Tulsa's Port of Catoosa preps for construction boom

From: THE JOURNAL RECORD | Date: January 25, 2008| Author: Kirby Lee Davis | Copyright information

Several new and expanding companies at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa will fill more than 500,000 square feet of new construction this year.

Richard A. Voth, deputy port director and director of business development, attributed the growth to heightened demand for grains, fertilizer and steel, much of that driven by the surging energy and petrochemical industries.

"You should see the backlogs for these guys," he said of the port's 66 tenants, employing a work force of about 4,000. "The...