Outlook 2012 - Business and Technology

New biotech spinoffs expected at Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park

City officials recently announced Project 180 is 60 percent complete — albeit after several key streets, including Park Avenue and E.K. Gaylord Boulevard — were placed on hold due to budget shortfalls.

Oklahoma banking: State banks have strong capital positions and nearly all posted a profit last year, study shows.

Greater Oklahoma City Chamber uses studies to help attract industry and talent.

Current ongoing Oklahoma City projects •Southbound Interstate 235 to westbound Interstate 44 ramp project: The $23 million project was started in June and is expected to last slightly more than a year. It will replace the current southbound I-235 ramp to westbound I-44 with a new, longer ramp...

Improvements are under way to meet the demands of Oklahoma’s steadily improving economy. Legislators are being asked to provide more funding to replace nearly all of the state’s insufficient bridges by the end of the decade.

The availability of gourmet, organic and exotic foods has exploded in Oklahoma in the last decade.

Since opening in August, the mall in west Oklahoma City has posted sales about 50 percent above projected.

Six new tenants joined the swanky shopping center in 2011 and the city’s first Whole Foods Market opened across the street.

Oklahoma City-based equipment manufacturer Kimray Inc. is introducing several new controls to help natural gas producers limit emissions from their operations.