Norman, Okla., is located in the center of Oklahoma and is strategically situated near the crossroads of I-40, I-44 and I-35.

In Norman, businesses and investors find business incubators, state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure and facilities. The technology developed in Norman is utilized worldwide. Some of the corporations located in Norman are:

Norman's workforce supports many industries and is both skilled and educated, with 43% of Norman residents holding a bachelor's degree or better.

 

 

 

 

Don Wood
Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Norman is an ideal location for companies because it makes good business sense," says Don Wood, executive director of the Norman Economic Development Coalition. "Our marketing philosophy is that we sell what we have here in the community, which is an excellent quality of life, a low cost of living, and a work force ready and able to get the job done, no matter how big or how small or how technologically sophisticated the industry."

NEDC Board of Directors
July 2005 - June 2006

CHAIRPERSON
Ted Greb
Manager, Community Relations
OG&E
(Term ends June 30, 2006)

VICE CHAIRPERSON
B.C. (Bob) Danner
Chief Executive Officer
Bio-Cide International
(Term ends June 30, 2007)

SECRETARY/TREASURER
Lois Lawler-Brown
Coordinator, Education Leadership Oklahoma
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation
(Term ends June 30, 2008)

MEMBERS AT LARGE
Joe Harroz
Legal Council
University of Oklahoma
(Term ends June 30, 2007)

Lindy Ritz
Director
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
(Term ends June 30, 2006)

Lee Williams
VP Research, Dean Graduate College
University of Oklahoma
(Term ends June 30, 2008)

CORE MEMBERS
Dan Davis
Executive Director,
Office of Technology Development
University of Oklahoma

Anna-Mary Suggs
Executive Director
Norman Chamber of Commerce

Brad Gambill
City Manager
City of Norman

 


 

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