“Had it not been for blood donors, I would not have my daughter.” Kathi Shamburg, mother of Addi Senreum, shared those words during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon for an addition to Oklahoma Blood Institute Enid Donor Center, 301 E. Cherokee. Board members of Northwest Oklahoma Blood Institute, the nonprofit that owns the donor center facility in Enid, and Oklahoma Blood Institute, the agency that operates it, were joined by contractors, donors and supporters Tuesday [...]

Professional basketball is returning to Enid after a 13-year absence. Dave Magley, the president of The Basketball League, announced Monday the Enid Outlaws are being added to the four-year league, which will run from late February to June. The games will be played at the Stride Bank Center, which he said "will be a flagship of our league.'' "There's not a venue in our league better than this,'' Magley said. "This is the size of [...]

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry was appropriated $10 million in federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, to expand meat processing capacity and address supply chain disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Agriculture Enhancement and Diversification Board received 196 applicants vying for $10 million in CARES Act grant funding. Of those 196, 40 locations received funding to improve [...]

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 evaluate locations for manufacturing investment. One of the first steps a company should take to ensure operational success is to employ a top-down approach by starting with “everything” and then narrowing down which specific areas warrant [...]

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, and is expected to open by the end of September. Rachel Hoffsommer, community business manager for Tennyson Manor, described the complex, being built and managed by Seldin Co., of Omaha, Neb., as an "active [...]

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 representatives from Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce, Enid Regional Development Alliance, Vance Air Force Base and other local stakeholders. In his opening remarks, Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jon Blankenship [...]