Associated Press - Wed June 19, 2019
Hobby Lobby Donates Acre of Land for Oklahoma City Transit Hub Plans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Hobby Lobby is donating an acre of land for the proposed expansion of a commuter bus hub in southwest Oklahoma City. The national arts and crafts retailer's estimated $300,000 donation will help metro transit agency Embark relocate and expand the city's southwest location from two shelters to an open-air hub, said Michael Scoggins, an agency spokesman....
Oklahoma DOT - Wed June 19, 2019
Flood Damage to Highways, Safety Awards Top June OTC Meeting Agenda
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's June 3 meeting include a special presentation with Gov. Kevin Stitt congratulating Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews for workplace safety, presentation of an award for ODOT's public transit program and recognition of an Oklahoma Department of Public Safety employee by ODOT....
Cherokee Nation - Tue June 04, 2019
Cherokee Nation, OSU Break Ground on Medical School
Leaders from the Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences gathered in Tahlequah to break ground on the 84,000 sq.-ft. OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed May 22, 2019
Oklahoma Transportation Commission Awards $95M in Contracts in May
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's May 6 meeting include introduction of several new commission members, a briefing on an emergency Oklahoma Department of Transportation project to repair an I-40 bridge in El Reno and updates on recently-signed speed limit legislation and status of several projects that have been rescheduled after being delayed by the lapse in federal funding earlier this year....
Romona Paden – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 08, 2019
ODOT's $42M Sallisaw Project Under Way
With the kickoff of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's interchange improvements in Sallisaw, so began the highest-dollar project in ODOT's eastern central district, also known as Division 1. The $42 million project, awarded to Sherwood Construction of Tulsa, includes bridge rehabilitation and replacements as well as surface and interchange work....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed April 24, 2019
Kirby-Smith Machinery Celebrates New Facility in Southeastern Oklahoma
The Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) team celebrated the grand opening of its facility in McAlester, Okla., on April 21. This is the 11th location in its network of sales and service branches across a four-state region....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed March 27, 2019
Next Phase of Off Broadway Begins
Motorists should dust off their "Off Broadway" detour routes as the state's largest interstate work zone will launch this month at the I-235 and I-44 interchange in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to avoid the area during the nearly two-year project....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Tue March 26, 2019
Tulsa Native Gary Bennett Returns to Lead Leake Auction Company
Gary Bennett began buying and selling collectible automobiles in 1971 with the Leake Auction Company, founded by James C. Leake Sr. seven years earlier. After decades in the industry, including 17 as vice president of Barrett-Jackson auctions, Bennett has returned to lead where he began....
Business Wire - Wed March 13, 2019
Cheniere, EIG Complete Financing, Issue Full Notice to Proceed on $650M Midship Pipeline Project
Cheniere Energy Inc. and funds and accounts managed by EIG Global Energy Partners announced March 1 that Midship Pipeline Company LLC has issued Notice to Proceed to Strike LLC, M.G. Dyess Inc., TRC Pipeline Services LLC and Cenergy LLC to construct the Midship natural gas pipeline and related compression and interconnect facilities....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 27, 2019
$288M Convention Center Under Way in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City plans to boost business, commerce and tourism with a spacious new $288 million convention center. Construction began on June 18, 2018, on the building with its 200,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall, 45,000-sq.-ft....
