Catch the latest Enid news and economic development announcements, including business expansions, partnerships, and community milestones.
USDA grant helps Enterprise Grain
Enid Regional Development Alliance is celebrating the completion of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant project with the transfer of bagging equipment to Enterprise Grain Co. In 2020, ERDA secured USDA funding for a bagging equipment system to help Enterprise Grain expand its value-added grain and specialty crop operations. Over the past five years, the equipment has improved efficiency, strengthened supply chain operations and opened new market opportunities for producers across Northwest Oklahoma. As part [...]
ERDA awards grants to Unique Designs, GSP Health
ENID, Okla. — Enid Regional Development Alliance has awarded $35,000 in grants to two local businesses to help them grow. Unique Designs T-Shirts & More received a $10,000 Small Business Renovation Grant from ERDA, while Great Salt Plains Health Center received a $25,000 Business Opportunity Grant. Unique Designs Unique Designs has used the grant to buy and outfit a new mobile custom apparel unit. Owner Mark Burrow said this will give him the ability to reach [...]
Three ERDA Member Companies Win Grants Totaling Over $100K
ENID, Okla. — Three businesses that are members of the Enid Regional Development Alliance (ERDA) have received grants totaling more than $100,000 from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce’s Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program (OIEP). The three businesses that received grants were Martens Machine Shop, Evans Pharmacy and Whiterock Resources. Evans Pharmacy received a grant of $25,000. Chief Operating Officer Kevin Blackburn said this is the pharmacy’s second year participating in the OIEP. The previous year, Evans used [...]
❝Unlike anything we’ve seen❞ AI expert predicts ❝biggest tech disruption in human history❞
ENID, Okla. — The rapidly evolving boom in artificial intelligence is an unprecedented change facing everyone. “I believe that what we’re about to experience is going to be the biggest tech disruption in human history, and we’re just at the early, early stages of it,” Ken Parker, vice president of Public Strategies, told Enid Regional Development Alliance members Thursday, April 16, 2026. Parker has four decades of experience in the technology field. He spoke at ERDA’s [...]
ERDA hosts Student Aero Day at Woodring
ENID, Okla. — More than a dozen schools and industry leaders gathered at Enid Woodring Regional Airport for Student Aero Day, Thursday, April 24, 2025. The event is an immersive educational experience designed to connect high school students with aviation and aerospace career opportunities. The event was hosted by Enid Regional Development Alliance in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics. The event welcomed participation from 275 students and instructors from 16 high schools [...]
Leonardo’s receives ERDA grant for STEM, aviation
ENID, Okla. — Leonardo’s Children’s Museum is using a grant from Enid Regional Development Alliance to provide more STEM educational programs. The money came from the Impact Partnership Grant through ERDA. “These funds give us the ability to help a local group who is making a significant impact on the lives of children,” said Marcie Mack, ERDA executive director. She said the grant will strengthen Leonardo’s ongoing efforts to create adventures for young participants with a [...]
