McLain Alumni, Parents and Community showed up this morning to celebrate the students; it was an awesome showing of support (10/6/2022). On Friday, 10/7/2022 Dr. Turner-Addison, McLain Alumni and supporters showed up again to celebrate our students.
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The first 2 years of the North Tulsa Back 2 School Parent/Community Enrichment Extravaganza was organized by Dr. Lana Turner-Addison, while serving as the Community Relations Manager for OSU-Tulsa, serving on the Tulsa Public Schools Board. Dr. Lana Turner-Addison, continues to organize the event and work with others to ensure students and families have access to resources and supplies needed.
Thank you for attending the June 24, 2022 News conference to announce completion of a milestone in the Peoria Enhancements / Peoria Connection.
Press Conference
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: McLain High School parking lot, 4929 N. Peoria Ave.
TULSA, Okla. — The City of Tulsa and various other Tulsa leaders announced they have selected Wallace Roberts & Todd (WRT) to develop the Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood Master Plan in a Tuesday morning press conference.
The Master Plan has a major redevelopment strategy to guide the growth of 56 acres of land in and around Greenwood.
Some key project goals of the Master Plan include:
Alfresco Group’s announcement of Phase I development of a new boutique hotel property, the Stradford21 hotel. This significant property will commemorate J.B. Stradford and the original hotel at 301 N. Greenwood that was destroyed in the 1921 Race Massacre. At the time, it was the largest Black-owned and operated, black-guest-only hotel in America. The company will break ground on the hotel in September, followed by other developments in the future. The expected date of completion is March 2023.
The groundbreaking will be held at the Southwest corner of 36th North MLKB, directly across from Westview Clinic.
NTEDi Members Advocacy and support of the Alfresco Group LLC, TIF is paying off, and will results in benefits to the north Tulsa community!
The Tulsa City Council has approved $16-million to develop land near East 36th Street North and MLK Jr. Boulevard. The city is making it a Tax Increment Finance District (TIF).
The money will be used to create a multi-use building that includes residential units, a hotel and retail space.
The $16-million to help pay for the project will come from taxes, but the entire development comes with a $ 75-million price tag.
Tulsa-based developer Alfresco Group will be in charge of the project when it breaks ground in September of 2021.
NTEDi Regular Scheduled Meetings are open to the public. Only members are recognized by the President to speak at meetings and make announcements. However, a request may be granted by president, if non-member made the request 5 days prior to NTEDi Regular Scheduled Meeting.
NTEDi Meetings are Held the Second Monday of every month.
Location: Greenwood Business Resource Center, Conference Room.
Next Meeting Scheduled
Date: March 13, 2023
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
If you would like to attend via Zoom please email: NTEDi.North@gmail.com
and we will send you your special invitation.
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NTEDi Board Meeting
Membership Sign Up Form
Completion of a milestone in the Peoria Enhancements (Connection) Vision Tulsa project – Installation of new LED Street lights. We also will highlight more aspects of this project and preview what is coming up next.
Speakers on the agenda: Mayor G.T. Bynum; Lana Turner-Addison, President of North Tulsa Economic Development initiative; Jennifer Ellis, Vice- President of Distribution, Public Service Company of Oklahoma; and Deborah Gist, Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools.
Pictured (wearing the yellow tie) is Mr. Willie Barney, who is the Founder, President, and Facilitator of Empowerment Network. Also pictured is Dr. Lana Turner-Addison, Jonathan Long, Brandon Oldham, Dion'trae Hayes, and Ashley Townsend. These individual served as part of the Tulsa Delegation team who attended the conference on May 19 & 20, 2022.
The Empowerment Network is a collaborative of residents, leaders, and organizations working to facilitate positive change in Omaha, Nebraska and other cities across the country. The Network works collectively to improve the economic condition and quality of life for African-Americans, North Omaha residents and citizens in the Greater Omaha area.
The Evans Fintube meeting to hear final presentations from Teams advanced to be evaluated: Team Alchemy and Greenwood Phoenix The date of the final community meeting is set for April 5th from 5:30-8:00 PM at the 36th Street North Event Center.
City of Tulsa Council Meeting
The regular City Council meeting are held Wednesday
beginning at 5:00 pm.
in the Council Chamber of
City Hall, 175 E. 2nd St. Tulsa, OK
and/or via Live during Covid-19
The North Tulsa Economic Development Initiative (NTEDi) a nonprofit 501 (C) (3) is organized to provide leadership for the north Tulsa community based on economic development endeavors, and to improve the wellbeing and quality of life for individuals in the community. NTEDi provides a continuous source of vision, inspiration, innovation and constructive influence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Key projects and the work of NTEDi are focused on Creating, Investing, and Advocating to Build Wealth in the north Tulsa community, as we support businesses in the community. NTEDi is also focused on promoting quality housing and homeownership in north Tulsa. NTEDi continues to work with the Tulsa community, partners and stakeholders to develop, lead and promote the many great assets in north Tulsa, such as: Good Highway access, 36th Street North Corridor Area, Higher Education beyond high school, Close proximity to downtown, Gilcrease Museum, Land available for development, Neighborhood Schools, Shoppes on Peoria, and the Peoria Connection (Corridor). NTEDi is committed to operating with the highest standard of integrity and serve a as a model for the responsible management and use of human and financial resources.
NTEDi members nurtured an idea conceived more than twelve (12) years ago in north Tulsa. Former City of Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor and north Tulsa residents who saw it beneficial to pursue works collectively to improve Retail/Business Development, Housing/Homeownership, Education,Workforce Development and Marketing efforts in
North Tulsa.
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"Truth never damages a cause that is just."
- Mahatma Gandhi
