I am sure that CAIR-OK, the 

Mayor's of both Moore and Norman, 

with the help of Home Creations, 

will have something like this...

Moore (Oklahoma) is Booming with New Businesses

In spite of the current economy struggles, new businesses continue to open in Moore, Oklahoma.

Moore City leaders said the community's location, which is located off Interstate 35, has had a positive impact on their economic standing.

Sen. Anthony Sykes (R-District 24) said first impressions are also making a difference.



Developers are still planning to open a new shopping center in the area, which will include Bed Bath & Beyond, Pet Smart and Chick-Fil-A.

"Sales are strong," City Manager Stephen Eddy said. "We're pretty well countering what we're hearing in the national news here."

As the economy slows, city leaders of Moore remain optimistic. They call themselves "Forward Thinking" and plan to stay that way, which is a big selling point for big businesses.

Moore, Oklahoma 6 Oct 2008

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Saw this on a car today in
Moore, Oklahoma USA

Join 'Team Terrill' at the Moore Halloween Festival, Oct 31

Join Randy Terrill &
'Team Terrill' at the...

Moore Community Center to participate in all the games and fun at the Halloween Festival.

There will be a costume contest for all ages with great prizes to be awarded.


Fun games and activities will also be available with free candy for all the kids.

Come where you will be safe and dry while you trick or treat.

Moore Community Center,
Located at
301 S. Howard....
next to
the Moore Library
Friday , October 31st
6:00—9:00 pm


Come to the Moore Community Center
to participate in all the
games and fun.



There will be a
costume contest
for all ages with
great prizes to be awarded.

Fun games and activities
will also
be available with
free candy for all the kids.

Come where you
will be safe and dry while
you trick or treat.

Costume Contest Times
arrive early to ensure entry

0-2 years old - 6:30
3-4 years old - 6:50
5-7 years old - 7:10
8-11 years old - 7:30
12-15 years old - 7:50
16 + years old - 8:10

See saxeT vs Oklahoma on the Big Screen !

On Saturday, October 11th, come to the Moore Warren to watch the big game. Admission is free... seating starts at 10:00am for customers who purchase our Tailgate Lunch for $12.

The Tailgate Lunch includes hot dogs, chips, cole slaw and a desert.

You do not have to purchase the Tailgate Lunch to watch the game. Seating starts at 10:45am for customers who do not purchase the Tailgate Lunch.

Don't Norman our Moore... (Part 1)

Curbside recycling is a FLOP not only in Oklahoma City, but, also in the "People's Republic of Norman" too !

All one has to do is to drive around in Norman and see how many households are doing curbside recycling !

Moore mayor vows to try
again on curbside recycling

By M. Scott Carter

MOORE — Even though he wasn’t too successful during the last city council meeting, Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis said he would try again to establish a curbside recycling program.

“It didn’t happen this time,” he said. “But I believe, eventually, it will.”

Modeled after programs in Norman and Oklahoma City, Moore’s program would have cost between $1.56 to $3 per month and allowed residents to recycle at the curb, Lewis said. Residents weren’t required to participate; however, the fee would be applied to everyone.

Organized opposition at the July city council meeting killed the idea.

But just for now.

“We’ve been talking about doing curbside recycling before,” Lewis said. “There’s been a lot of discussion, but the council has had other priorities.”

But, like many other issues city leaders deal with, Lewis said the issue of recycling won’t “just go away.”

“Japan recycles about 90 percent of its trash,” he said. “They are so successful because their programs are mandatory. It’s the same in cities like Seattle, after a while the programs become mandatory.”

Eventually, Lewis said, the city will have to address the recycling issue, just like problems with its outdated sewage treatment plant.

“Right now we’re under an EPA consent order on our sewage plant,” he said. “And while our sewage rates are stable, I can almost assure you they will have to be increased. It’s like everything else right now. We’ll see some type of increase in the next year; there’s only so much we can absorb.”

Lewis said that same logic applies to the recycling debate.

“After so long things fill up,” he said. “And there’s nothing you can do.”

He noted that many residents make use of the waste dump near Interstate 240 and Bryant Avenue, but predicted that “more sooner than later” that disposal facility will be at capacity and residents will have to find another site to dispose of their refuse.

