More than 500 students, parents and family members crowded the Enid High School cafeteria Tuesday evening for the first Enid Public Schools Early Childhood Robotics Fair and iPad Share. The event gave pre-kindergarten through second-grade students the opportunity to show their families what they’ve learned this year in programming robots and using iPads for classroom instruction. Chris Smith, director of early childhood education for EPS, said the event drew “an incredible turnout” and “was a [...]

Eating healthy is just a lot of talk. Chris Chanski, vice president of national accounts for AdvancePierre Foods, said there’s a lot of talk about people wanting to eat healthily, but farmers, restaurateurs, and retailers shouldn’t change their businesses yet. “You’re going to see articles about people wanting to eat healthy,” he said. “But habit will stop that. If you change your business model based on what people talk about, you’ll be lost.” Chanski spoke [...]

For the second month in a row, sales tax revenue is up in Enid. Oklahoma Tax Commission reports for April show Enid sales tax revenue increased by 13.5 percent for sales occurring mostly in the last half of February and estimated sales for the first half of March. That increase, though, is attributed to the higher sales tax now charged in Enid. Last year, voters in Enid approved a three-quarter cent sales tax for the Kaw [...]

Vector Cos. knew apartments from the management side, but since 1975 the company had developed retail property and mid-rise office buildings. When President Brenda Dill read about Enid’s need for multifamily housing, she saw an opportunity. In 2013, a housing study by CDS Market Research concluded the area needed 400 more rental units. Two years later, Vector broke ground on the 200-unit Esplanade at Stonebridge apartment complex. The complex’s first housing building opened in June [...]

April 2017 Newsletter What makes a marketing strategy successful? Is it a pretty logo? A catchy jingle? Bright colors and a famous athlete holding your product? I believe the most important element in a successful marketing strategy is "consistency." We all know what the Golden Arches mean because we have seen them for years and they are on every McDonald's in the world. We all know what the Apple logo means no matter where we [...]

A transportation company with Oklahoma ties was recently named as a seven-time winner of a prestigious national safety performance award, according to a company press release issued on Monday. Enid-based Groendyke Transport, Inc. is the recipient of the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Outstanding Safety Performance Award. The historic honor is bestowed on carriers with the best overall safety record and program in the nation. Groendyke won the Harvison Division (more than 15 million miles. [...]