"Rickey Hayes is, without a doubt, the most capable economic development director of any municipality that I have worked with in my 20+ years of legal practice. My practice principally involves the development of retail facilities in cities across the United States. He was able to define a very unique and difficult market area and presented a compelling story to both retailers and retail shopping center developers that the City of Owasso was a critical location for retail outlets and shopping center developments.

Rickey is not only very knowledgeable in all aspects of public/private partnerships between municipalities, retailers and shopping center developers, but also never failed to "go the extra mile" and do whatever was prudent for the municipality in its attempt to increase its economic base of shopping center development, retailers and, most importantly, sources of tax revenue. He has the level of sophistication necessary to succeed in all aspects of incentivized commercial development."

Raymond J. Kane
Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan, PC
Dallas, Texas

"As a designer of Master Planned Communities, I have been blessed to have worked on large newly developing communities in over thirty-six states and nine foreign countries. This experience has given me the opportunity to meet and work with professional people that develop these master plans and transform them to reality. I can truthfully say, without any exception the most experienced and most qualified of these people is Mr. Rickey Hayes.

I would offer Mr. Hayes any opportunity where good and quality is the community's desire."

Bland P. Pittman, President
Pittman Poe & Associates, Inc.
Tulsa, Oklahoma