“A hunk of Oklahoma City and a good portion of Moore is already buried there,” he said. “All the rubble after the tornadoes. Originally it (the dump) was supposed to have a 50-year capability, but I believe it’s down to about 15 years. It’s going to fill up quickly.”

And with no space for dumping, Lewis said, some type of curbside recycling will become mandatory.

“One of the arguments is that recycling saves fuel,” he said. “I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of tons of plastic bottles in that landfill — and it took millions of gallons of fuel to create those. It’s cheaper to recycle than to create from scratch.”

But convincing voters will be difficult.

“Getting a program developed isn’t going to happen right away,” he said. “And right now we don’t want to make it mandatory; the timing’s wrong.”

Instead, Lewis said city officials were “working with the business community” to put out recycle bins and encourage voluntary recycling. “We still push people toward recycling. We have a lot of participation in Moore. For example, we have a lot of people that recycle newspapers.”

Still, Lewis predicts that eventually, Moore will be forced to do what other cities have done and develop a mandatory curbside program.

“It’s a good idea,” he said. “Recycling is just one of those thing it will have to be done because resources will be so scarce. We haven’t given up on a curbside program, we’re just going to phase it in. The city may have to subsidize it to get it started, but, eventually, it will become mandatory.”

M. Scott Carter 366-354 scarter@normantranscript.com

PUBLIC MEETING ON I-35 FRONTAGE ROADS

PUBLIC MEETING
ON I-35 FRONTAGE ROADS

The City of Norman is hosting a public meeting to discuss I-35 Frontage Roads between Tecumseh and Main on Monday, May 19 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Norman Holiday Inn in the Main Ballroom.

The City of Norman has initiated an analysis of the I-35 Frontage Road system, and is seeking public input. The analysis will evaluate current conditions and lay the groundwork for possible improvements in the area. The analysis will include consideration of one-way frontage roads. The results of the analysis will help guide future improvements, and will include consideration of ODOT plans to improve I-35 in the area.

The team is seeking public input and assistance in the development of plans. The first of two public meetings is scheduled for Monday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Norman Holiday Inn. There will be a brief presentation, and then a series of stations where the team will be asking for the public’s input on current concerns and the future of these corridors. An additional public meeting, where possible improvement scenarios will be discussed is tentatively scheduled for later this summer.

“This is an important analysis, given the role of businesses located along I-35 in our community and the importance of the corridor in our transportation system” said Norman’s Shawn O’Leary, Director of Public Works. “We really hope that residents, members of the business community, retailers and general users of the Frontage Road system will participate and give their input.”

Moore’s Warren Theater outsells the rest of the state during its opening weekend

Moore’s Warren Theater
outsells the rest of the state
during its opening weekend

OKCBusiness Staff

The City of Moore announced today the newly opened Warren Theater outsold the rest of the state during the April 5-6 weekend. Showing 11 movies, Moore officials said the theater was the third-highest grossing theater in the U.S.

Construction began on the cinema complex in March 2006 and includes such features as: art Deco-style design, a bull-nose marquee, lots of polished chrome and etched glass, sculpted ceiling panels, carpet custom-milled based on Thirties theater archives and plaster moldings. Also, the theater serves beer or cocktails and dinner in the balcony from a full kitchen and wait staff.

The Sykes Update for April 3, 2008Moore Mayor Glenn LewisOklahoma Lt. Governor Jari AskinsBill Warren

Warren Theater - Opening Day - April 4, 2008 - 11:30am

Click here to see the article featured in

Moore Monthly about the
Moore Warren Theatre!

Ticket Prices
Matinee (Before 6pm) $7.00
Evening (6pm and Later) $9.00
Children (3-12) $7.00
Seniors (55+) $7.00
**Military (With ID) $7.00
**Students (With ID) $7.00
Balcony (Matinee) $12.00
Balcony (Evening) $18.00

**Military/Student Rates Sunday-Thursday Only!
(Excludes Holidays)

Payment Options
Cash, Visa, MasterCard

Other Policies
No Cameras Allowed!
Balcony and Lounge
patrons must be 21!

Office Depot to open Moore store

Office Depot, a leading global provider of office products and services, announced this week that it will open its first store in Moore 2 p.m. Thursday.

