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FISTA Building |Photo by Christopher Bryan

Lawton OKs $2M more in funding for FISTA

Eric Swanson

Thursday, January 27, 2022

LAWTON – Lawton City Council has granted the FISTA Development Trust Authority’s request for an additional $2 million, which will come from the city’s 2019 Industrial Development Capital Improvement Projects fund. The council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve the request. Councilman Jay Burk was absent.

Ward 2 Councilmember Kelly Harris, left, and May Stan Booker listen during a Lawton City Council meeting. The council put off addressing a request for additional funds that will help FISTA cover the cost of renovating the Sears building. ERIC SWANSON|LEDGER PHOTO

Lawton Council delays action on additional $2 million FISTA request

Eric Swanson

Thursday, January 20, 2022

LAWTON — Officials with the FISTA Development Trust Authority will have to wait until later this month to learn whether the Lawton City Council approves a request for additional funds. The council decided Jan.

LEDGER PHOTO BY CARL LEWIS Lawton City Council members hear a progress report on the FISTA Trust Authority’s efforts to recruit defense contractors during a council meeting Tuesday.

Council receives FISTA update, notes better than expected performance

Eric Swanson

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Fires Innovation Science and Technology Center Accelerator Development Trust Authority’s efforts to recruit defense contractors are starting to pay off, the organization’s chairman said Tuesday.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey - The vacant Sears department store in Lawton’s Central Mall.

Lawton moves forward with tech park plan

News Staff

Thursday, September 24, 2020

A former Sears department store in Lawton’s Central Mall may not sit empty much longer.

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