Retail sales in Enid were down in February, and in all but six months over the past two calendar years. Despite the decrease in retail sales, and the subsequent drops in sales tax revenue for the city, numbers are still be higher than pre-oil boom levels. Furthermore, this fiscal year is actually projected to be the fifth highest for sales tax collections the city has ever had, Chief Financial Officer Erin Crawford said. "Which even [...]

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, attracted students, community and 11 entrepreneurs. The seminar, a collaboration between Northwestern, Northern Oklahoma College and Autry Technology Center, also acts as a course for upper level — junior and senior — students. “The partnership has kind of evolved over the [...]

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 Development Alliance and Main Street Enid hosted the event along with those from Autry Technology Center, Northern Oklahoma College Enid and Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid. Also attending were members of Leadership Greater Enid class 26. Speakers [...]

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 and wanted to get the observatory named in her honor. "The reason why this project is so near and dear to my heart is, quite frankly, I wouldn't be standing [...]

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 Enterprises agreed to sell the bulk of its operations, including W.B. Johnston Grain Co. and Port 33, a shipping terminal in eastern Oklahoma, to New Orleans-based CGB Enterprises, which maintains elevators in various Northwest Oklahoma [...]

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 business together. As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Envirotech’s services, and its reach, have broadened considerably. “One of our greatest strengths and our greatest weaknesses is the fact that for a 30-person engineering and environmental [...]