The "largest combined wind, solar and energy storage project in the U.S." is slated for construction in Northwest Oklahoma, with a collective footprint to include Garfield, Alfalfa and Major counties, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative announced Tuesday. The Skeleton Creek project will consist of a wind farm, a solar farm and an energy storage facility, all of which will be adding power to the Southwest Power Pool electric grid region. Oklahoma and 13 other states are [...]

Tyson Foods is expanding its operation in Enid by reopening a former AdvancePierre facility that closed in 2017. "As part of the company's ongoing efforts to meet growing demand for its products and maximize efficiencies, the Tyson Foods facility on Pine Street in Enid, Oklahoma, is undergoing improvements," said Derek Burleson, external communications for Tyson Foods. The Pine Street plant was closed in April 2017, a decision made prior Tyson Foods' acquisition of AdvancePierre. All [...]

Hideaway Pizza is coming to Enid. The Oklahoma-based pizza chain announced Tuesday, July 16, 2019, it is signing on to join The District, a retail development under construction at Cleveland and Garriott, formerly known as Lahoma Courts. The Enid location, expected to open late summer or fall 2020, will be the chain's 20th store, Hideaway spokeswoman Janie Harris said. It will also be the farthest west the company has expanded in its 62-year history, a [...]

The annual Northwest Oklahoma Women's Business Summit is coming to Autry Technology Center on July 18. Held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Autry Tech's Oklahoma Room, the summit is an 8-hour opportunity for local women to meet, greet, network, listen and learn, all to better succeed in whatever professional role they fill. "Join us at this one-day event designed to encourage, support, and equip women in business throughout Northwest Oklahoma," the event website said. [...]

City Manager Jerald Gilbert said he expects substantial, visible progress to be made on the long-awaited Lahoma Courts development project in upcoming days and weeks. Years of talks, meetings and negotiations have gone into securing the 48 properties off Cleveland and Garriott for retail development, but with most of the red tape finally cleared, the more tangible work of demolition and construction can soon begin. Gilbert "expects signs of progress to become evident by the [...]

Enid Regional Development Alliance wants to encourage visitors to stray from the beaten path, see the parts of town they never knew were there, to wander without any worry of getting lost along the way. Signs are the solution, according to ERDA Director Lisa Powell, 100 of them, placed around Enid. Some will simply direct, others will highlight the people and places that make the town proud. Ultimately, the hope is to create a better, [...]