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December 2018 Newsletter – From the Executive Director

Dec 10, 2018 | Headlines

Hello! Enid, Oklahoma has set a goal to have $1 billion in total retail sales by 2025. In 2010, we had $650 million. Last year, we had $815 million. This year, we are on track to exceed $850 million. We are on our way! As part of this effort to grow, over the last few...

Enid-Filmed Movie Will Make its World Premiere at Sundance

Dec 10, 2018 | Headlines

Another movie filmed in Enid and Northwest Oklahoma will make its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next year. “To The Stars” was chosen from among 14,250 submissions to the festival and will make its world premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park...

Emerson Middle Schools Innovative Learning Studio Integrates Technology Into Teaching

Dec 4, 2018 | Headlines

Emerson Middle School is moving closer to the cutting edge in education, thanks to a $40,000 grant school faculty spent nearly two years chasing. The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust grant was earned in April, and since then Emerson staff has been hard at work...

‘Vance Proud’: Commander Highlights Increased Pilot Output and Base Upgrades

Dec 3, 2018 | Headlines

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Col. Corey Simmons, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, paused Monday to provide updates on the base’s efforts to increase pilot production, and on some recent and planned infrastructure projects. Simmons...

Early Childhood Center Groundbreaking

Nov 19, 2018 | Headlines

Ground was broken Thursday on a new early childhood center at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid campus. The $2.1 million project is a collaborative effort between Enid Public Schools and Northwestern, which promises to benefit both, NWOSU-Enid Dean Wayne...