The store is located at 2200 S. I-35 Frontage Rd. in the Shops at Moore plaza.

During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, company officials said the Office Depot Foundation will make $500 contributions and donate a number of new children's backpacks to three local non-profit organizations: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Police Athletic League and Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy.

In addition, several local and state officials, including Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis and Brenda Roberts, Executive Director, Moore Chamber of Commerce, will offer welcoming remarks.

The public is invited to attend the event.

The new Moore store features Office Depot's industry-leading M2 retail format -- a concept designed specifically for the way people make purchase decisions.

Products are grouped in highly visible, strategically located "pods," with core supplies at the outer perimeter of the store signed for optimal visibility and easy purchase ? and furniture and technology at the center to better support consultative sales.

Company officials said the story would employapproximately 20 full- and part-time associates.

Is Moore getting a Costco, One can hope !

Bloomberg provides some obvious theories as to why this might be:

By selling in bulk, Costco attracts shoppers seeking to buy more goods with fewer trips to counter higher food and fuel costs as the U.S. economy slows. Customers, who pay annual membership fees, also sought out cut-rate luxury items such as Burberry and Fendi handbags and Omega watches.

Costco is ``focused on the member and the value that they are bringing to the member,'' Lauri Brunner, an analyst at Thrivent Asset Management in Minneapolis, said in a March 3 telephone interview. The chain continues to ``reap the benefits of trip consolidation by consumers.''

Moore voters endorse school bond issue, re-elect mayor

Voters in Moore gave thumbs up to a $69.9 million school bond issue and renewed their mayor's contract for another four years Tuesday.

Unnofficial returns showed voters overwhelmingly re-elected incumbent mayor Glenn Lewis by a 3-to-1 margin over challenger Paul Jaynes, a former Marine.

Lewis earned 2,214 votes to Jayne's 521

Lewis said he was pleased by the results.

"I'm very happy," he said. "We have a really good team intact. I'm pleased the voters chose to keep us in place."

Lewis, who has served as mayor since 1994, said earlier this year he still had things he wanted to do.

"I still have a few things I want to finish. I want to be there when our new theater opens and I want to make some improvements for kids. I'd like to do a Little League stadium and accomplish some more things like that."

Though he was disappointed by the loss, challenger Paul Jaynes said he was happy "just to be on the ballot."

"It proves that I know at least 200 people," Jaynes said. "Honestly, the mayor has been around a while and he's got the name recognition. Plus he's done a pretty good job."

Jaynes said he appreciated those residents who voted for him and said he hadn't ruled out a future bid for office.

"I'm not ruling anything out," he said. "Every time that sun's up, I'm up and at it."

Tuesday evening's results were also good news for Moore school officials.

With all the district's 38 precincts counted -- portions of the Moore school district lie in Oklahoma City -- voters endorsed a $69.9 million school bond issue by more than 4,000 votes.

The issue received 8,143 yes votes to 3,319 no votes.

"I'm so excited I just don't know what to tell you," said Moore school superintendent Deborah Arato. "It looks like a great win."

The large percentage of yes votes, she said, showed that Moore school patrons "are supportive of their schools and of their school kids."

"It's wonderful," she said.

Proceeds from the bond issue will be used to fund construction of two new elementary schools for the district and several remodeling projects including a larger gymnasium for Westmoore High School and a new fine arts center for Moore High school.

"About 74 percent of the money will be used for construction cost," Arato said.

Tuesday evening's vote capped a winter election season which saw voters fight ice storms and a lack of electricity to cast their ballots.

And turnout, like earlier this year, was low.

"We only had about 9,000 vote in the Moore school bond vote," said county election board secretary, Paula Roberts. "We would have liked to have seen more people vote."

Roberts said absentee and absentee-in-person voting was also slow.

"I not sure what it was," she said. "Maybe voter apathy."

Best Buy announces Moore location

Best Buy announced today it has signed a lease to open a new store in the Burk Collins and Company Shops at Moore on the southeast corner of Interstate 35 and S. 19 St. in Moore.

The big-box retailer will occupy 30,038 square feet with plans to open in late summer 2008. This will be the first Moore location for the electronics retailer.