Skeleton Creek project still on tract for 2020 completion

Skeleton Creek project still on tract for 2020 completion

Aug 20, 2020 | Headlines

NextEra Energy Resources’ 250 megawatt Skeleton Creek wind power project is on track for completion by the end of the year, the developer said during a virtual project update meeting Wednesday. The virtual meeting was hosted by NextEra and was attended by...
ERDA committee looking to contact minority business owners

ERDA committee looking to contact minority business owners

Aug 13, 2020 | Headlines

A new committee of Enid Regional Developmental Alliance is seeking both new members and contact information for minority-owned businesses. ERDA’s new inclusive prosperity committee met for the first time Monday, brainstorming actionable goals to address the systemic...
Oklahoma ready for auto industry after Tesla battle

Oklahoma ready for auto industry after Tesla battle

Aug 10, 2020 | Headlines

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has launched a new effort to lure the automotive industry, and state economic leaders say there’s room for growth in the recent race to land a Tesla plant. Oklahoma has secured 2,700 resumes of engineers and other highly trained...
Governor Kevin Stitt Makes Visit to Enid

Governor Kevin Stitt Makes Visit to Enid

Aug 10, 2020 | Headlines

ENID, OK – Governor Kevin Stitt, alongside Brent Kisling, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, made a visit to Enid on Friday, August 7 to meet with business owners and community leaders to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and see how the...
Business partnership leads to remodel of downtown building

Business partnership leads to remodel of downtown building

Jul 21, 2020 | Headlines

Some Enid residents remember when KOCO-TV channel 5 was located inside Streets Electronics at 206 E Randolph, in downtown Enid. According to the publication by Bill Moore, “Television,” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, it went on air in...
Park Avenue Thrift awards $140,000 in community grants

Park Avenue Thrift awards $140,000 in community grants

Jul 17, 2020 | Headlines

Park Avenue Thrift recently awarded $140,000 to 14 organizations in Enid, through the nonprofit’s 2020 community grants and sponsorships. The 2020 grant recipients are 4RKids, Atelier, Chautauqua, Cimarron Montessori School, Enid Public Schools, Chisholm Public...