Mike Carrier Credit: Mark Hancock The proposed 20-story hotel isn’t part of the $777 million MAPS 3 program but has proven to be a major sticking point for the convention center subcommittee. The panel met March 26 to discuss three convention center concepts provided by consultants Populous and GSB, Inc. “Making that decision (hotel location) […]
Cox Convention Center
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Unconventional concerns
Mike Carrier Credit: Mark Hancock The Cox Center is being subsidized fairly heavily compared to counterparts in similar markets, losing an average of $3.4 million yearly between 2006 and 2008. But a new convention center would still require subsidization by the city. Convention Sports and Leisure International (CS&L), the company whose study recommended Oklahoma City […]
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Circuit court
Oklahoma Regional FIRST Robotics Competition Thursday-Saturday Cox Convention Center 1 Myriad Gardens oklahomafirst.org Featuring four basketball goals at each end of the court and seesawing ramps in the middle, the event pits statewide high schools’ hand-built robots against one another, capable of picking up foam basketballs and delivering them to a firing system that will […]
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In the Red
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Red Tie Night, hosted by the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund (OACF) and founded by Jackie and Barbara Cooper in 1991. Today, Red Tie Night is Oklahoma’s biggest single-evening fundraiser. At this year’s event, Gov. Mary Fallin will present the Coopers and other founding members with a commendation honoring […]
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Let it bleed
And, yes, we mean that literally. You’ll have your chance to show your team spirit — not to mention sense of charity — on Friday for the Thunder’s holiday blood drive. The event, which runs 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center, benefits the Oklahoma Blood Institute. Last year’s event was the biggest one-day […]
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Let it bleed
And, yes, we mean that literally. You’ll have your chance to show your team spirit — not to mention sense of charity — on Friday for the Thunder’s holiday blood drive. The event, which runs 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center, benefits the Oklahoma Blood Institute. Last year’s event was the biggest one-day […]
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Eight is enough
MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee members got a look at size estimates for the forthcoming facility at its March 1 meeting, as well as some of the potential sites. And without a “headquarters hotel,” which may require some incentives from the city for development, connected to a future convention center, the project may be unable […]
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Positive perceptions
An overwhelming majority of Oklahoma City’s likely voters believe the municipality is on the right track and has done a good job handling the MAPS funds, according to a recent poll. The exclusive poll of 303 registered Oklahoma City voters was conducted by SoonerPoll.com, sponsored by Oklahoma Gazette and has a margin of error of […]