The Southwest Regional Transportation Planning Organization (SORTPO) is seeking public input as it develops a 20-year regional transportation plan (RTP). SORTPO is a partnership of local government organizations and serves 16 counties, including Grady County. The primary purpose of the Forward 45 RTP is to…
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Chickasha Economic Development Council board approved two applications for the Small Business Start-Up program. Red Dirt Catering is opening at 118 N. 5th Street. EDC Director Jim Cowan explained that the owner recently moved back to Oklahoma from…
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The Chickasha City Council has passed a resolution setting the effective date for the first of two tax increment finance (TIF) districts approved in September. The resolution passed by a vote of 6–3, with council members Smith, Alexander, Nelson, Ginn, Hebblethwaite, and Mayor Grayson voting…
#TheGoodStuff is a column by EDC Director Jim Cowan. It is published weekly in the Chickasha Express-Star. At their monthly meeting in OKC this week, ODOT Commissioners voted on a full agenda of projects across the state and one of them was approving an 80/20…
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Monday evening, the Chickasha City Council voted unanimously to approve the reimbursement of $124,750 to Luigi’s Italian Restaurant through the Central Business District (Downtown) Building Grant program. Luigi’s application for the program was accepted by the EDC and City Council in January. They were reimbursed…
The Chickasha campus of the Canadian Valley Technology Center (CV Tech) will host the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) for one of six Employer Outreach Seminars. These seminars are designed to engage and inform employers across the state on a variety of topics to help…
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The Chickasha City Council voted 5-4 on September 3rd to adopt the “Gateway to Chickasha” Economic Development Project Plan, which creates two tax increment finance (TIF) districts. Council members Kea Ginn, Georgianne Hebblethwaite, Erica Alexander, Oscar Nelson, and mayor Zach Grayson voted in favor of…
