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The president of the Norman Chamber of Commerce, Trey Bates, was the guest speaker for Sooner Rotary Tuesday.  Bates presented  information about the growth of sales tax collections in Norman in the past 10 years and compared it with the growth experienced by Norman's main competitors, Moore, Oklahoma City and Edmond, with Moore outpacing the other three communities in expanding their sales tax base.

Norman needs to focus on how to be perceived as a good place to do business in order to bring businesses and customers to Norman, Bates said.