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  1. #851

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    WOW! that looks fun,but i'd be happy with an obervation deck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thunder View Post
    This would be fun on top of the tower.

    I'm actually going to Vegas next month. I am definitely riding that!

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    I rode all three of those rides at the top of the stratosphere. Insanity (the one that looks like a big claw that spins around) is ridiculous. i was holding on so tight my palms were sweating. nothing like spinning 1000 feet in the air.

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    I love those rides that high up. It certainly adds to the thrill. The Big Shot was my favorite...

    The Thrill Ride that Touches the Sky!

    Strap in to the Big Shot and prepare to be shot 160 feet in the air at 45 miles per hour as you overlook the majestic Las Vegas Valley. In a matter of seconds, the Big Shot thrill ride catapults 16 riders from the 921-foot high platform up the Tower's mast to a height of 1,081 feet and down again. Before you catch your breath, you'll be shot back up again! Experience a gut-wrenching four 'G's of force on the way up, and feel negative 'G's on the way down as your legs dangle in the Las Vegas skyline.



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    SouthsideSooner,

    Devon can easily add that ride to touch 1,000'.

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    Allright...time to close this thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CuatrodeMayo View Post
    Allright...time to close this thread.
    Why? Devon Tower is not completed yet.

  8. #858

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    I'd like to see how long this thread gets when the tower is actually completed.

  9. #859

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    Cuatro - I agree...if what you mean is...let's get back on track!! LOL...although it is easy to get sidetracked...

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    i think the thread should be renamed devon tower discussion and when construction starts then you start an official constuction thread like they do on skyscraperpage.com

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    Devon Continues with Future Projects
    Posted: Jan 7, 2009 04:13 PM

    By Alex Cameron, NEWS 9

    Devon's Chairman and CEO said the company will reduce its drilling activity this year, but unless energy prices hit rock-bottom, they will continue moving forward, as scheduled, with longer-term projects.

    "2009 is going to be a tough year for everybody. We're not immune from that. We'll certainly have to reduce our budget some," Nichols said.

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- 2009 is expected to be a challenging year for businesses, even in "recession-proof" Oklahoma City. The economy has many concerned the city will lose its forward momentum.

    Devon Energy is one of the city's most critical businesses, with close to 2,000 employees. Devon's Chairman and CEO Larry Nichols said, despite the economy, plans for a new building and expansions haven't changed.

    "2009 is going to be a tough year for everybody. We're not immune from that. We'll certainly have to reduce our budget some," Nichols said.

    Devon's Chairman and CEO said the company will reduce its drilling activity this year, but unless energy prices hit rock-bottom, they will continue moving forward, as scheduled, with longer-term projects like the construction of Devon's new headquarters.

    "It's a long-term project. We said it would take a year to plan it and three years to build it, so we're still on that schedule," Nichols said.

    Since the building's conceptual design was unveiled last August, architects have been refining it, getting it ready for actual construction. Nichols said expansion of the west galleria parking lot will begin this summer, while work on the massive tower should commence soon after.

    "This fall, 2009, we will start demolition for part of the site where the tower's going to go, so we can build the piers to support the building," Devon's Chairman and CEO said.

    A $750 million project that will be 54 stories high. Nichols said they haven't cut the height of the building, but they are looking at ways to save money on the project, and are carefully watching spending.

    Still, Nichols said they won't cut any figurative corners on the project, just as they haven't with the business.

    "We're certainly having bad times in this country, but Devon will be able to continue with all our essential programs, and be in even better shape when this economy rebounds, which it will," Nichols said.

    In the meantime, Nichols said, construction costs are coming down, which is a great help in getting the building built on schedule. The plan is for Devon employees to move into the new headquarters building in the winter of 2012-20

  12. #862

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    Quote Originally Posted by sethsrott View Post
    Devon Continues with Future Projects
    Posted: Jan 7, 2009 04:13 PM

    By Alex Cameron, NEWS 9

    Devon's Chairman and CEO said the company will reduce its drilling activity this year, but unless energy prices hit rock-bottom, they will continue moving forward, as scheduled, with longer-term projects.

    "2009 is going to be a tough year for everybody. We're not immune from that. We'll certainly have to reduce our budget some," Nichols said.

