Durant Development

[turnpup]

Impressive! Clearly they spared no expense on this.

[KayneMo]

Videos of proposed upgrading of US 69/75 to interstate standards through Calera and south Durant:

[KayneMo]

[Plutonic Panda]

Exciting stuff! It seems OkDOT has increased their standards as this seems like a nicely designed freeway. I love it.

[KayneMo]

It is exciting! It's much needed and long overdue. In 2015, the annual average daily traffic count here was 28,100. In comparison, the count on I-35 at WinStar was 30,800.

[KayneMo]

SteelFab, Inc. (headquartered in Charlotte, NC) will be relocating from Anna, TX to Durant and plan to open their new facility in May 2018 and hire 150 employees.

Boulder Motel, an old and sketchy motel at the corner of W Main and S 9th, is planned to be torn down and a "national chain restaurant" is to be built in it's place.

A pharmaceutical plant is proposed to be built in west Durant.

http://www.ok-durant.org/files/docum...%20Minutes.pdf

[KayneMo]

The Boulder Motel, as mentioned above, now has been demolished. It's still unknown what specifically will be built in it's place.

A new arts district is in the works along South 9th Ave in south Durant. "The idea is coming to life thanks to a $75,000 grant; $50,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts and a $25,000 match from several donors like the Choctaw Nation and Commercial Metal Company." The city will also "be kicking in about $6,000." "Most of this grant money will go toward paying architects to design the S9A."

http://www.kxii.com/content/news/New...453931643.html

http://bryancountypatriot.com/vision...ict-in-durant/

[KayneMo]

The Choctaw Nation Judicial Center broke ground today.

From Assistant Chief Jack Austin, Jr.'s Facebook page:

[KayneMo]

Choctaw Casino & Resort - Durant announces expansion

https://www.kxii.com/content/news/Ch...1zKdy8E1xfhOiY

[jonny d]

Here is a bit more on the expansion.

https://newsok.com/article/5615185/c...ort-and-casino

[mugofbeer]

Does the state get anything of significance, taxwise, from the casinos since they are on Indian land?

[Bellaboo]

Does the state get anything of significance, taxwise, from the casinos since they are on Indian land?

If a person wins over $1,199.00 on a single bet, they pay state income tax on it, less any accumulated losses.

[Plutonic Panda]

This would be pretty cool for Durant if they win: https://kfor.com/2019/02/12/oklahoma...ed-by-tv-show/

[KayneMo]

Durant is in first place as of 3:30 today! Voting ends tomorrow, Feb 19, at 10 pm.

https://www.deluxe.com/small-busines...four/#vote-now

[Bunty]

Durant is in first place as of 3:30 today! Voting ends tomorrow, Feb 19, at 10 pm.

https://www.deluxe.com/small-busines...four/#vote-now

If Durant wins, it will be a departure from the kind of towns that previously won. They were towns experiencing population declines, while Durant is one of the few towns outside Oklahoma metros that have been adding on people.

[KayneMo]

The Choctaw Nation breaks ground on $500 million expansion at the resort in Durant!
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/tr...ion-expansion/
http://www.kten.com/story/40369793/c...d-on-expansion

[Dustin]

They just expanded not too long ago! Geeze... they must be raking in the dough. Makes sense considering the handful of times I've been there I gave them all my money!

[KayneMo]

The new hotel tower is starting to rise (taken 8-28-2019):


Rendering:

[KayneMo]

Visited Durant over Labor Day weekend.

The new 19-story, Y-shaped hotel tower at Choctaw Casino Resort topped out in May 2020.


The new hotel tower on the far right and the existing hotel towers to the left. Dirt work in the foreground is the upgrading of US 69/75 to a limited-access highway.


Choctaw Casino Resort


The new Choctaw Cultural Center, scheduled to open this December.






Choctaw Nation Headquarters


Choctaw Wellness Center


Choctaw Nation Judicial Center

[HangryHippo]

Great pictures, Kayne. I love the wellness center design!

[Plutonic Panda]

Major gas plant expansion is nearing completion in Durant:

https://t.co/LGEtfGVSiG?amp=1

[Plutonic Panda]

Sky Tower hotel expansion is open:

https://journalrecord.com/2021/08/05...ion-in-durant/

https://www.choctawcasinos.com/durant/expansion/

[5alive]

Was down that way last week...traffic construction in and around that area is awful...it will be huge improvement...just not for awhile

[Plutonic Panda]

Was down that way last week...traffic construction in and around that area is awful...it will be huge improvement...just not for awhile

I believe the project through Calera is wrapping up 2023. It will be very nice when finished for years to come.

https://oklahoma.gov/odot/citizen/ma...yancounty.html

[KayneMo]

Sky Tower at the resort:



New US 69/75 bridge over Choctaw Rd underway: