Catch the latest Enid news and economic development announcements, including business expansions, partnerships, and community milestones.
New mill provides flour from all-local grain
ENID, Okla. — A new “farm-to-table” business is rising in Enid. Brady Sidwell and Graison Gill partnered up to open Chisholm Trail Milling, which produces stone-milled flour from 100% local grain. Gill, owner of Bellegarde Bakery in New Orleans, had been buying wheat from Oklahoma for several years when he and Sidwell met through Oklahoma Wheat Commission. The two discussed opening a flour mill closer to where the ingredients originate. “In a nutshell that’s what we did,” said Sidwell, [...]
2nd Stonebridge neighborhood subdivision nearing start of building
ENID, Okla. — A planned back half of the Stonebridge Addition’s residential neighborhood would triple the number of homes in the recently developed area. Forty-five more lots intended for single-family homes are located in the second subdivision of the Stonebridge Additions, northwest of the Cleveland and Chestnut intersection, with 24 already in the first. Final site plans for the subdivision in the 32-acre addition will go to Enid city commissioners for approval next month before construction [...]
Local boutiques to host Shop Local event next weekend
ENID, Okla. — Several Enid boutiques have banded together to encourage residents to shop locally ahead of Black Friday. Shop Small First on Pink Friday, Nov. 19, will feature 14 boutiques with sales, food and prizes for shoppers. With each purchase, shoppers will receive one ticket and be entered into two drawings. Prizes feature a new KitchenAid Mixer and a $100 gift card to every participating boutique. Winners will be drawn the following Saturday morning. Participants [...]
Men’s consignment store opens downtown
ENID, Okla. — A men’s clothing and accessories store opened Nov. 1, becoming the only retail store catering solely to men in Enid. Wilson’s Haberdashery, located at 121 E. Broadway, is a consignment shop that sells suits, sports coats, polos, button downs, slacks, outerwear and accessories. All items are lightly used and in great condition, and with many name brands and vintage items, its owner said the haberdashery is more than just an apparel recycling spot. [...]
Key piece of Kaw Lake water project ushering in wave of construction plans
ENID, Okla. — With ceremonial shovels in hand, city officials and project engineers struck gold Tuesday as they broke ground on the site of Enid’s future wastewater treatment plant. Construction on the treatment plant buildings, to be located on 40 acres on West Chestnut near Enid city limits, will continue for the next two years, project engineers said following a groundbreaking ceremony on the mostly empty site Tuesday morning. The treatment plant is intended as a [...]
Luckinbill honored as an outstanding business leader in Oklahoma
ENID, Okla. — Outstanding leadership and dedication to Oklahoma’s workforce system are among some of the qualities describing Dennis Luckinbill, of Luckinbill Inc., recipient of the 2021 Oklahoma Workforce Development Business Champion Award. The Enid native was honored last week by Gov. Kevin Stitt, the Oklahoma Association of Workforce Development Boards and the Oklahoma Workforce Association. Luckinbill has been involved in developing Oklahoma’s workforce for around 20 years. Currently, he is chairman of the Western Oklahoma Workforce [...]
