RECENT NEWS
NWOSU-ENID BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
For 11 years, Northwestern Oklahoma State University has played host to an annual entrepreneurship seminar, bringing together students and community under the university’s educational mission. “The Entrepreneur: Resiliency in Leadership,” Feb. 23-24, at NWOSU-Enid,...
10TH ANNUAL ENID DAY AT THE CAPITOL
Some 40 business and academic leaders hosted state legislators Tuesday morning during the 10th annual Enid Day at the Capitol. The event featured a waffle breakfast and informal networking session. Representatives from Greater Enid Chamber of Commerce, Enid Regional...
LOCAL OBSERVATORY DEDICATED TO ASTRONAUT
Dedication of the Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg Observatory at Enid High School comes with a campaign to fund improvements at the facility. Enid High School graduate Tim Gregg — who took astronomy at the school in 1974 — is married to NASA astronaut Dr. Nancy Currie-Gregg...
JOHNSTON SEED COMPANY RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS
Johnston Seed Co. has, literally and figuratively, returned to its roots. Until recent years, Johnston Seed was part of Johnston Enterprises, which included W.B. Johnston Grain Co., the oldest and largest privately owned grain company in Oklahoma. In 2014, Johnston...
ENVIROTECH ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
What began in 1992 as a two-man local partnership has expanded to a 30-person business serving clients throughout the United States. Envirotech Engineering and Consulting Inc. has grown considerably since the days Robert Stallings and Blaine Reely first went into...
KOCH FERTILIZER EXPANSION CONTINUES EAST OF ENID
An expansion project at Koch Fertilizer is continuing to progress well, according to officials. Koch Fertilizer and KBR, the Enid fertilizer plant expansion project construction management contractor, report the plant is in the process of commissioning several...
ERDA WORKS TO BRING EMPLOYERS TO THE AREA
Enid Regional Development Alliance officials are working to be more aggressive in finding new employers to move to the area. Every August, the ERDA board has a planning session, said Brent Kisling, executive director. Input is refined throughout the fall and prepared...
DOWNTOWN HOTEL APPROVED
Changes are expected in downtown Enid with agreements for a hotel and for the purchase of the Family Dollar property approved Thursday by Enid City Commission. The commission approved, 6-0, appointing ENIDBWP LLC — Aston Management and Dr. Atul Patel — as developer of...
ENID SELECTED FOR WIND FARM STAGING FACILITY
Billy Brenton chose a less-than-ideal spot for his wind farm logistics company when he selected Enid. Economic development staff members and city, county and state officials helped make the decision easy, said the vice president of Transportation Partners &...
OK FREEWHEEL TO BRING 2017 RIDE THROUGH ENID
Using the theme, “Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail,” the 2017 Oklahoma Freewheel tour will have an overnight stay in Enid this June. OK Freewheel is a weeklong bicycle tour across Oklahoma. Executive Director Trevor Steward announced the 2017...