Norman

Norman Forklift Parts - Norman (population 110,925) is a city in Oklahoma. Part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and the county seat of Cleveland County, the city is 30 km south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is the 3rd-biggest city in Oklahoma State.

Money Magazine named Norman as the country's sixth best small city. It is the center of employment and business within Cleveland County

Norman was established during the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889 and was incorporated during the year 1891. Norman is home to the largest university within the state, encouraging the development of scientific and technological research businesses in Norman. The University of Oklahoma has a student population of approximately 30,000, and a workforce of nearly 11,000. The research programs of the campus contributed over $277 million to the economy in the year 2009.

With the Louisiana Purchase in the year 1803, the central Oklahoma region became part of the United States. The Creek Nation was relocated to the region now called Norman by the United States Government in the years 1832 to 1833. Creek Nation was one of five Native American tribes which the United States officially recognized via treaty. Prior to the American Civil War the US government began relocating the tribes to Oklahoma.

The National Weather Center place is within the city of Norman in addition to some climate-and-weather-related organizations. The NWC is part of a collaborative effort between the national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Oklahoma. Norman is a prime place for a planned National Weather Museum. The academic and public weather research activities in Norman have drawn numerous private meteorological businesses, like for instance Weathernews Americas, Inc., Vieux and Associates, Inc., WeatherBank, Inc., Computational Geosciences, Inc. and Weather Decision Technologies

Numerous other public and private scientific ventures are located in Norman. The renewable energy sector consists of the Oklahoma Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Renewable Energy Council. Bergey Windpower provides small wind turbines and SouthWest NanoTechnologies makes carbon nanotubes.

Other businesses which contribute to the local economy consists of the Norman Regional Health System, Norman Public Schools and Griffin Memorial Hospital. Significant companies include Hitachi, AT&T, Albon Engineering, Astellas Pharma Technologies, Xyant Technology, RiskMetrics Group, Sysco Corporation, Office Max National Sales Center and SITEL.