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May 2008 Newsletter

University of Oklahoma to Purchase Radar – First of Its Kind in United States

A new weather radar, the first of its kind in the United States, is being
constructed and located at the University of Oklahoma to enhance education, training, research and development and encourage future innovations. An agreement between OU and Enterprise Electronics Corp. will initiate construction of the new, Cband,high-resolution, dual polarization radar, which is expected to be operational by late 2008.
Courtesy of Weather Sphere News Release


Top of the Healthplex to you

Applause broke out when a 220-foot crane beside Norman Regional Hospital's burgeoning $110 million HealthPlex swung an evergreen to the top of the rising building where an American flag already was waving in brisk winds. The short-needled blue spruce now perched atop the HealthPlex signaled construction of the new building hitting its peak. This is just one more example of the synergy in Norman.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


OU teams sweep competition in collegiate business plan contest

Student teams from the University of Oklahoma swept the first-place awards in both graduate and undergraduate divisions in the 2008 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition. The winners were announced Thursday, April 25th during an awards banquet at the Bricktown Special Events Center.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman



Employers receive recognition as certified healthy businesses

Seventeen Norman employers recently have received recognition as certified healthy businesses.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


OKCBusiness names top 30 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma for 2008

OKCBusiness presented the top 30 companies with awards at the Best Places to Work in Oklahoma reception and dinner May 1 at the Cox Business Services Center. Selected companies were grouped in categories of medium companies (25 to 249 employees) and large companies (more than 250 employees).
Courtesy of OKCBusiness


Norman dry-cleaning business celebrates 75th anniversary

Walden Cleaners, the family-owned and operated business is now in its 75th year.  Keeping up with technology, this business is 100% service.
Courtesy of OKCBusiness


Garver Engineers to host open house Friday

Celebrating nearly a year in their new building, the Norman staff of Garver Engineers opened their doors to their 8,000-square-foot offices Friday, May 9th.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript


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