Cox Business Services Convention Center leased to Prairie Surf Media Another Oklahoman in the movie business comes home as Prairie Surf Media makes first hire Jesse Liddell, left, is joining Matt Payne and Rachel Cannon with Prairie Surf Media. [Photo provided, Oklahoman] In its first hire since Prairie Surf Media’s official launch earlier this year, Jesse Liddell has been named executive vice president and general counsel by the Oklahoma production company's co-chairmen, Rachel Cannon and Matt Payne. “We’re very excited to have Jesse join our team at Prairie Surf Media. He is an incredible asset with extensive knowledge in entertainment distribution, and a stellar combination of legal and financing expertise. We love that ‘film and entertainment’ is the industry responsible for bringing him back home,” Cannon and Payne said in a statement.--Oklahoman
Oklahoma City new 235 / I-44 Interchange Work continues on I-235/I-44 Interchange New bridge takes center stage as I-235 reopens, ‘Off Broadway’ work continues in Oklahoma City. The curtain is up and I-235 in Oklahoma City opens.
First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City $175 million dollar museum to open in Oklahoma City AICCM Land Development, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation, closed with Oklahoma City on the acquisition of more than 100 acres of the undeveloped land surrounding the First American Museum. The $175 million, 175,000-square-foot museum is designed to Smithsonian Institution standards. Features will include a Smithsonian and Tribal Nations galleries; artifacts from the Smithsonian collections will be displayed.
This is the building that was originally the Liberty Bank Tower, right? Looks nicer than the original.
Yes, this was the original Liberty Bank building.. BancFirst has a $70 million budget for interior & exterior upgrades.
First National Center (FNC) Largest private renovation project in the State of Oklahoma One of OKC's first two skyscrapers built in 1931 One of the largest restoration projects in the country is happening in downtown Oklahoma City. The $275 million First National Center renovation will be completed in the fall of 2021. The 89-year-old bank building at Robinson and Park will house 193 apartments and 146 hotel rooms as a Marriott Autograph property. LED Lighting planned for FNC It’s taken two years to clear the 33-floor building of asbestos and tear the place down to its bare bones. Both old Liberty Bank (below); had a tower construction race. Great skyscraper race...
Skydance (Pedestrian) Bridge A skeletal replica of the state bird, scissor-tailed flycatcher--Skydance welcomes you to OKC from I-40 crosstown expressway. The bridge construction cost $6 million; it catches the eye of travelers on I-40 crossing OKC from east coast to west coast. The city has planned two more pedestrian bridges for the north and west areas.
Amazon expands presence in Oklahoma City with second distribution center. This new 2.5 million sq.ft. Amazon Fulfillment open in 2019 near Will Rogers World Airport (WRWA). The new 1.1 million non-sort facility will be constructed next to the Fulfillment Center at Lariat Landing; 2,000 acres of prime commercial development at WRWA. Amazon will have six facilities in Oklahoma City; employing more than 3,500 workers.
Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine update and 2,000 seat Roman Catholic Basilica under construction in South Oklahoma City. Project cost: $40 million Archdioceses of Oklahoma City (includes Tulsa & Little Rock) have $85 million in pledges for capital improvements building the Basilica and renovations for all churches in the OKC area. The structure can be seen from I-35 south at the vicinity of 89the right before you enter Moore. Upon completion of construction, the Basilica will be the largest Roman Catholic Church in Oklahoma with pews to accommodate 2,000. Blessed Father Stanley Rother Archdiocese to Break Ground for Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in November The groundbreaking for the shrine is set to take place at 3 p.m. on November 3 in Oklahoma City. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The shy and unassuming Blessed Father Stanley Rother, a missionary priest and martyr from a farming family, would likely be surprised to learn that the largest Catholic Church in Oklahoma will bear his name. On Tuesday, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced that it will be breaking ground for the Blessed Stanley Rother shrine in November. The $40 million shrine will seat 2,000 and be the largest Catholic church in the state once it is complete. The project is the “signature element” of the archdiocese’s first-ever capital campaign, the archdiocese told Oklahoma News 4. Besides the main church, the shrine site will include a prayer chapel devoted to Bl. Stanley Rother, where he will be buried, religious education and ministry classrooms, and a museum and pilgrim center with artifacts and stories about Rother’s life. “Padre Francisco”, as Rother was affectionately called at the mission in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala where he served, was shot and killed by masked gunman early in the morning on July 28, 1981, in the midst of the country’s civil war. Rother had refused to call for help, not wanting to endanger anyone else at the mission. The five-foot-ten, red-bearded missionary priest was from the unassuming town of Okarche, Okla., where the parish, school and farm were the pillars of community life. He went to the same school his whole life and lived with his family until he left for seminary. In June 2015, the Theological Commission of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints voted to recognize Father Stanley Rother as a martyr. Pope Francis recognized his martyrdom in early December 2016, and on Sept. 23, 2017, Rother was beatified at a Mass in Oklahoma City. “The groundbreaking for the shrine will be a significant moment in the life of the Church in Oklahoma and for the broader community,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City told News 4. “The shrine is being built to honor Blessed Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma original and the first U.S.-born priest and martyr ever beatified. It will be a place of pilgrimage where the faithful will come from near and far to honor Blessed Stanley at his final resting place and to seek his intercession for their many needs. It will be a place of welcome, serving all people.” The groundbreaking for the shrine is set to take place at 3 p.m. on November 3 in Oklahoma City.
Omni Oklahoma City (Downtown) now open Oklahoma City new $600 million MAPS 3 initiative investment includes new 605 room Omni Hotel and new Oklahoma City Convention Center Complex. Oklahoma City new convention center & Omni Hotel with the city new downtown Scissortail Park in the foreground. The Park opened in 2020, a project of MAPS 3, the downtown parcel is 40 acres with 30 acres under construction south of I-35 & the Oklahoma River. All pics via OKCTalk.com https://www.okctalk.com/forum.php
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Population 2021 Urban: 669,347 Metro Population 1,439,640 Link: https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/oklahoma-city-ok-population
Oklahoma City Rother Shrine & Roman Catholic Basilica Construction update, project cost $40 million Oklahoma City Archdioceses are undergoing $85 million in renovations. OKC Archdioceses in Oklahoma City, Tulsa & Little Rock, AR Progress update on the 2,000 seat Blessed Stanley Rother Roman Catholic Basilica & Pilgrim Center under construction in South Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City Paycom Headquarters New building expansion on OKC Paycom campus Oklahoma City, Paycom has built a reputation as an innovator in the field of HR and payroll technology.
Oklahoma City BancFirst Tower Renovation North side of Tower's reskin reaches crown East & West sides facade worked on simultaneously BancFirst Tower stands 500 feet is the 2nd tallest tower in Oklahoma City second to Devon Energy Tower 844 feet. Renovation costs $70 million. Pic source OKCTalk.com
Oklahoma City's $978 million MAPS 4 Initiative may target NBA Arena upgrade and State Fair Park Coliseum as early construction recipients The NBA Arena upgrade & the new State Fair Park Coliseum are projects that will receive $100 million each. Major aspects include enhancements to the northeast entrance, the busiest at the 20-year-old building, and a 70,000-square-foot expansion of the building's footprint. Chesapeake Energy will be renamed as naming-rights has expired, and new renovation will be made to the arena and the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Practice Facility. NBA Thunder Practice Facility State Fair Park Coliseum $100 million project New arena will be a equestrian & rodeo related facility The proposed arena would have 4,720 permanent seats, 2,600 retractable seats, open concourses and first-class amenities. Oklahoma City MAPS initiatives are proposed and sales taxes collected prior to construction making the facilities debt free at the time of construction.
