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OU President Joe Harroz, flanked by university regents Michael Cawley and Frank Keating, discusses university business during a May 27, 2021 Board of Regents meeting.Emma Keith / The Transcript
After a year of pivoting its priorities to COVID-19 response, the University of Oklahomaâs leadership was able focus Thursday on a number of initiatives that will advance OUâs long term goals and vision.
The universityâs board approved a strategic plan-heavy agenda during its Thursday meeting. The plan, though never released to the public in its entirety, focuses heavily on making OU âa top-tier research university,â and outlines academic and cultural goals for OU over the years and decades ahead.
A fire engine races to the scene of an emergency.
Thirty-six people fled a burning west-side Bloomington apartment building without any injuries Sunday night, according to the Bloomington Fire Department.
Crews responded to a call just before 8 p.m. at the Traditions Bloomington Apartments, 265 Reeveston Drive. Upon arrival, BFD crews found flames spreading up an exterior wall into the attic space of the 20 unit apartment. Crews brought two hand lines inside for an offensive attack and search.
Fire had spread throughout the attic space and the decision was made to go offensive, a search determined all 36 residents were out of the building. No injuries were reported by residents or firefighters.
BOSTON, MA - West Shore LLC, a fully integrated multifamily real estate investment firm, announced the acquisition of three new properties: the 276-unit Mark at Chatham in Savannah, Georgia; the 301-unit 500 East Apartments in Daytona Beach, Florida; and the 315-unit Broadstone Lake Walk in College Station, Texas. The company completed the acquisitions of all three assets on December 30, 2020. With the addition of these acquisitions, West Shore now owns and operates 30 residential communities with 9,491 apartment units and well over $1.5 billion in value. We continue to expand our portfolio of multifamily assets with the addition of these three exceptional properties, said Steven P. Rosenthal, West Shore Chairman. We are very pleased to grow our presence and leverage our knowledge in these key markets in Texas, Georgia, and Florida, positioning us well for much additional future growth.
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