Oklahoma City

MAPS 3 Vote Today

December 8, 2009

I again urge you to vote yes today for MAPS 3. I am a firm believer that we need to keep this city moving forward. It’s unbelievable to me how much this city has changed and how much better Oklahoma City is viewed from the outside since the original MAPS program was launched. (Photo courtesy [...]

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Oklahoma City Maps 3 Vote One Week From Today

December 1, 2009

Yes on December 8th! Oklahoma City voters go to the polls next Tuesday to vote on the MAPS 3 proposal and I urge you to vote and vote yes. We’ve brought the city a long ways over the last decade and a half and I hope we can finish the job and create a truly [...]

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Oklahoma City MAPS 3 — It’s a Good Thing!

November 9, 2009

(Photo courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomfs/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)   We went with a group of friends not long ago to Bricktown for an evening of bowling at the Redpin Lounge and dinner at Bolero Spanish Grill & Tapas Bar, both on the Bricktown Canal. Looking around, we all commented that it was hard to believe [...]

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Why Oklahoma City’s Doing Well in this down Economy

October 23, 2009

Oklahoma City’s mayor, Mick Cornett appeared on Bloomberg Television yesterday to showcase Oklahoma City’s local economy and how we’re handling the economic downturn. He also commented on our local real estate market, both residential and commercial, explaining that because our local home prices didn’t soar to the high levels seen in other markets, Oklahoma City [...]

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Oklahoma City Gets Major Commercial Real Estate Boost

October 21, 2009

A major apartment sale was announced today in Oklahoma City. Watersedge Apartments, Gardens at Reding Apartments and Oxford Oaks Apartments were sold comprising 1013 units and a $44.5 million sale price. This is great news for Oklahoma City’s commercial real estate market during this less than stellar year. The average sale price per unit is [...]

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Sometimes It’s Good Not To Make A Top ‘xx’ List

September 8, 2009

Forbes just released its’ list of America’s Most Stressful Cities. They listed 40 cities. Oklahoma City did not make the list! I did find a Bizjournals 2008 study that shows Oklahoma City at #4 in the ‘Least Stressful Cities in America’. Sure the job market has something to do with it. The other factors considered [...]

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Steady Job Market Places Oklahoma City on ‘Best Cities’ List

August 30, 2009

U.S. News and World Report lists Oklahoma City among the top 10 in its’ “America’s Best Places to Find a Job in 2009”! The article states that no American city has been immune to the economic downturn, but several stood out as steady performers. Not necessarily marked by steep job growth in recent years, steadiness [...]

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