Catch the latest Enid news and economic development announcements, including business expansions, partnerships, and community milestones.
Stitching Together a Business
For nearly a decade, the Strate Center business incubator at Autry Technology Center has been helping fledgling businesses make a go at it in Northwest Oklahoma. “We’ve had 27 businesses in the nine years and an 81 percent success rate,” said Brian Gaddy, director of technology and the Center for Business Development. “Eleven percent had trouble while in the Strate Center and made a conscious choice to stop ... eight percent that, basically, they encountered a [...]
Cancer Center Grand Opening Announced
INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center Schedules Cancer Center Grand Opening Enid, Okla. (Feb. 16, 2018) After two years of anticipation, INTEGRIS Bass is excited to debut its premier cancer center in Enid. The new facility is set to open on March 8, and will be the first of its kind in northwest Oklahoma. With a mission that focuses on community wellness, the hospital is eager to provide patients with an integrative and sophisticated experience that [...]
Thunder Ranch, Red Dirt Wind Farms Up and Running
A massive wind farm in the corner of Garfield County began commercial operations earlier this month. Thunder Ranch, a 298 megawatt wind farm located in Garfield, Noble and Kay counties, covers approximately 64 square miles and includes 120 wind turbines. Of the 120, 111 are 2.5 MW turbines and the other nine are 2.3 MW. The farm stretches about 22 miles east to west and eight miles north to south, said assistant wind site supervisor Austin Jones. Red Dirt wind farm, a 300 MW capacity facility in Kingfisher and Logan counties, also commenced operations earlier this month.
