April 2009 Newsletter
NEDC Opens Second Technology Based Business Incubator
Norman Economic Development Coalition has recently opened a second
technology based incubator. The new incubator, eTec2, is
fully occupied. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce certified
eTec2 in March 2009.
Courtesy of NEDC Public Relations
Courtesy of NEDC Public Relations
State Aeronautics Offical Stresses Importance of Norman's Airport, State's Aviation Industry
A state aeronautics official says that regional business
airports and Oklahoma's aviation repair and maintenance industry
are two of the best economic drivers in the state. Using business
aircraft is a benefit to Norman when executives fly in to meet with
other businesses.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Bringing Personalized Weather Data, One Application at a Time
RadarScope provides active NEXRAD weather radar readouts from
more than 140 different radar sites. And within days of its release
in late 2008, it quickly climbed up the list of most popular
weather apps for the iPhone.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Courtesy of The Journal Record
New Weather Radar Unveiled
A radar specifically built as an education tool for
University of Oklahoma meteorology and engineering students has
been unveiled.The OU-PRIME, or Polarimetric Radar for
Innovations in Meteorology and Engineering, was commissioned to be
a highly advanced radar.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Norman Regional Named Best Place to Work
Norman Regional Health System, which landed on the Best
Places to Work In Oklahoma list for the third consecutive year.
OKCBiz, a local business magazine, annually identifies and honors
Oklahoma's best employers through this list.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript
Researchers are Ready to Join Tornado Study
Research scientists at the National Weather Center are getting
ready to launch their most ambitious tornado study.VORTEX2- also
called V2- is a field experiment to study tornadoes from every
angle, much like its forerunner, VORTEX1, which was launched in
1995.
Courtesy of The Oklahoman
Turning Tickets Into Donations
FrontRowFans.com is taking those difficult moments when a sports
ticket holder realizes he just cant make it to the game after
all, and turning them into charitable opportunities instead. Ticket
holders to sports events make a tax-deductible donation of their
tickets to FrontRowFans.com. In doing so, they designate a charity,
such as the American Red Cross or Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Oklahoma, to benefit from the subsequent ticket sales.
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Courtesy of The Journal Record
Synergy Offers Home Care
Synergy HomeCare provides non-medical home care services,
companionship, homemaking and personal services to elderly and
disabled clients.
Courtesy of The Norman Transcript



