Our Projects

            The law firm serves as development counsel principally on projects located in Oklahoma, and has also served as development counsel on projects in the upper mid-west.  The firm’s recent work includes several economic development projects utilizing tax increment financing, including:      

The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center (OUHSC) is a campus of hospital, health service, research and medical education facilities serving the state and region.  Since 1966, it has grown from a 20 to 240 acre center under a master plan for land acquisition and development resulting in $1 billion in new investment and addition of more than 10,000 new jobs.  

 
The Oklahoma Health Center Economic Development Project supports the development and expansion of the OUHSC by the creation of the Presbyterian Health Foundation Research Park, a bio-tech park, where new investment exceeds $125 million and is estimated to double over the next five to ten years. New payroll is approximately $50 million a year and will increase to more than $100 million per year within five to ten years.  

 
Oklahoma City’s Downtown Central Business District Redevelopment Program, administered by its Urban Renewal Authority, has generated more than $1 billion in new development and is responsible for many of the landmark buildings and attractions in downtown Oklahoma City, including Leadership Square and Myriad Gardens.  

 
Oklahoma City’s Downtown/MAPS Economic Development Project aims to maximize the private development potential generated by the Metropolitan Area Projects. The goal is to stimulate at least $200 million in new private investment and development of residential properties and $100 million in additional hotel, retail or commercial ventures. In addition, the project should spur some $150 million in additional public and private nonprofit development.  The firm has played a leading role in the development of the Bricktown Entertainment Center, helping to transform a nearly abandoned industrial area into one of Oklahoma’s premier destinations.

 
The Guymon-Seaboard Economic Development Project began in 1992 as the first TIF project in Oklahoma. At a cost of $120 million, Seaboard built a state-of-the-art pork-processing facility on the location of a Swift beef-processing plant, defunct since 1987. As a result of this project, approximately 5000 new jobs have been created in Texas County, and the Seaboard plant itself generates a payroll of $45 million a year.   

 
The Durant-Cardinal Economic Development Project consists of a business and industrial park, anchored by a $100-million glass manufacturing facility constructed by Cardinal Glass Industries. The plant will employ at least 250 people, with an estimated payroll of over $10 million a year. The project is expected to attract additional investment of some $50 million and to generate an additional 120 full-time-equivalent jobs.

 
The Midwest City Downtown Redevelopment Project includes the redevelopment and revitalization of the city’s original downtown area. The vision is to create “Town Center Plaza at Midwest City,” as a 90-acre, mixed-use development combining large and small retailers and restaurants with office, hotel and residential properties, as well as parks, plazas and green spaces—in a “main street” or “town square” atmosphere. Between 500 and 1,000 new jobs are expected within seven years, with direct payrolls ranging from $7.5 million a year in the near term, to over $15 million upon project completion.

 
The Norman Campus Corner Revitalization Project is reclaiming a significant landmark area of Norman, returning Campus Corner to a commercially vibrant shopping and retail destination and advancing its potential for tourism. Public investments, which include enhancements to utilities, streetscape, landscape, signage and sidewalks, are stimulating private investment by current business owners as well as new businesses. The result is a source of pride for the City of Norman .  

      
The Shawnee Downtown Revitalization Project constitutes that city’s strategy for funding streetscape improvements and beautification of its historic downtown area. The aim is to use these public investments to stimulate corresponding private investment in the area, primarily for renovation and restoration of existing buildings and facades. Included in the plan is the redevelopment of the historic Aldridge Hotel building to provide affordable senior housing for the community. The estimated public investment is $5 million.     

        
The Tecumseh Community Enhancement Project is the financial component of a strategy for revitalization of Tecumseh, designed to stimulate commercial, retail and service-oriented redevelopment, as well as to improve public property, including schools and parks. The goal for total private investment is $15 million to supplement $1.5 million in public investment from tax increments.

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