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TULSA – Owasso-based economic development consultant Retail Attractions has added six client cities in three states. That addition of Coffeyville, Caney, Independence and Cherryvale in Kansas, plus the Texas town of Heath and Mandan in North Dakota, gives Retail Attractions founder Rickey Hayes...

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Business is booming in Muskogee — at least on Shawnee Bypass. Shawnee Bypass to Walmart or Main Street and U.S. 69 is where the main interest is for big developers, said City Manager Greg Buckley. The amount of traffic in that area is tremendous, with 21,436 vehicles passing between 11th and 15t...

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Paris and Lamar County is larger than its governmental boundaries when looking through a retailer’s eyes. Rickey Hayes, of Retail Attractions, LLC, said, “It’s a place with hundreds of square miles of consumers. The trade area includes all of the smaller communities that are in Southeastern Oklah...

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The Mandan City Commission this week hired two consultants for $53,500 to be more aggressive in landing retail and restaurant businesses. The action passed 4-1. Commissioner Dot Frank voted no. Retail Attractions LLC's contract will be for $48,500 and Crossroads Communications LLC will be paid...

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ENID — Selling a city to national retailers sometimes is a slow process, but retail consultant Rickey Hayes said he is seeing movement. “It’s starting to loosen up,” he said. “The financing is better with the economy at least stable and moving up. Most of the corporate and commercial realtors ar...

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CLAREMORE — Owasso resident Ricky Hayes will be retained by the City of Claremore for another year, as members of the Claremore Public Works Authority have approved Hayes’ contract for Hayes to provide economic development services. Approved at last week’s CPWA meeting, Hayes’ latest contract i...

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Towns either grow or they die. Just like anything else in the world, there is no middle ground. As Rickey Hayes of Retail Attractions, Inc., said recently, "Paris has the potential to be the city on the hill." The Paris Economic Development Corp. has a mission to grow and retain business and indu...

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The market assessment unveiled during a strategy meeting hosted by the Paris Economic Development Corporation last week had a lot of data indicating Paris has a ton of potential when it comes to attracting retail development. The most fascinating part of the presentation from Rickey Hayes of Re...

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