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Old School Bagel Cafe set to open in May
ENID, Okla. — Old School Bagel Cafe, 5202 W. Garriott, will open during the week of May 8-12, with the exact day to open likely falling during the latter part of the week. Open interviews for potential employees have taken place this week, with training of those...
Enid will host expanded NJCAA World Series through 2025
The city of Enid will continue to host the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series at least through 2025. The NJCAA on Monday announced the extended contract and an expanded format – moving from 10 teams to 12 teams – for the championship tournament for two-year...
Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz speaks at annual ERDA luncheon
Tim Gatz, Oklahoma secretary of transportation, executive director of Oklahoma Department of Transportation and executive director of Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, gave an update on infrastructure work in the state during Enid Regional Development Alliance’s annual...
Tea and Country Estate named winner of Cherokee Strip Business Competition
ENID, Okla. — The 11th annual Cherokee Strip Business Model Competition award winners were announced on Wednesday , April 20, 2023, during a luncheon held at Oakwood Country Club. The competition was started in 2012 and has provided around $100,000 for local...
Two to receive Work in Enid Award
The second round of awardees for the Work in Enid Award were announced by Cherokee Strip Community Foundation. The Work in Enid Award began in April 2022, and provides up to $10,000 in student loan relief debt to recipients who move to Enid to work. The spring 2023...
Emme Hughes provides high-quality welding services through EH Metal Works
ENID, Okla. — Emme Hughes, a welder and owner of EH Metal Works, has a penchant for providing an old-school work ethic that defies her age. Hughes, 20, and an Enid native, has owned EH Metal Works for two years, and first learned welding from her grandfather, Ted...
Manopolis Boutique coming soon to downtown Enid
Manopolis Boutique, a men’s clothing store, is set to open in the coming weeks at 218 W. Randolph near downtown Enid. Jayme Abousultan, owner of Manopolis, said she had thought about opening a men’s store with her husband a few years ago. She said there is a need for...
Study shows Enid’s housing needs
ENID, Okla. — A housing study conducted in Enid over the last five months has been completed. The citywide housing study, which was a partnership between Enid Regional Development Alliance and RDG Planning & Design, began in September and aimed to identify...
ERDA looks to the future with new director, partnerships
ENID, Okla. — Matt Parrish, president of the ERDA board of directors, said this past week the business marketing alliance for the Enid area has found the right kind of leader to guide ERDA and tell the story of Northwest Oklahoma into the future. Enid Regional...
Downtown loft apartments set to be completed later this year
ENID, Okla. — Gary Dezarn, an Enid native involved in real estate in Florida, is financing the remodel of a downtown Enid building into 19 loft apartments, with accompanying retail and office space. In July, the former downtown location that housed StarTek and, years...