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THE DISTRICT: A Taste of Life at The District
09/08/2022 - Three new tenants celebrate grand opening HomeGrown Meat Co | The Cellar | The Wild HareMidAmerica’s The District celebrated the grand opening of three new tenants on July 28 at ‘A Taste of Life at the District.’ The event featured live music, food and... read more
Cherokee Nation partnering with MidAmerica to build and operate $16 million childcare center
09/08/2022 - Cherokee Nation is partnering with MidAmerica Industrial Park after donating land for the tribe to build and operate a $16 Million childcare center in Mayes County. The Cherokee Nation is investing millions to construct a 27,000-square foot Cherokee Nation Child Development Center. It will feature 12 classrooms, two of which will be... read more
WORKFORCE HIGHLIGHT: MidAmerica hosts STEM Interns
09/08/2022 - MidAmerica kicked off its second cohort of STEM interns this summer with nine new students from area school districts. The students spent the summer learning a variety of STEM applications, visited eight MidAmerica companies and three state universities to learn more about local STEM careers and educational pathways. The students... read more
Google announces additional investment of more than $75 Million in 2022 at MidAmerica
09/08/2022 - Google Provides $100,000 Education Grant to Chouteau-Mazie School District In early May, Google announced plans to invest more than $75 million in Oklahoma in 2022 during an event at its data center in Pryor. Google has called Oklahoma home for more than a decade, and the company is continuing to invest in its... read more
Walmart to purchase 4,500 Canoo electric vehicles to be used for last mile deliveries in support of its growing ecommerce business
09/08/2022 - The retailer will be the first to receive Canoo’s Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle which is anticipated to begin hitting the road for Walmart deliveries in 2023. Walmart has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle ... read more
MAIP NEW TEAM MEMBERS
09/08/2022 - Kevin Vanover | Director of Engineering and Construction Growth can be scary for some, but Kevin Vanover is excited and ready for the challenge. Originally from Miami, Oklahoma, Kevin lived through his community losing thousands of jobs along with hundreds of families, and couldn’t be more excited about bringing... read more
MAIP COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: RAE Corporation
09/08/2022 - RAE Family Foundations donates 7,400 pounds of food through mobile food pantryRAE Corporation’s Family Foundation hosted the first ever mobile food pantry for the MidAmerica community earlier this year. It was the first distribution at the Park, but the second largest distribution, in terms of total people served,... read more
State of Oklahoma announces Northern Data to build North American Operational Center at MidAmerica Industrial Park
09/08/2022 - Northern Data to build campus of Tier 3-ready, modular data centers and purchase 250 MW of power from Grand River Dam AuthorityOfficials with the State of Oklahoma, MidAmerica Industrial Park and Grand River Dam Authority recently announced the successful recruitment and strategic partnership with global tech company, Northern Data. Northern... read more
Walmart to Purchase 4,500 Canoo Electric Delivery Vehicles to be Used for Last Mile Deliveries in Support of Its Growing eCommerce Business
07/12/2022 - Bentonville, AR – (July 12, 2022) Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV), a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used to deliver online orders... read more
MidAmerica Newsletter Vol. 2022.01
02/14/2022 - MidAmerica's newsletter highlights Park updates, companies located in the Park, a message from Chief Administrative Officer David Stewart and much more. To read our most recent edition, Volume 2022.01, click here. read more
