{"id":2310780,"date":"2026-03-03T19:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2310780"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:04:14","slug":"50-million-in-funding-approved-for-norman-rock-creek-entertainment-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/50-million-in-funding-approved-for-norman-rock-creek-entertainment-district\/","title":{"rendered":"$50 million in funding approved for Norman Rock Creek Entertainment District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <span class=\"storyLocation\">NORMAN, Okla. &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A planned billion-dollar entertainment district in Norman has gained approval from Cleveland County leaders, who approved a $50 million note to help fund the Rock Creek Entertainment project<\/p>\n<p>The BAN, or bond anticipation note, allots for a short-term loan in the amount of $50 million, to help fund the proposed Rock Creek Entertainment District arena. BANs are often issued by municipalities or government agencies and typically reach maturity in one year or less. BANs are repaid using the proceeds from a subsequent, long-term bond sale.<\/p>\n<p>The funding announcement comes a month after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that plans to build the district can move forward without a public vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromoEnhancementA\">\n<p>    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"AnchorLink\" href=\"#oklahoma-supreme-court-upholds-ruling-invalidating-norman-tif-referendum-petition\" id=\"oklahoma-supreme-court-upholds-ruling-invalidating-norman-tif-referendum-petition\" name=\"oklahoma-supreme-court-upholds-ruling-invalidating-norman-tif-referendum-petition\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds ruling invalidating Norman TIF referendum petition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9.com\/oklahoma-city-news\/oklahoma-supreme-court-ruling-norman-tif-referendum\"><picture data-cropname=\"medium-16x9\"><source width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-image-size=\"medium-16x9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.griffin.news\/dims4\/default\/34f27f8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1280x719+0+0\/resize\/500x281!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffueltools-prod01-public.fuelmedia.io%2F59e240fa-1ef9-4713-94e5-5289dca38660%2F20260204%2Fcafb57ba-0725-4b85-8ad8-0482f2389acc%2F639057803571489339_thumbnail.png\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>    <span class=\"Link-icon\" data-type=\"video\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M240,128a15.74,15.74,0,0,1-7.6,13.51L88.32,229.65a16,16,0,0,1-16.2.3A15.86,15.86,0,0,1,64,216.13V39.87a15.86,15.86,0,0,1,8.12-13.82,16,16,0,0,1,16.2.3L232.4,114.49A15.74,15.74,0,0,1,240,128Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"PagePromoEnhancementA-content\">\n<p>\n        The state\u2019s highest court upheld a ruling blocking a referendum on Norman\u2019s Rock Creek TIF project, finding the petition summary misleading.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline-content\">\n<p>February 3, 2026 12:24 PM<\/p>\n<p>3 min read<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The entertainment district will include a new arena for the University of Oklahoma, which will house sports such as men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball as well as gymnastics.<\/p>\n<p>The project is scheduled to be finished by 2029.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromoEnhancementA\">\n<p>    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"AnchorLink\" href=\"#q-a-whats-next-for-normans-rock-creek-entertainment-district\" id=\"q-a-whats-next-for-normans-rock-creek-entertainment-district\" name=\"q-a-whats-next-for-normans-rock-creek-entertainment-district\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-media\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: What\u2019s next for Norman\u2019s Rock Creek Entertainment District?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news9.com\/story\/689575487d4bd1efd24c3767\/q-a-what-s-next-for-norman-s-rock-creek-entertainment-district-\"><picture data-cropname=\"medium-16x9\"><source width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-image-size=\"medium-16x9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.griffin.news\/dims4\/default\/98acf3f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1280x719+0+0\/resize\/500x281!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffueltools-prod01-public.fuelmedia.io%2F59e240fa-1ef9-4713-94e5-5289dca38660%2F20250808%2Fc1fb98f3-f894-41a6-a214-bb516c5d7f0c%2F638902223764227252_thumbnail.png\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.griffin.news\/dims4\/default\/98acf3f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/1280x719+0+0\/resize\/500x281!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffueltools-prod01-public.fuelmedia.io%2F59e240fa-1ef9-4713-94e5-5289dca38660%2F20250808%2Fc1fb98f3-f894-41a6-a214-bb516c5d7f0c%2F638902223764227252_thumbnail.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>    <span class=\"Link-icon\" data-type=\"video\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M240,128a15.74,15.74,0,0,1-7.6,13.51L88.32,229.65a16,16,0,0,1-16.2.3A15.86,15.86,0,0,1,64,216.13V39.87a15.86,15.86,0,0,1,8.12-13.82,16,16,0,0,1,16.2.3L232.4,114.49A15.74,15.74,0,0,1,240,128Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"PagePromoEnhancementA-content\">\n<p>\n        The project has faced legal challenges, and is currently pending a decision in Oklahoma\u2019s Supreme Court. But Cleveland County officials decided Thursday to push forward.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline\">\n<div class=\"PagePromo-byline-content\">\n<p>August 7, 2025 11:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>1 min read<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '873770602487653',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.news9.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NORMAN, Okla. &#8211; A planned billion-dollar entertainment district in Norman has gained approval from Cleveland County leaders, who approved a $50 million note to help fund the Rock Creek Entertainment project The BAN, or bond anticipation note, allots for a short-term loan in the amount of $50 million, to help fund the proposed Rock Creek [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2310781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2310780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/50-million-in-funding-approved-for-Norman-Rock-Creek-Entertainment.io2F59e240fa-1ef9-4713-94e5-5289dca386602F202.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2310780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2310782,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2310780\/revisions\/2310782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2310780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2310780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2310780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}