Sunday, May 20, 2012  NEW: American Fidelity to vacate center
city  I'm out of town for a few days, which naturally means
OKC's modus operandii for these days will be to make lots of big
waves - this time regarding the headquarters of American
Fidelity, which had long been extremely interested in moving
downtown. As it happens, a curve ball got thrown, and Pete
Brzycki of OKC Talk is reporting very credible rumors that the
OPUBCO tower at Britton & Broadway has been sold to American
Fidelity. Other rumors are surfacing that the announcement will
be soon and the move could begin immediately as the ink on the
deal is now drying.  Also, reportedly, MidFirst Bank toured the
same tower and made a competing offer against American Fidelity.
MidFirst is in need of a new headquarters after outgrowing the
old facility and also with Chesapeake (reportedly) making
proactive offers to buy up their buildings. Their current
headquarters is on Grand Blvd/I-44 immediately adjacent to the
Chesapeake campus. American Fidelity i