Catch the latest Enid news and economic development announcements, including business expansions, partnerships, and community milestones.
The Energy Sector is Hiring in Enid
The energy sector is growing in Enid and companies are hiring. Koch AG & Energy Solutions has been expanding and they have openings for a plant operator and have been hiring in their engineering department as well. Here is one of their recent job postings. They aren’t the only ones. Baseline Energy Services, LP is hiring a Field Service Technician and Nine Energy Service LLC is hiring a Coil Tubing Equipment Operator. These are just [...]
Raise Your Family in the Hub of NW Oklahoma
Choosing to leave the big city for a slower pace of life does not mean needing to leave entertainment, shopping, fantastic restaurants and an active lifestyle behind. If your family moves to Enid, Oklahoma, you can have all these benefits while living in a safe, family-friendly community where life is simply easier. It’s easier to get around in Enid, without the big city traffic, but still possible to enjoy amenities like games and events hosted [...]
Enid places 11th as Best Small City to Start Business
Enid has ranked 11th among the top small cities to start a business, according to one study. More than 1,200 small cities — with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 — were compared in the study performed by WalletHub, a personal-finance website. The cities were compared on business environment, access to resources and business costs, the WalletHub website states. Ranking ahead of Enid are Holland, Mich.; St. George, Utah; Aberdeen, S.D.; Wilson, N.C.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Clearfield, Utah; Ogden, Utah; [...]
Enid Agricultural Center at the Forefront of Innovation and Research
Enid, Oklahoma is home to the Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Product Center, where new value-added enterprises are born. Their research laboratories house the latest technology and equipment necessary to test new processes, compounds, and ideas. With a pilot-processing facility, ideas tested in the lab can then be implemented on a larger scale. As a benefit to the agricultural community as a whole, the Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center offers educational [...]
Officials Work Together Towards Growth of Retail Marketing
Enid’s retail market has grown over the past seven years, and officials continue to work on attracting businesses and restaurants. “I think the important thing to understand with the retail market in Enid is that over the last seven years, we’ve gone from around $650 million in total retail sales to well over $800 million in retail sales. We had peaked a couple years ago at $900 million, whenever we were at the height of [...]
Johnston Seed Company Celebrates 125 years in Business
In an era when large corporate firms dominate the seed business, Johnston Seed Co. — the oldest and largest independently owned seed supplier in Oklahoma — takes pride in being family run, service oriented and community minded. On March 9, the company celebrated 125 years in business — it’s 14 years older than the state itself — with a ribbon cutting and open house at the remodeled headquarters at 319 W. Chestnut in Enid, which [...]
