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BA Bluebell expansion part of $2.25M grant
A 100,000-square-foot expansion of the Bluebell creamery facility in Broken Arrow is part of a $2.25 million Business Expansion and Retention Incentive Program award, officials said.
The expansion will also add 15 jobs.
“This project will have a major impact on the local economy. Everything from the materials being purchased, equipment rentals, fuel suppliers for the heavy equipment, and the hotels and restaurants for all contractors,” said Marty Kilgore, Blue Bell Broken Arrow general manager, in a news release.
“This project is creating additional business for many in our city. That is a huge win for Broken Arrow and the surrounding communities.”
The facility is located at 8201 Oklahoma 51, just west of the interchange of the Muskogee and Creek turnpikes.
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The Tulsa World initially reported on details of the expansion last month.
Ribbon-cutting held for Phase II of The District at MidAmerica Industrial Park
A ribbon-cutting for Phase II of The District, a residential and retail area at MidAmerica Industrial Park, was held last week.
Officials from the city of Pryor, Pryor Chamber of Commerce, and West 530 development team were on hand for the event.
The District is a 162-acre development that incorporates retail, residential, parks and trails.
Phase I opened in July 2021 and includes 32,000 square feet of retail space.
Phase II is the construction and opening of West 530 luxury apartments and “completes a fusion of walkable retail areas and residential living combined with a natural environment that offers wide open spaces and outdoor activity,” a news release said.
Phase III of The District development includes a master-planned community with 100 residential homes, 10 acres of parks and outdoor spaces, which will all connect via walking and biking trail systems.
Milo’s Tea Company wins Good Housekeeping award
Milo’s Tea Company’s flagship product, Milo’s Famous Sweet Tea, has been honored as a winner of the 2023 Good Housekeeping Best Coffee and Tea Awards.
The Alabama-based producer of all-natural, fresh-brewed teas and lemonade received the prestigious accolade this month.
“We are thrilled and honored,” Milo’s Chair and CEO Tricia Wallwork said in a news release. “As a family-owned business for 77 years, our iced teas and lemonade taste like homemade because we make it the way my grandparents did — fresh brewed, using real ingredients.”
Milo’s $60 million production and distribution facility, located in the Cherokee Extension Industrial Park just west of Owasso, played a role in the company receiving Good Housekeeping’s most recent recognition.
The 108,000-square-foot center, spread over 20 acres off of 76th Street North, is among several distribution centers across all 50 states that produce the award-winning tea, which includes filtered water, fresh brewed tea and pure cane sugar.
Tulsa-area restaurant staff recognized
Restaurant staff at the Patriot Golf Club in Owasso were recently recognized for their outstanding efforts in the kitchen.
They were among more than 65 of Oklahoma’s top food service talents who were honored at the Oklahoma Restaurant Association’s 23rd annual Hirst Hospitality Awards, held at The Summit Club in Tulsa on Nov. 6.
“Oklahoma’s hospitality industry is one worth celebrating, and we are honored to recognize some of the finest employees working in the industry today,” ORA President and CEO James Leewright said in a news release. “Because of their passion and commitment to the industry, it is incredibly easy to call these employees honorees.”
The Patriot, located in Owasso’s Stone Canyon luxury neighborhood, plays host to a fine-dining restaurant within the course’s 23,500-square-foot clubhouse, which also features a bar and saloon, wine cellar, private board room and large banquet hall.
Other recipients from the Tulsa area included: Bar Serra, Elgin Park, McGill’s, McNellie’s, Mr. Kim’s, Ricardo’s, Roosevelt’s, SERVEGROUP, Summit Club, The Chalkboard, The Tavern and Yokozuna.
Honorees from more than 25 restaurants were given a commemorative gift and were eligible for raffle prizes and cash awards.
The proceeds from the Hirst Hospitality Awards support the Oklahoma Hospitality Foundation. The funds go back into the restaurant community in the form of scholarships to students engaged in culinary, restaurant management and hospitality-related studies.
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