Catch the latest Enid news and economic development announcements, including business expansions, partnerships, and community milestones.
New Housing Addition Planned for Northwest Enid
A more than 50-acre housing project planned on Enid's north side is a step closer to starting after city commissioners approved a permit Tuesday for utility work on the first phase of the upcoming addition. The new development, dubbed Cleveland Prairie, is just northwest of the Cleveland-Purdue intersection. Edmond-based STK Construction, the developer behind Cleveland Prairie, has long-term plans to establish 162 single-family residential lots out of the acreage, according to submissions the firm made [...]
October Newsletter from our Executive Director
At long last! It’s been a year of re-imagining our goals, re-aligning our assets, and doubling down on our work to expand opportunities for citizens and businesses in the Enid area. As the regional, metropolitan hub of commerce, shipping, shopping, and medical care for northwest Oklahoma, Enid has a lot going on. Businesses recognize the excellent location we offer with low cost utilities, efficient transportation, available land, and a dedicated, well trained workforce. Our existing businesses [...]
Resource Fair To Show Help Available For Businesses
Are you looking to start or grow your business? Enid entrepreneurs and business owners have many resources available to help make their vision a reality. Main Street Enid, Enid Regional Development Alliance, Autry Technology Center, REI Women’s Business Center and Oklahoma Department of Commerce are teaming up to help local entrepreneurs learn about these resources. The Small Business Resource Fair will be 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Autry Tech. The $10 registration fee [...]
New Airport Director Introduced at Woodring
Enid Aviation Advisory Board met in a special session Monday and greeted new Enid Woodring Regional Airport Director Deirdre Gurry, who will assume the position Friday, when current director Dan Ohnesorge retires. Looking back on his 11 years as director at Woodring, Ohnesorge said the job "has been a lot of fun." Ohnesorge came to the job in 2008, after retiring from the Air Force as a colonel in 2003 and serving a stint as [...]
Extending Vance Air Force Base-Community Ties Through Art and Technology
In my 17 years of serving in the Air Force, Vance is the most unique assignment I have had. Ask anyone to describe what it’s like to be stationed at Vance and it won’t take long before the conversation steers itself toward the size of the base. Not literally, as in miles and meters, but in total populace. The “Vance experience” is often described as being similar to a remote tour, just stateside. That definition [...]
PT World Headquarters Reveals First New Sign of Six Locations
Central Machine & Tool finalizes brand as PT with new outdoor signage. Central Machine & Tool’s location, now known as “PT World Headquarters” was established by R.C. Parrish in 1951 as a modest machining and drilling operation. The current location remained physically unnamed for years without an outdoor sign on the building. After the first expansion, more than 20 years later, Central Machine & Tool (1414 E. Willow, Enid, OK) created its first sign. Now [...]
