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Data center developer reportedly drops water plan in Yukon project
The developer of a proposed data center in Yukon reportedly has agreed to scrap its original plans of buying city water for cooling purposes at the project. The Yukon Progress recently quoted Yukon City Manager Jeff Deckard who revealed the change of plans by Beltline Energy for its proposed $1 billion project.
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Local cattle rancher grapples with potential loss of business to turnpike construction
Dan Meyer has lived on Meyer Ranch in Norman near Indian Hills Road for over 40 years — but his family has owned property in the area for even longer. “I have 75 acres but the 500 and something acres over there is what granddad bought back during the Depression. He bought this land over here I think in the 70s and then he asked me if I'd like to move out here on it, and of course I did. I jumped at the chance,” Meyer said.
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Thirteen More Wendy’s Shut as Meritage’s Bankruptcy Closure Count Climbs Past 33
On the morning of October 18, customers arriving at Wendy's locations in El Reno, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Winston-Salem, Lubbock, Jacksonville, and seven other cities across seven states found the restaurants permanently closed. The Saturday shutdowns brought the total number of Meritage Hospitality Group locations closed since its September 17 Chapter 11 filing to more than 33, according to court documents reviewed by Nation's Restaurant News. It was the fourth consecutive weekend in which the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based operator has shuttered a batch of restaurants, and court filings project it will not be the last: up to 60 additional closures are expected through mid-November.
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Oklahoma’s Quilt Shop Trail Runs Through These 6 Small Towns Packed With Fabric Bolts
You pull off a two-lane highway in Oklahoma expecting a quick look, and suddenly you are lost among towering shelves of cotton prints. That is the magic of a good small-town quilt shop. Each one holds a mix of color, skill, and friendly faces that big-box stores just cannot copy....
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Norman Proposal Would Limit Housing Density on Some East-Side Properties
The East Norman Agricultural and Watershed Overlay District would set a low-density rule for qualifying agricultural properties east of 24th Avenue: generally, one home per 10 acres. On tracts of at least 40 acres, the draft would cap construction at a quarter of the property and reserve the remainder for agriculture or conservation, according to KOKH FOX 25. Teresa Elam, a Ward 5 cattle farmer whose family has lived in the Norman area for generations, drafted the proposal.