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‘The Heart of Enid’: Despite Closures, Economic and Retail Development is on the Rise
Although Enid has seen a number of business closures in the last year or so, the city’s economic development continues to trend up as new businesses have become either established or announcing plans to open. “Enid’s no different from any other community in the...
Telling Oklahoma’s Story: Kisling Excited To Promote State
Earlier this year, Brent Kisling, executive director of Enid Regional Development Alliance, was selected by newly elected Gov. Kevin Stitt as executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. In that position, Kisling will oversee the operations of the...
Telling Enid’s Story: ERDA’s Powell Ready To Help City Progress
To foster growth locally, Enid Regional Development Alliance is focusing on fun, interim executive director Lisa Powell said. The people want entertainment, Powell said, and the more Enid can provide, the more people will come and the more they will want to stay. “If...
Fostering ‘Intrapreneurship’: Vance Air Force Base Continues Infrastructure, Technology Upgrades
Six months into the 2019 federal fiscal year, Vance Air Force Base is building on a number of recently completed and soon-to-be implemented infrastructure and technology projects. Infrastructure Col. Corey Simmons, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, briefed...
Enid Day at the Capitol a Success
More than 50 representatives from Enid turned out in Oklahoma City on Tuesday for the 12th annual Enid Day at the Capitol. "It was our 12th year to have Enid Day at the Capitol, and we had the largest Enid group that we’ve ever had down there. I think we had about 50...
Anytime Fitness Gets Makeover
With four Family Pharmacy locations in Northwest Oklahoma, the Diel family has been in the health care business for years, but only “on the back end,” once health problems reach a point where only medication can help, founder Greg Diel said. “This is on the front...
Spark of an Idea: Vance AFB Receives Numerous Awards for Innovation
At Vance, the goal is to create an environment where innovation is not only accepted, but expected. In fact, it’s in the mission statement: Deliver Pilots, Develop Innovative Airmen, Deploy Warriors, Demonstrate Our Culture. In 2018, the base won numerous awards...
National Salsa Brand, Maria Rae’s, founded in Enid, Oklahoma
When Mary Buthman started the Maria Rae’s salsa brand in 1991, she could make about 48 jars of the stuff on a good day, but 28 years later the business sells about 1,200 12-pack cases a month, she said. What was popular in Enid became a hit elsewhere, too, across...
$1 Million US Dept of Labor Grant Awarded to Enid’s YouthBuild Program
The YouthBuild program at Community Development Support Association has received a grant of more than $1 million to continue the alternative education program for two more years, U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. YouthBuild is an education and training...
Enid Photographer Receives Top Awards
An Enid photographer earned high praise and an armful of awards Monday for her artistic flair displayed in a pair of portrait photos featuring local subjects. At a professional photographer’s convention and gala in Atlanta, photographer Dawn Muncy was honored with a...