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MSN Ranks Enid as Best Place to Live in Oklahoma on a $50,000 Salary
The best place in each state to live on a $50,000 salary from MSN.com. Although states like California and New York often make headlines with their high average incomes, the truth is that a $50,000 salary is enough for the average American to get by. In fact, the...

EDA Grant Request to Help Fund $1.3M Industrial Park Project
The city of Enid and local economic development groups are working together to fund a proposed $1.3 million infrastructure upgrade project to an industrial park on the east outskirts of town. With the help of a not-as-yet obtained $788,000 federal grant, parties...

$142M In Statewide Airport Infrastructure Projects Includes Two In Enid
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has approved more than $142 million in airport infrastructure projects, including two at Enid Woodring Regional Airport. The projects all are part of OAC's airport construction program for fiscal years 2020-2024. The two Woodring...

Jiffy Trip Opening August 28
Jiffy Trip is opening its first Enid location Aug. 28, a spokeswoman for the convenience store chain confirmed. Construction began in 2018 on the 6,000-square-foot store at the northeast corner of Garland and Garriott, and a second is planned for The District...

Wymer Brownlee Named One of Nation’s Best Work Places
Oklahoma accounting firm Wymer Brownlee Wealth Strategies recently was named one of the best to work for in the country, in an annual list by the trade publication Accounting Today. “The firms on this list represent the best workplaces in the accounting profession,”...

Enid Public Schools Earns Grant for Rocket Design Project
Enid Public Schools is several thousand dollars closer to funding a new districtwide competitive rocket design project, after receiving $7,810 in assistance from Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. Rockets Over Enid, planned to launch in spring 2020, will challenge Enid...

Ribbon cut for new Woodring Airport terminal
The new Enid Woodring Regional Airport terminal isn't quite complete, but close enough a scheduled ribbon-cutting ceremony — with local, state and national officials attending — was held Wednesday morning. Dozens were invited to tour the nearly finished facility, no...

OCU Sets Certificate Programs for Election Hopefuls
The Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University has begun enrolling students into fall certificate programs for those who are interested in seeking elected office. The non-partisan Leadership & Public Administration programs include certificates for...

Sports Tourism Will Bring Money to Enid
Enid is continuing to pursue sports as a means of raising revenue by attracting guests, and their dollars, to the city. During Tuesday's Enid City Commission study session, Visit Enid communications coordinator Rob Houston discussed what the city has to offer in terms...

Enid Medical Residency Program Being Evaluated
Despite the recent announcement of funding for a future medical residency training program in Enid, a local coalition says specific launch plans are not yet in place. The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors voted July 19 to expand its...