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Oklahoma Named Top 10 for Best States for Manufacturing in 2020
Oklahoma named in the Top 10 for Best States for Manufacturing in 2020 by Site Selection Group. Site Selection Group, a full-service location advisory, economic incentives and real estate services firm, utilizes several data-driven analyses to help its clients...
New senior apartment complex nearing completion
A new income-controlled apartment complex for seniors is nearing completion on Enid's west end. Tennyson Manor, a 54-apartment complex under construction at 1201 S. Wheatridge — about one mile west and one-quarter south of Walmart — already is signing lease contracts,...
Skeleton Creek project still on tract for 2020 completion
NextEra Energy Resources’ 250 megawatt Skeleton Creek wind power project is on track for completion by the end of the year, the developer said during a virtual project update meeting Wednesday. The virtual meeting was hosted by NextEra and was attended by...
ERDA committee looking to contact minority business owners
A new committee of Enid Regional Developmental Alliance is seeking both new members and contact information for minority-owned businesses. ERDA’s new inclusive prosperity committee met for the first time Monday, brainstorming actionable goals to address the systemic...
Oklahoma ready for auto industry after Tesla battle
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has launched a new effort to lure the automotive industry, and state economic leaders say there’s room for growth in the recent race to land a Tesla plant. Oklahoma has secured 2,700 resumes of engineers and other highly trained...
Governor Kevin Stitt Makes Visit to Enid
ENID, OK – Governor Kevin Stitt, alongside Brent Kisling, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, made a visit to Enid on Friday, August 7 to meet with business owners and community leaders to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and see how the...
Business partnership leads to remodel of downtown building
Some Enid residents remember when KOCO-TV channel 5 was located inside Streets Electronics at 206 E Randolph, in downtown Enid. According to the publication by Bill Moore, "Television," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, it went on air in 1954 as...
Park Avenue Thrift awards $140,000 in community grants
Park Avenue Thrift recently awarded $140,000 to 14 organizations in Enid, through the nonprofit's 2020 community grants and sponsorships. The 2020 grant recipients are 4RKids, Atelier, Chautauqua, Cimarron Montessori School, Enid Public Schools, Chisholm Public...
Industry, military looking to women to fill open positions in aviation
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — As the civil aviation industry grows, and as the Air Force faces a persistent pilot shortage, recruiters in industry and military alike are looking to a relatively untapped pool of qualified candidates — women. According to the Air Force...
Manor on Willow set to be completed by December
Construction is set to be completed for the Manor on Willow affordable housing project by the end of this year unless there are delays. Principal of Belmont Management Derrick Hamilton said the goal completion date is Dec. 15 for the project being built at 1410 W....