SAN DIEGO University of Oklahoma Venture Fellow Blake Hopiavuori reflected upon the end of a long day combing the massive BIO 2017 biotechnology show here as he sat in the OKBio pavilion late Tuesday afternoon. Two recent milestones in the Innovation District indicate that we are well on our way to creating a premier global destination for innovation in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City-based Paycom Software Inc. ranked No. "We are struggling to adapt our environment to the evolving industry," said Maj. Gen P. David Gillett, commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base. Jane Jenkins will be the fourth president of Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. and is the first hired through a national search. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientists have made a discovery that could open doors to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Center of Excellenceon Friday with the announcement of a $15 million federal contract to coordinate efforts to rapidlydevelop and test counter-drone capabilities. Altimeter Software has a very straightforward elevator pitch: Helping Your People Achieve Their Goals.. Reading the bodys genetic blueprint, he said, will be judged by history as more significant than even splitting the atom or going to the moon.. An energy center's design is getting some recognition, and its owner, Stillwater Electric Utility, couldn't be happier. As technology advances, price often drops while quality improves. Once again, the city of Oklahoma City has earned the highest bond ratings possible from two of the nations most respected financial rating services. Richard Hefner, Bar H Bar Branding Iron We are extremely grateful to Shawnee Forward for promoting COWIB programs and supporting our mission to help strengthen the workforce in the Shawnee area. Last week, we saw the first images of the Oklahoma City Omni Hotel based on actual design. Sean Akadiri is searching for 1,500 cow hair samples and $2.5 million to scale up his business. About 900 trees have already been transferred to Oklahoma City, waiting to be planted downtown in the new Scissortail Park next year. They tore down hundreds of buildings, eliminated entire streets and came up with every scheme imaginable to bring people back downtown. New features of the Lower Park include more open and natural spaces with a focus on areas for athletic events and pickup sports, including a soccer field, sports pavilion, pickleball courts, futsal court and two basketball courts. The $45.2 million rapids, part of MAPS 3, includes a lower flow channel offering family rafting and tubing experiences, and anOlympic-style course designed to challenge elite athletes from around the world for both training and competition. Moore is ideally located near thousands of businesses, industries, public and private schools, as well as first-rate recreational and cultural facilities. Innovation. Headquarters of the Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Diseases (OCRID) is a humble office deep in the heart of McElroy Hall on the Oklahoma State University campus. By locating its SSC in Oklahoma City, CACI will be expanding its current business and employee population in the state. 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. Several new businesses are coming soon to Bartlesville's Eastland Shopping Center. Nonstop to San Diego begins April 9. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will be the keynote speaker at the National Association of Seed Venture Funds annual conference on Sept. 14-16 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City. 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. A new chemotherapeutic drug is being developed to treat liver cancer. From early aircraft testing and manufacturing to its more recent distinction as a major hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft, Oklahoma remains a key component of the U.S. aerospace infrastructure. Devon Energy Corp. has become one of the first companies to take advantage of GE Corp.s new global technology center in Oklahoma City. All guests and employees were safely evacuated. 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. 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The exhibition hall at the BIO 2009 trade show had been opened for only a few minutes Tuesday morning when a visitor to the Oklahoma booth inquired about switchgrass as a biofuel alternative. As he pursued a masters degree in Biochemistry in his native India, Kumar Sripathirathan was drawn to the library at the American consulate in the city of Chennai along Indias southeast coast. Todd Vinson doesnt just know about the coffee beans hes roasting. QuikTrip to build a travel center in Moore:QuikTrip is set to build a second travel center in Moore after announcing in September it was going to build it's first Oklahoma City store at I-35 and Hefner Road. National Manufacturing Day was an observance Friday in factories across the country, but in Oklahoma City it was more of an actual celebration. Josh OBrien, i2E Inc. spokesman, said the deadline for entries in the first stage of an elevator pitch contest managed by the nonprofit business support agency is Feb. 6. WebMoore is ideally located near thousands of businesses, industries, public and private schools, as well as first-rate recreational and cultural facilities. We help identify suitable commercial space including retail, office, or industrial. Oklahoma City entrepreneur Ron Peeler hopes that trend will continue in the market for compressed natural gas vehicles and the equipment that fills them with fuel. OKLAHOMA CITY - A rapid series of changes are set to begin next week at the future BOK Park Plaza that will begin with removal of the tower crane that was used to erect the 27-story tower. Elite score from Standard & Poor's will help with street and bridge projects. The other four months the unemployment rate ranked a close 2nd in the nation. 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. In 2018, the companies announced a collaboration to establish a delivery network that combines artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, and automation in a bold new way, bringing first Six months after opening, the first MAPS 3 Senior Health and Wellness Center has been embraced by the community, Oklahoma City's AgBoost brings genetic profiling to small cattle producers, Stillwater airport receives $4.5 million federal grant, Moneyball-based software helps refine livestock herds, Paycom No. Over the past 50 years, Chickasha-based HSI Sensing has developed a wide array of new applications for a technology invented in the 1930s by a Bell Laboratories engineer. Trice, president and CEO of Jasco Products Co., founded the company in 1975. Thanks to Oklahoma City residents, our city has several reasons to do both. With both recent and long-term upward trends in job growth, Oklahoma City continues to batter the recession - rather than the other way around. Over the past decade, Oklahoma City-based Delaware Resource Group has grown from a small aerospace operation founded by the Busey family to employing more than 650 people worldwide. Bricktown visitors will have a new place to satisfy their sweet tooth when Bricktown Candy Co. opens Friday. Tinker Air Force Base and The Boeing Co. share a long history, and the future remains bright as the aerospace giant continues to add to its presence at the base. Just as the tank is topped off and you are about to take the nozzle out of the car, your phone rings with an important call. Let's say a storm is brewing in southwest Oklahoma. Oklahoma enacted laws in 2021 to give $5 million in OMMA licensing fees to OBNDD to investigate fraudulent marijuana operations and provide funding to the Oklahoma Attorney Generals office to investigate and collect data on foreign land ownership in the state. 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. Dave Rhea // Wednesday, December 31, 1969. WebAbout. 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Two makers of oil field and natural gas processing equipment pledge to create 641 new jobs over the next decade as part of the state's Quality Jobs program. Entrepreneurs Nonstop service to San Diego will start in the spring of 2018. Its in fashion these days for startup companies to choose clever names names with upper and lower case letters in places you dont expect them to be, or names that signify something about the companys product or service to the entrepreneurs starting the business, but nothing at all to the rest of us. The CEO of Stillwater-based manufacturer MaxQ Research LLC is making insulated boxes that keep blood and blood products chilled to a specific temperature range. 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