development Corp., the entity that applied for the money. Jennifer Palmer // Wednesday, May 6, 2009. OKLAHOMA CITY Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. plans to open 70 new stores this year. What about the Mesta Park neighborhood? 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. He spun plates on tall flexible posts, five at a time. in June 2010. There is treatment that can prevent blindness, and your choice is between an injection directly into the eye or an eyedrop twice a day, which costs a fraction of the injection. The annual OKBIO Summit and BioScience Awards dinner is one of those moments. According to Forbes, Oklahoma City should be near the top of your list. In the recent Brookings Institution report, the health industry was recognized as a major industry in our region. Most of this legislative session has been dedicated to talking about the budget. Researchers across Oklahoma and the United States are focusing on creating new nanotechnology applications in today's market. Ten years ago the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce saw a problem, that Oklahoma's most talented students took jobs out of state after graduation. The Chamber spearheaded several months of negotiations for Tinker to acquire the land, which was finalized in early 2015. When it comes to building a vibrant, self-sustaining entrepreneurial economy, there's the how, and then there's the what how do you do it, and what it takes to succeed. Rather, McEver was studying a protein thats, Dale Denwalt // Sunday, December 1, 2019, Dale Denwalt // Thursday, November 28, 2019, Dr. Stephen Prescott // Sunday, November 24, 2019, Chamber Staff // Thursday, November 21, 2019, Steve Lackmeyer // Wednesday, November 20, 2019, Scott Meacham // Sunday, November 17, 2019, Steve Metzer // Friday, November 15, 2019, Daisy Creager // Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Molly Fleming // Tuesday, November 12, 2019, Steve Metzer // Wednesday, November 6, 2019, David McCollum // Wednesday, November 6, 2019, Cathy O'Connor // Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Staff Reports // Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Staff Reports // Monday, October 28, 2019, Molly Fleming // Monday, October 28, 2019, Cathy O'Connor // Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Dale Denwalt // Tuesday, October 22, 2019, David McCollum // Monday, October 21, 2019, Scott Meacham // Sunday, October 20, 2019, Jennifer Sharpe // Friday, October 18, 2019, Chamber Staff // Friday, October 18, 2019, Dasiy Creager // Friday, October 18, 2019, Tinker Air Force Base completed the first of 14 hangars on a 158-acre campus designated as the future maintenance hub for the KC-46A Pegasus. The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation presented Christy Everest with its Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award at its annual honors and awards ceremony Thursday. Gov. 2 wind power state in the nation. As with most major metropolitan areas in the country, the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas saw a drop in the share of jobs downtown between 1998 and 2006, according to a report released Monday by the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington. Forbes.com has touted Oklahoma City as recession-proof. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber doesn't use shouting newspaper ads to keep Tinker open. Economic incentives, the continued growth of military-related aviation missions and the hard work of local, state and regional economic development specialists and educators are showing results when it comes to the economic impact of the aerospace and aviation industries to Oklahoma's economy. Construction on the rail line for the Oklahoma City streetcar recently broke ground, marking another major MAPS 3 milestone. Show Transcript. Ryan Dennis, M.D., the founder of Linear Health Sciences, is an Oklahoma physician who grew up on a pig farm in Macomb, OK. Gary Brooks, already tasked with bringing downtown's art deco jewel, First National, back to life, is still recovering from an open house last week where thousands got a last glimpse and trusted the developer with some of their precious possessions. At Jasco Products Co., it's hard to ignore the numbers - or the sprawling business campus on the southeast corner of Memorial Road and Santa Fe just west of the Broadway Extension. One of the highlights is hosting the annual Entrepreneurial Summit. It affects millions of people worldwide, causing pain and joint dysfunction cruelly impacting mobility and quality of life. Oklahoma City joins Dallas, New York City and Rapid City, S.D. Steve Lackmeyer // Sunday, January 11, 2009. Not the work of a stock broker. The $275 million project is expected to be complete early in 2022 and will include six dining outlets, two ballrooms, a barbershop, a speakeasy and private dining options in the building. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced the launch of a new OKCChamber.com, with a refreshed design and more interactive features for Chamber members. "We see a very bright future for the company. How far will it go? Gather yourself before walking into DRG's new corporate headquarters and not because you might catch the cutting edge of mission- critical air defense training and logistics. Eight million dollars of a $10 million request was approved to create an Oklahoma City prosthetics technology center. Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott today announced the establishment of the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking, a collaboration between the Brookings Institution and Project for Public Spaces. Fortune magazines latest "100 Best Places to Work list provides more evidence that Oklahoma City has joined the ranks of big-league cities. A 2016 study done by RegionTrack in cooperation with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, for example, estimates the base's 24,000 workers (about 18,000 civilian) generated about $2.2 billion in goods and services while earning about $1.5 billion in wages in 2015. Tinker Air Force Base officials announced today the acquisition of 158 acres of land on the west side of the base to stand up a depot maintenance facility for the Air Forces next-generation aerial refueling aircraft, the KC-46A Pegasus. // Monday, October 6, 2014, Kathryn McNutt // Monday, September 29, 2014, Staff Reports // Tuesday, September 16, 2014, Anne Marie Chaker // Wednesday, August 6, 2014, Brianna Bailey // Wednesday, June 4, 2014, Molly M. Fleming // Thursday, February 27, 2014, Scott Meacham // Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Jay F. Marks // Thursday, January 30, 2014, Jodie Gutkowski // Tuesday, January 28, 2014, Sarah Terry-Cobo // Friday, December 27, 2013, Adam Wilmoth // Thursday, December 5, 2013, Jim Stafford // Sunday, December 1, 2013, Scott Meacham // Tuesday, November 26, 2013, Sarah Terry-Cobo // Monday, November 25, 2013, Jim Stafford // Sunday, November 3, 2013, Scott Meacham // Tuesday, October 22, 2013, Jay F. Marks // Wednesday, October 16, 2013, Tim Willert // Saturday, October 12, 2013, Steve Lackmeyer // Thursday, October 3, 2013, Brianna Bailey // Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Staff Reports // Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Brianna Bailey // Friday, September 27, 2013, Will Pedranti // Monday, September 23, 2013, Jim Stafford // Sunday, September 8, 2013, Staff Reports // Thursday, August 29, 2013, Staff Reports // Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Associated Press // Wednesday, July 10, 2013, Kaylee McDaniel // Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Rex Smitherman // Tuesday, October 30, 2012, Jennifer Palmer // Wednesday, October 10, 2012, Jennifer Palmer // Wednesday, September 26, 2012, Brianna Baileyh // Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Sarah Terry-Cobo // Thursday, May 24, 2012, D. Ray Tuttle // Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Paula Burkes // Wednesday, December 21, 2011, Jay F. Marks // Tuesday, November 22, 2011. 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