New $600 million Oklahoma City Convention Center Complex includes 200,000 sq. ft. exhibition hall, 605-room Omni Convention Center Hotel, 133-rooom Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel and 1,200 space garage, south of the city's NBA Arena. New Oklahoma City MAP3 $288 million convention center open in 2021. New 605 room Omni Luxury Hotel & Convention Center opened in 2021 at a cost of $241 million. New 133 room Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel on the Oklahoma City Convention Center Complex opened late 2020. New $25 million convention center parking garage provides 1200 additional spaces to the city's covered parking venues. With 738 hotel rooms on one complex, Oklahoma City will have more than 4,500 hotel rooms downtown.
Oklahoma City Omni Hotel & Convention Center Pics below, tests different LED light sequences... Oklahoma City's new $241 million Omni Convention Center & Hotel braces to welcome guests to the 'Modern Frontier.'
Oklahoman, July 4, 2021 Telling the whole story Robbie Kienzle, OKC’s Arts Liaison, said the team will be meeting soon to discuss concepts, and she hopes the knowledge gathering and placement of the educational materials will be finished by the end of 2022. Working on the project has helped Kienzle educate herself on the history behind the land run and how it affected Native American tribes, both those indigenous to Oklahoma and those that were relocated from other parts of the country, which is the team’s ultimate goal. “A lot of people in Oklahoma haven’t been taught the orchestration of events that led up to the land run,” Kienzle said. “Certainly, those settlers that participated in the land run gained a lot. But what about everybody else? What about everybody that was already living in those unassigned lands? What about all the people that were relocated here?”--Oklahoman, July 4, 2021 The Centennial Land Run Monument commemorates the opening of the Unassigned Land in Oklahoma Territory with the Land Run of 1889. The frenzied energy and emotion from one instant during the run is captured in bronze by artist Paul Moore. It is one of the world’s largest bronze sculptures featuring 45 heroic figures of land run participants, frozen in motion as they race to claim new homesteads. The original cost, shared by city, state, and federal funds, was some $6 million. This series of bronze sculptures stretches 365 feet.
Top ten rated attractions in Oklahoma City 1. Oklahoma City National Memorial 2. Oklahoma City Zoo Red pandas at Oklahoma City Zoo 3. Science Museum Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma City Museum of Art 5. National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 6. Shop or Dine in Bricktown 7. Myriad Botanical Gardens 8. Museum of Osteology 9. Oklahoma History Center 10. Take the Kid to Frontier City Operated by Six Flags theme parks, Frontier City is a favorite tourist attraction for families visiting Oklahoma City. The park offers a full range of rides, from high-thrill to kiddie, with a "Wild West" theme throughout. Kids and kids-at-heart can watch a "gunfight" stunt show and check out a special behind-the-scenes look at how they perform their stunts, and all ages can test how quick their draw is at the electronic "shooting" gallery.
Historic Taft Stadium is being refurbished. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium is being courted by the Chickasaw Nation's planned $350 million resort under construction in Oklahoma City on the Oklahoma River.
The proposed Multipurpose Stadium that will accommodate 8,000 initially can be expanded beyond 20,000 seats. The $350 million OKANA Resort & Water Park development is under construction in Oklahoma City just south of the Oklahoma River. This resort will include a 404 room hotel on 100 acres of prime land on Oklahoma City's Riverfront. Phase I of the resort will occupy 40 of the 100 acres. The 100 acres of land what given to the tribe for development and finishing the First American Museum (FAM), a $175 million Smithsonian museum in the heart of OKC. The Chickasaw Nation has invited Oklahoma City to construct the Multipurpose Stadium which can be expanded by 20,000 for Major League Soccer to be built on the 100 acre tract. The Tribe is working with the Oklahoma City Zoo on a partnership to build an Aquarium on the property as part of Phases II & III.
This design is what the 20.000 seat expansion will look like for MLS. This stadium can be expanded beyond 70,000 in a bowl configuration.