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THE BUSINESS BEAT
Edmond economic profiles coming soon
Each year, the Edmond Economic Development Authority publishes the Economic Abstract, a full-color, 14-page publication containing the city of Edmond’s most impressive data and demographics. The 2004 Economic Abstract features population, demographics, housing, downtown development, retail sales, retail development, higher education and public school district, corporate parks, business climate and industry growth, and labor market analysis. The 2004 Economic Abstract is a tool not only for the EEDA, but also for you and your company or organization to use for everything from recruiting employees, to attracting retailers and other tenants, to informing potential new residents. We encourage you to stock up on 2004 Abstracts and use them in all of your marketing and recruiting efforts. To order your bundle of Abstracts for the year 2004, call Donna Young at 340-0116 or e-mail dy@eeda.com.Click here for prices.
Business Incentives and Tax Information Guide now available online
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has released an online version of its 2004 Business Incentives and Tax Information guide. The PDF-formatted publication can be accessed via www.odoc.state.ok.us. The 55-page document, historically available only in print format, contains information on features and benefits of the various tax incentives Oklahoma offers businesses. The 2004 guide also offers tax rates, a listing of Enterprise Zones in Oklahoma and a chart of company income and sales tax rates for all 50 states. Courtesy of The Journal Record, February 27, 2004.
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CITY SPOT
Title 22 open for public comment
The Edmond Economic Development Authority held an open forum last Friday to discuss changes in the Title 22 document, the city's zoning category ordinance. Title 22 is now in a 60-day public comment period until April 8. The Title 22 committee is asking for suggestions and comments in writing by the end of the comment period. Those interested in reviewing the draft of Title 22 may obtain a copy of it several ways. The document is available in a PDF file on the Web at www.edmondok.com or may be picked up on a CD-ROM at the Planning and Public Works Building, 20 S. Littler. The city also has paper copies available. For more information, call 359-4790.
Edmond officials unveil new trolley system
Edmond officials unveiled one of two new trolleys last week in a special kickoff ceremony at the University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab. After more than a year of research and work, the Edmond Public Transportation Committee headed by Ward 4 City Councilman David Miller was on hand to celebrate what will be a new service that has added night and weekend hours to benefit those who depend on public transit. The two trolleys, which were designed as replicas of early American trolleys, were paid for with 83 percent federal funding and a 17 percent local match. Another grant is helping pay for the drivers, fuel and maintenance, Miller said. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, February 27, 2004.
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IT BYTES
Big science on a small scale
Nanotechnology is arguably the next big thing - but it's built on a very, very small scale. Once the stuff of scientific speculation or science fiction, nanotechnology is manufactured technology at the molecular level, and nanotechnology is being harnessed right here in Edmond, with very real applications on the horizon. NanoBioMagnetics, co-founded by Charles Seeney and Kenneth Dormer, of the department of physiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, recently landed a contract from the U.S. Navy to explore ways to use nanotechnology to repair or prevent hearing loss in service personnel exposed to frequent loud noises. Courtesy of The Edmond Sun, March 1, 2004.
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ON CAMPUS
UCO pilot program to offer applied technology degree
A pilot program to help Oklahoma workers earn a bachelor’s of applied technology degree will begin this fall. Technical workers who hold an associate’s degree and work in industries such as information technology, allied health professions, automotive technology, film and video, graphics and communications are likely to take advantage of the new program. The pilot program offers a degree program that eliminates duplication of courses, and is flexible enough to accommodate the schedules of working adults. Initially, the University of Central Oklahoma, Rose State College, Oklahoma City Community College, Francis Tuttle, Metro Tech and Moore-Norman Technology Center will participate in the program.Courtesy of The Journal Record, February 25, 2004.
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REAL ESTATE UPDATE
February Commercial Real Estate Transactions
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Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, March 4, 2004.
New residential, business communities on Kelley Pointe's horizon
B.D. Eddie Enterprises, developer of Kelley Pointe in Edmond, recently announced The Quarters @ Kelley Pointe, the next phase of its first-class master-planned development located at 33rd Street and Kelly Avenue. The Quarters @ Kelley Pointe will focus on small professional firms and feature office sites that will accommodate buildings ranging in size from 4,000 square feet to 9,000 square feet. B.D. Eddie Enterprises is also initiating a 250 lot single-family residential development at Kelley Pointe to compliment the office professionals in the master-planned community. Courtesy of Edmond Life & Leisure, March 4, 2004.
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Commercial Real Estate Council
The Edmond Economic Development Authority's will host the March Commercial Real Estate Council meeting 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. March 12 at the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce building located at 825 E. 2nd Street. The speaker will be Terry McGuire of B.D. Eddie Enterprises, the developer of Kelley Pointe at 33rd and Kelley in Edmond. He will present changes and new developments at Kelley Pointe. Representatives from the Title 22 committee will also be on hand to answer questions or take comments in writing for the Title 22 document, which is currently out for public comment. To reserve your seat, please call Toni Weinmeister at 216-2013 or e-mail tw@eeda.com.
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