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JIMMY STALLINGS NOMINATED FOR PILLAR OF THE PLAINS HONOR
Jimmy Stallings, president of Envirotech Engineering and Consulting Inc., had to leave Enid to find out how much he liked it here. Born and raised in Enid, Stallings left to attend Auburn University. "Dad had actually graduated from there," Stallings said. "I was...
JOHN LITTLE NOMINATED FOR PILLAR OF THE PLAINS HONOR
John Little is among the four Pillar of the Plains honorees for 2016. While he retired from his position as OG&E district manager on Dec. 1, Little — who lives in the Carrier area — plans to stay in the Enid community he has been a part of for about 16 years. "We...
ENID RETAIL SALES UP
After six consecutive months of declines, retail sales in Enid are up. Oklahoma Tax Commission reports for November show Enid sales are $2.7 million more than sales reported in November 2015, and sales tax revenue increased by 4 percent for sales occurring mostly in...
ENID HOST CITY 2017 OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Enid has been selected as the host city for the 2017 Oklahoma Arts Council’s Annual Conference. The announcement came from Enid native and Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb via video today during the 2016 Oklahoma Arts Conference in Stillwater More than 400 arts leaders and...
CALL CENTER EXPANDING ITS ROLE IN ENID
Stratus Call Center is expanding in Enid, company officials have reported. Stratus, a division of ILD Corp., announced in a release this week it will add 75 new customer service agents and seven new supervisors over the next six months. Currently the center employees...
GROWING A PASSION FOR PIGS
Hanor Farms President Myrl Mortenson discussed the history of the company during Enid Regional Development Alliance’s quarterly luncheon Thursday. An FFA teacher in high school always challenged students to do whatever they did with passion, he said. The teacher told...
Punch-Lok Wins Safety Award
The shop door sign reads “eye protective goggles needed beyond this point.” Open the door, and one is flooded by the sound of machinery as employees bustle about. Punch-Lok, a division of Parrish Manufacturing Group, has been awarded the Safety Health Achievement...
ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS ACQUIRES ALLIED SPECIALTY FOODS, INC.
AdvancePierre Foods (NYSE: APFH) (“AdvancePierre”), a leading national producer and distributor of sandwiches, sandwich components and other entrées and snacks, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Allied Specialty Foods, Inc. (“Allied”), a pioneering...
WIND PRODUCTION AT 1GW
A wind energy operator in Grant and Garfield County recently celebrated the production of 1 gigawatt of wind capacity in the state. Enel Green Power North America, Inc., EGP-NA, began Oklahoma operations in 2012 with the MW Rocky Ridge wind farm. Today, the company is...
TIF DISTRICT APPROVED
Enid-Garfield County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission recommended the termination of three Tax Increment Finance districts and the creation of one new district during a meeting Monday evening. The three TIF districts recommend for termination were No. 2, 3 and 6,...