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- 2009 is expected to be a challenging year for businesses, even in "recession-proof" Oklahoma City. The economy has many concerned the city will lose its forward momentum.

    Devon Energy is one of the city's most critical businesses, with close to 2,000 employees. Devon's Chairman and CEO Larry Nichols said, despite the economy, plans for a new building and expansions haven't changed.

    "2009 is going to be a tough year for everybody. We're not immune from that. We'll certainly have to reduce our budget some," Nichols said.

    Devon's Chairman and CEO said the company will reduce its drilling activity this year, but unless energy prices hit rock-bottom, they will continue moving forward, as scheduled, with longer-term projects like the construction of Devon's new headquarters.

    "It's a long-term project. We said it would take a year to plan it and three years to build it, so we're still on that schedule," Nichols said.

    Since the building's conceptual design was unveiled last August, architects have been refining it, getting it ready for actual construction. Nichols said expansion of the west galleria parking lot will begin this summer, while work on the massive tower should commence soon after.

    "This fall, 2009, we will start demolition for part of the site where the tower's going to go, so we can build the piers to support the building," Devon's Chairman and CEO said.

    A $750 million project that will be 54 stories high. Nichols said they haven't cut the height of the building, but they are looking at ways to save money on the project, and are carefully watching spending.

    Still, Nichols said they won't cut any figurative corners on the project, just as they haven't with the business.

    "We're certainly having bad times in this country, but Devon will be able to continue with all our essential programs, and be in even better shape when this economy rebounds, which it will," Nichols said.

    In the meantime, Nichols said, construction costs are coming down, which is a great help in getting the building built on schedule. The plan is for Devon employees to move into the new headquarters building in the winter of 2012-20
    I hope they will not cut corners with building the devon tower

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    Sound like they might actually be able to afford to do more...

    Worst case is that they expand the parking garage and don't build a tower. It'd be urban renewal all over again: more parking, less places to go after you park...

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    Quote Originally Posted by dmoor82 View Post
    I hope they will not cut corners with building the devon tower
    "Still, Nichols said they won't cut any figurative corners on the project, just as they haven't with the business."

    Did you even read that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by worthy cook View Post
    i think the thread should be renamed devon tower discussion and when construction starts then you start an official constuction thread like they do on skyscraperpage.com
    I would like to see this also!





    i'd also like to see more of an OKC presence on skyscrapercity!

  16. #866

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    Proof that this is moving forward:

    The construction going on behind the downtown library is related to the building.

    Other updates:

    The Colcord will be connected to the Devon tower on the Basement lever, ground floor, and second floor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platemaker View Post
    Proof that this is moving forward:

    The construction going on behind the downtown library is related to the building.

    Other updates:

    The Colcord will be connected to the Devon tower on the Basement lever, ground floor, and second floor.
    This is great news, how do you know this?

  18. #868

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platemaker View Post
    Proof that this is moving forward:

    The construction going on behind the downtown library is related to the building.

    Other updates:

    The Colcord will be connected to the Devon tower on the Basement lever, ground floor, and second floor.
    How is it proof without proof of the proof?

  19. #869

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    LOL... I have to pull a metro on this... "I can't tell you how I know" ...very sorry.

    jbrown.... help me out.... !!!

  20. #870

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    Ok...

    I work at _____________ and work with people from ________ and _________ on a daily basis. They have been surveying ________ and _________ recently, and have been having conversations and showing plans for ____________ for which I was lucky enough to be around at the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platemaker View Post
    Ok...

    I work at _____________ and work with people from ________ and _________ on a daily basis. They have been surveying ________ and _________ recently, and have been having conversations and showing plans for ____________ for which I was lucky enough to be around at the time.
    Great, I love Madlibs!!!!

    Here is mine:

    I work at toilet and work with people from Sun and Moon on a daily basis. They have been surveying Itchy and Scratchy recently, and have been having conversations and showing plans for ME for which I was lucky enough to be around at the time.

    How close was I?

  22. #872

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    Love it!

  23. #873

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    fair enough

  24. #874

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    Having the Colcord connected to the new Devon Tower is a no-brainer, being that Devon owns the Colcord

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    Quote Originally Posted by Platemaker View Post
    jbrown.... help me out.... !!!
    I have no idea what you are talking about.

    j/k. He's completely right.

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