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Lenox Drive-In, Family Martial Arts each receive $10K grants from ERDA
Two growing Enid businesses have each received $10,000 in grant funding. Enid Family Martial Arts and Lenox Drive-In were announced Wednesday as recipients of the second annual MicroEnterprise Grant. Enid Regional Development Alliance (ERDA) received a total of eight...
Hammer Williams brings convenience to area with Jiffy Trip stores
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
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
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
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
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
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...
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an “A” for the Fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grate
Enid, Okla.,– St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing St. Mary’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. This achievement marks the...
St. Mary’s named one of Oklahoma’s Top Workplaces
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Oklahoman. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC, according to a...
Local meat plant garners support amid pandemic
As Philip and Hollee Terry and their three kids put the finishing touches on a radiant rising sun at the center of a new mural on the west side of their shop, they had no idea how brightly the future would dawn for Big Country Meats. Last year, the blank space was...