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City Commission Approves Economic Development Agreement
Enid City Commission has approved an economic development agreement with ADM Milling. ADM Milling plans an investment of more than $32 million to modernize its Enid facilities — closing both 7,500 cwt milling units and building a 15,000 cwt milling unit. “A new...
Enid AFA Chapter Named Best in the Nation
Enid's chapter of the Air Force Association recently was judged the nation's best. Last weekend at the AFA National Convention in National Harbor, Md., representatives of Enid AFA Chapter 214 received the annual D.W. Steele Memorial Award, given annually to the...
Enid’s Aviation Roots Run Deep
Celebrating their 70th year in 2017, Vance Air Force Base continues their mission of training one-third of our country’s military aviators. Some of the airplanes flown on base are the T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II, and the T-38 Talon. Over 390 pilots to graduate from...
Retail Sales Up in Enid
Retail sales are up in Enid and many other area county seats. Oklahoma Tax Commission reports for September show Enid sales are up 1.9 percent, or $1.3 million, from sales reported in September 2016. Overall, year to date, retail sales are down 0.4 percent. "I'm...
Enid Young Professionals Recognizes 10 < 40 at Annual Luncheon
Ten young professionals were recognized at the sixth annual 10 Under 40 Awards luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Recipients were Chip Baker, Jessica Easterwood, Brady Sidwell, Chris Fagan, Jessica Nickels, Ashlee Gore, Valerie Trojan, Tim Campbell, Clint Claypole and...
Main Street Enid moves forward with Maker Trail Project
Main Street Enid is set to proceed with its Maker Trail project, which would be an addition to September's and October's First Fridays downtown. The project takes inspiration from the "maker" concept and both Makerspaces and Maker Faires from across the world. "Maker...
Koch Fertilizer Gives to Enid Fire Department
Koch Fertilizer has given $5,000 to Enid Fire Department to replace aging and outdated rescue equipment. It specifically will be used for rope rescue and high-angle rescue, EFD training officer Justin McAlister said before a check presentation Monday afternoon. "We're...
History of Energy Success
Beginning with the discovery on the Garber-Covington oil fields in the early 1900’s to the wind and solar farms of today, the energy sector has a home in Enid, OK. Today, the opportunities for the energy sector expand beyond the production of energy to supplying the...
Energy Jobs Coming to Garfield County
The energy sector is alive and well in Enid and Garfield County. We are experiencing an energy boom with more investments being made on a consistent basis. In fact, between the Clean Line Energy Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project and the Wind Catcher Energy Connection with PSO, there will be over 5 MW of transmission lines running through Garfield County moving wind energy from west to east.
Aviation has nearly $1 billion impact on Enid
According to the Oklahoma Aviation and Aerospace Economic Impact Study, released Monday by Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, aviation contributes nearly $1 billion dollars annually to the economy of Enid and Garfield County. A press conference to discuss highlights of...