May 14, 2020 | Success Stories
The oldest continuously operating licensed real estate company in Oklahoma, Nicholas Commercial Real Estate and Management has its fingerprints all over Enid by way of developing and managing many of the city’s most iconic commercial buildings, shopping centers and...
Apr 22, 2020 | Success Stories
When Leonard Northcutt lost his parents in a plane crash in 1965, he was thrust into the role of taking over his family’s car dealership as the youngest person in the nation to operate a Chevrolet franchise at that time. But he persisted in convincing the company to...
Apr 21, 2020 | Success Stories
Thirty-five years of self-employment and helping others start, value and prepare businesses for succession has given Tom Evans a unique perspective on the pioneering spirit of the Greater Enid region. From working on his grandfather’s farm as a kid to buying a...
Apr 21, 2020 | Success Stories
Darren Janes literally grew up in the staffing industry. His mother Kathy Janes started TPI Staffing Service out of her home in 1989. That summer, at age 14, he served as her first employee, answering phones and interviewing applicants while she met with clients.A...
Apr 21, 2020 | Success Stories
Since the Messer-Bowers agency started out selling insurance in 1924, it has diversified into risk management and financial services, opened two satellite offices and expanded to around 60 employees statewide. But Jay and his brother Don, the fifth generation of the...
Apr 21, 2020 | Success Stories
Four generations of owners and employees have worked side-by-side to build the PT family of companies into one of the country’s leading manufacturers of industrial fittings, including a line of products with the highest pressure rating in the industry.It all began...