‘Cherokee Outlets’ to bring 1,000 jobs to Catoosa

About 70,000 cars per day pass by Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, which boasts a 90 percent occupancy rate for overnight guests.

Tulsa World Editorial: City can ease Turkey Mountain anxieties

It’s the city’s job to make sure all voices are heard as retail moves into the area previously used by nature lovers in the Turkey Mountain area. Everyone may not get their ideal solution, but as many interests as possible should be accommodated.

Storms leave city of Stroud strapped

Like other centers in the outlet industry, business had dropped off.

At the end of October, sales in outlet center stores open at least a year had dropped almost 2 percent nationwide, according to Value Retail News.

In Stroud, about eight of the 53 stores were not in operation at the time of the tornado.

“Guess, Levi’s and the golf shop had left recently,” Maddux said. Another store was considering leaving, he said.

When the mall was announced, Tanger estimated the facility would generate $1.5 million in annual sales taxes for Stroud.

But the city has never seen figures that high.

turkey mountain: development concerns Mountain bikers urged to work with developers of project

Ribela said the next step for local Turkey Mountain enthusiasts is to share their concerns with city councilors.

“(We need) to let our public officials know we really don’t want the mall there,” he said. “If it went somewhere else, we would be fine with that.”