RECENT NEWS
WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS GROWING
One company is investing $3 billion into Oklahoma — an investment aimed at making profit on the wind. NextEra Energy Resources has more than 15 wind projects and developments in Oklahoma, with 13 of those now fully operational. One of the proposed projects spans...
HANOR BOOSTING JOBS, EFFICIENCY
One year after moving its corporate headquarters to Enid, Hanor Co. is taking steps to streamline its pork production operations in the state. Hanor, parent company of Roberts Ranch, announced in 2015 it would move its corporate headquarters from Wisconsin to Enid, a...
PREPARATION FOR TRANSMISSION LINE CONTINUES
Preparation is underway for the construction of an energy transmission line between Guymon and Memphis, Tenn. Generally, there are lots of different people getting ready for construction on the project, said Mario Hurtado, Clean Line Energy executive vice president...
NEW DIALYSIS CENTER TO OPEN IN ENID
A new dialysis center is planned to open this summer in Enid. Jake Brownlow, western Oklahoma regional director of operations for DaVita Inc., said the company plans to open a new dialysis center, possibly by the end of June. The facility, currently under renovation,...
HOOF PRINTS MARK THE CHISHOLM TRAIL
The City of Enid Public Works Department, in conjunction with Visit Enid and Chisholm Trail historian Bob Klemme, has begun painting hoof prints on city streets in Enid to mark where the historic Chisholm Trail crossed through what is now the city of Enid. The year...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSED WITH ENID YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Wind energy, a downtown hotel and reasons why some potential development has not come to Enid were among topics discussed in an Enid Young Professionals meeting Thursday. "There's a lot of activity with wind energy in our area, and specifically with blades," Enid...
NEW BRICK OVEN PIZZA PUB OPENS
Locals have been filling a new eatery this week, since the opening Monday of The Brick Oven Pizzeria and Pub at 2701 Rock Island. Colton and Brittany Glasscock opened the brick oven pizzeria and pub this week after almost four years of work preparing the business....
RETAIL SALES UP IN ENID
Retail sales are up for Enid and several other area county seats. Oklahoma Tax Commission reports for March show Enid sales are $12.5 million more than sales reported in March 2016, and sales tax revenue increased by 25.1 percent for sales occurring mostly in the last...
ENID HUB FOR WIND ACTIVITY
Transportation Partners and Logistics started laying ground in Enid early last year. The Wyoming-based company operates a transloading facility for wind turbine equipment on the northeast corner of 66th and Chestnut. The company only operates in parts for turbines in...
ENID SALES TAX REVENUE HIGHER THAN PRE-BOOM DAYS
Retail sales in Enid were down in February, and in all but six months over the past two calendar years. Despite the decrease in retail sales, and the subsequent drops in sales tax revenue for the city, numbers are still be higher than pre-oil boom levels. Furthermore,...