Omni Hotels & Resorts - Wed October 10, 2018
Omni Breaks Ground on $241M Convention Center Hotel
Omni Hotels and Resorts announced on Oct. 1 the start of construction on the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, a 605-guest room convention center hotel set to open in early 2021. Executives of Omni broke ground alongside Mayor David Holt, Cathy O'Connor, president and CEO of The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, and Mike Carrier, president of the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau....
CareerTech - Wed October 10, 2018
Gov. Fallin Recognizes Need for Construction Workers
The construction industry is one of Oklahoma's largest industries, employing more than 82,000 Oklahomans, but a nationwide skills gap is leaving many of those construction jobs unfilled. Oklahoma predicts a growth of 12 percent in the construction industry in the next eight years, and across the country there is expected to be a need for 700,000 new construction professionals by 2026....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed September 26, 2018
Oklahoma Transportation Commission OKs ODOT's $6.5B Eight-Year Plan
Key transportation plans are now on track to improve Oklahoma's highway and county road systems over the next several years. On Sept. 10, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved updated infrastructure plans for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and for the off-system roads and bridges maintained by counties....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed August 29, 2018
ODOT Selling Its Surplus Land By Sealed-Bid Auction
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has Land for Sale. ODOT will dispose of all surplus property listed by sealed-bid auctions held at 200 N.E. 21 St., Oklahoma City, Okla. 73105. All sales of surplus property are sold “as is - where is” and are subject to the confirmation by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Commission....
The Associated Press - Wed August 15, 2018
Trust OKs $115M Expansion
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma City's airport trust is moving toward a $115 million expansion project that could become the airport's first major overhaul in more than a decade. The Journal Record reports that the trust approved on July 26 a joint resolution of intent to issue revenue bonds that would fund several improvements at the Will Rogers World Airport....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 01, 2018
$270M Widening Project Under Way in Oklahoma
A $270 million Turner Turnpike expansion project, now under way in Oklahoma, includes widening a busy 22-mi. stretch of highway to six lanes on I-44 between Bristow and Tulsa. The project design increases shoulder width and provides a new median barrier wall....
Olson Kundig - Wed August 01, 2018
Olson Kundig Wins International Design Competition for Bob Dylan Center
Olson Kundig has been selected through an international design competition to design The Bob Dylan Center, the public-facing home of The Bob Dylan Archive, located in the Tulsa Arts District. Dedicated to the study and appreciation of Bob Dylan and his worldwide cultural significance, the Center will serve as the primary public venue for The Bob Dylan Archive, a collection of more than 100,000 items spanning nearly 60 years of Dylan's career, from handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence, to films, videos, artwork, memorabilia and original studio recordings....
Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Wed July 18, 2018
ODOT Names Taylor Henderson Maintenance Division Engineer
Taylor Henderson was named State Maintenance Division engineer of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in June 2018. Henderson will be responsible for managing activities of the Maintenance Division, including general repair of bridges, interstates and highways; mowing; beautification efforts; litter cleanup; and snow and ice removal....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 20, 2018
$75M I-40 Interchange Project Under Way
Phase I of a major reconstruction project focused on safety, increased capacity and modernization is under way at the intersection of I-40 and Choctaw Road east of Oklahoma City. The cost of the project is not to exceed $75 million....
okc.gov - Wed June 20, 2018
MAPS 3 Convention Center Work Starts in Oklahoma City
Mayor David Holt and other civic leaders broke ground June 15 on the MAPS 3 Convention Center, a cornerstone of the ongoing Core to Shore renaissance in downtown Oklahoma City. “Three of the MAPS 3 projects are right in the heart of downtown – the OKC Streetcar, Scissortail Park and the convention center,” said Mayor Holt....
