Hot Headline
The new center of Edmond
Edmond's active office market shows a shift away from Broadway -- the city's major thoroughfare -- over to Kelly Avenue, according to a local economic development official. "Five or six years ago, everybody wanted to be on Broadway -- no matter what. If they were retail, if they were office, that was the major thoroughfare in and out of town, so it was very easily accessible. Now, especially on the office side, we're seeing that jump over to Kelly," said Janet Yowell, interim director of the Edmond Economic Development Authority. Kelly has developed into a major office corridor from 33rd Street at Kelley Pointe Technology Park up past Second Street all the way to the Village Center at Coffee Creek at Covell Road. Courtesy of The Journal Record, October 19, 2001.
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The Business Patch
Entertainment complex to offer miniature golf and arcade
An Edmond couple plans to bring a new family entertainment center to the city that also could become a new landmark. The Edmond Planning Commission unanimously approved a commercial site plan for a Putt-A-Round miniature golf course on Bryant Avenue between the new Lowe’s Home Improvement Store on the north and the new Edmond Church of Christ on the south. This will be the first of five similar miniature golf courses around the country that when built will be linked through tournament play, called the Harris Cup. The course is scheduled to open in the spring. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 17, 2001.
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September Business Barometer
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Courtesy of Edmond Life and Leisure, published by Edmond Economic Development Authority.
Womack, UCO launch ‘The Financial Forum’
A new partnership between Greg Womack, local financial professional and the University of Central Oklahoma was launched last Monday with "The Financial Forum," a 30-minute educational show featuring special guests of local interest airing on KCSU, Channel 22 in Edmond. The broadcasting program provides students with hands-on experience in a real-world setting by actually producing television shows. Click here for more information and air times. Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 18, 2001.
Retail Details
Tractor Supply Company moves to Edmond
Tractor Supply Company, a leading retailer specializing in products for rural and suburban property owners, recently announced the grand opening of its new Oklahoma location in Edmond. Groundbreaking for the new 15,500 square-foot store will take place Oct. 27 at 601 Comfort Drive. The new Edmond store will staff 12 employees and is the fifth Tractor Supply Company in the state. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 21, 2001.
On Campus
35 Edmond students named National Merit semifinalists
Thirty-five Edmond students were among the 16,000 semifinalists named recently in the annual National Merit Scholarship program. These high school seniors now have the chance to continue in the running for some 8,000 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, October 17, 2001.
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Who's Who
Newly appointed board members
Stacey Tate - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
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Larry Young – Kickingbird Golf Course Board
Jami Beavers – Kickingbird Golf Course Board
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Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 18, 2001.
Real Estate Update
Residential activity remains strong
Edmond residential activity continues to remain strong. The residential permits are up 8.43 percent over this time last year. The average value of a new single family home is up 11.45 percent to $197,912. When compared to the last few years this percentage has grown more than 11 percent. Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, October 18, 2001.
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Area home prices among nation’s best
Oklahoma City is expected to report the South's second-strongest price increase in existing homes in 2001, according to projections released by the National Association of Realtors. The report also forecast a 10 percent increase in Oklahoma's existing-home sales for the year. The report forecast the local metropolitan area's median existing-home price will rise 10.9 percent to $94,600 in 2001 from $85,300 the previous year. In the South, that trails only Washington, D.C., with a projected increase of 12 percent to $203,700. Courtesy of The Journal Record, October 17, 2001.
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Stock Ticker
Edmond area investment opportunities
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