Oklahoma City

Ramsey Building | First National Bank Building Oklahoma City OK Historical Postcards

October 19, 2010

  From my Oklahoma City postcard collection… In 1930 the ‘great race’ began. Construction began on both the Ramsey Tower and the First National Bank Building. Two buildings to change the Oklahoma City skyline. The race was to see which building could be completed first. The Ramsey Building barely won. Both buildings have the same [...]

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Stressed? Not In Oklahoma City!

September 9, 2010

Portfolio.com recently released their report on the stress levels to the 50 top metropolitan cities. Oklahoma City came in at #6 on the least stressful list! Factors considered included unemployment, personal finances, traffic, crime and pollution. They even analyzed deaths resulting from  circulatory system diseases. Heading the list as most stressful was Detroit, and the [...]

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Oklahoma City Metro Area 4th of July Activities

July 3, 2010

There are a number of activities around the Oklahoma City Metro this 4th of July Independence Day. Here are just a few. Edmond’s LibertyFest June 26 — July 4 LibertyFest in Edmond has been named by CNN and USA Today as one of the top 10 July 4th festivals in the United States. The citywide [...]

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Muirfield Village, Edmond OK, Holds Community Picnic & Drive-in Movie

June 8, 2010

Muirfield Village, Edmond OK, Holds Community Picnic & Drive-in Movie Sunday evening, June 6, 2010, the Muirfield Village residents held an old-fashioned picnic in the park followed by an outdoor movie (hosted by yours truly). The weather could not have been more perfect! Thank you Gary England! Hosting the event were Pat Hoge with Bill [...]

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Zillow Reports Price Decline In Oklahoma City

April 19, 2010

Zillow recently reported that Oklahoma City home values in February were down 0.9% over January 2010 and 5.1% over February 2009. I was curious if  Zillow’s data matched up with Altos Research and ran the following chart: So, it looks like the 2 are reasonably close. It’s scary how quickly the appreciation has dropped. But, [...]

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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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