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February 2009 » Southwest
Southwest: Skirvin Hilton Hotel





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LOCATION: 1 Park Ave., Oklahoma City, Okla.

SIZE: 1.45 acres, of which 250,600 sq. ft. comprise the building’s footprint. ...


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Source U.S. EPA
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 70 percent Amount of increased performance the upgraded Jaguar XT5 to 37,376 six-core AMD Istanbul processor has over its quad-core predecessor. Researchers anticipate this growth in computing capacity may facilitate improved climate predictions, and fuel-efficient engines.
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 7,248 The number of sites that were assessed by EPA and its partners, between the enactment of the Brownfield law in 2002 and 2005, according to the latest data available.
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