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Autry Tech launching new industrial maintenance technician course
ENID, Okla. — Autry Technology Center is aiming to help people who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 shutdown train for new careers through the center's Industrial Maintenance Technician course. The skills gap deficit is 34% for those with an associate’s degree,...

Two Enid Manufacturing Companies Receive State Business Assistance Award
PT (Parrish Enterprises) and No Man’s Land Foods were recognized as two recipients of the Oklahoma Manufacturing Reboot Program. The Oklahoma Manufacturing Reboot Program was designed to assist Oklahoma manufacturers as they retool to develop new products and/or...

ERDA Hosts National Economic Development Week Celebration – May 4-9, 2020
The Enid Regional Development Alliance is marking National Economic Development Week from May 4-9, 2020 to celebrate the contributions of positive economic development and explain the role of the profession in our local community. “The role of ERDA is to assure...

Customers ‘mob’ local businesses as part of Facebook initiative during pademic
ENID, Okla. — More than a couple hundred pizzas were cooked Wednesday for customers “mobbing” Brick Oven Pizzeria and Pub as part of a Facebook group supporting local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each Wednesday for the last month, members of the Facebook...

Enid Public Schools Prepared for Distance Learning with Technology Initiative
On April 6th, Enid Public Schools (EPS) made the transition, like all other 520 public school districts in Oklahoma, to distance learning. While never expected, EPS had positioned themselves to make a smooth transition to distance learning. Additionally, over the...

Flying Aces still hoping to take flight
ENID, Okla. — The Oklahoma Flying Aces indoor professional team remains hopeful that there will still be a season and fans can cheer them on at the Stride Bank Center. Flying Aces head coach and managing partner Richard Davis said the league (Champions Indoor...

Cleaning company passes proceeds of pandemic-related jobs to Loaves & Fishes
ENID, Okla. — Universal Management & Maintenance has had more sanitizing work than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, and Monday the company passed the proceeds of that work on to Loaves & Fishes of Northwest Oklahoma to help feed those in need. Universal...

Autry Airframe Structures Technology Students Earn Full-time job offer
Congratulations to the most recent graduates our Airframe Structures Technology course in partnership with Aircraft Structures International Corp! Upon completion of the program, these students earned a full-time job offer! Learn more about other short-term learning...

New Restaurant Taking Shape
ENID, OK – Two Enid High graduates are coming home after 34 years. Rodney and Joni Brittain left Enid upon graduation in the early 80’s and went on to have careers in other states after college at OSU. The couple has been married over 28 years and had settled in...

ERDA, Main Street offer giveaway to help small businesses
Enid Regional Development Alliance is partnering with Main Street Enid to increase small business shopping through a gift card giveaway. Once a week, there will be a drawing for a $100 gift card from a downtown Main Street Enid partner of the winner's choice. To...