BY BRIANNA BAILEY bbailey@opubco.com
After Bank of Oklahoma's operations center near Interstates 40 and 44 faced severe storm damage during the outbreak of tornadoes May 31, the company decided to spend about $9,000 to build an aboveground concrete bunker to protect its employees from future storms.
The company feared that the metal-framed operations center would be “turned into a pin cushion” by debris from a neighboring building supply business should the area be hit with another tornado, said Ray Magill, vice president of corporate real estate services for Bank of Oklahoma.
“This year finally justified building it for us,” Magill said.
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