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Hammer Williams brings convenience to area with Jiffy Trip stores

Feb 24, 2021 | Headlines

ENID, Okla. — It was considered radical when K.V. Williams and partner Larry Hammer opened their first Jiffy Trip convenience store in Cherokee in 1972. It was a place where you could get some food or snacks and drinks along with gas. “My grandpa took a big risk when...

St. Mary’s 2nd in state to receive robotic technology for knee replacements

Feb 16, 2021 | Headlines

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center recently acquired new robotic surgical technology for knee replacement surgery, becoming first in the region and second in the state to do so. According to a press release from St. Mary’s, Robotic Surgical Assistant, or ROSA, was...

Family Pharmacy hosts ribbon cutting for new location with Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce

Jan 14, 2021 | Headlines

A little more than a month after the opening of its new location, Family Pharmacy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday with Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the pharmacy’s new location. Family Pharmacy staff and representatives of the chamber...

Spring application deadline for $10,000 Enid business grant moved to January

Jan 13, 2021 | Headlines

To help get funds in the hands of businesses more quickly, ERDA has moved up the application deadline for its MicroEnterprise Grant from April 30 to Jan. 29. ERDA will award two $10,000 grants to two local businesses with six or fewer employees. The grant will allow...

Small Business Support Grant Available

Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines

The Enid Regional Development Alliance (ERDA), in a partnership with the City of Enid, has launched a new program to support businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 utilizing CARES Act Funding. This program aims to provide funding to help fixed operating costs for...

Skeleton Creek Wind now producing electricity

Dec 31, 2020 | Headlines

The first phase of NextEra Energy Resources’ massive Skeleton Creek Project has become operational as the wind energy part of the project began generating electricity on Dec. 16. The project, which will be located in Garfield, Alfalfa and Major counties, will combine...