Those attending the Enid Regional Development Alliance’s quarterly luncheon Thursday learned a new transloading facility of wind turbine equipment plans to expand in the area. Brent Kisling, ERDA executive director, said the Wyoming-based Transportation Partners and Logistics company picked Enid, with phase one constructing a 160-acre yard next to a new BNSF rail spur and future development of a unique product transportation hub. That partnership will help the Oklahoma Department of Transportation reconstruct 66th Street near the [...]

Wind energy projects have equaled more than $500 million invested in Garfield County, Enid Regional Development Alliance Executive Director Brent Kisling said during a Rewarded with Wind workshop last week. With the construction of a wind farm, there’s 200 to 300 construction workers in town for a year, but, long term, those are 20- to 25-year contracts on the wind turbines, Kisling said. “Over the life of those wind farms, we’re going to collect maybe [...]

Enid Summer Internship Program is in search of more organization participation. The Enid Regional Development Alliance partnership program — formerly Enid Summer Achievers Program — helps local organizations in the process of hiring and housing summer interns while providing social opportunities. "The reason we started this four years ago was to try to get more diverse talent to our region — diversity of thought and having some of the best and brightest from college and [...]

Billy Brenton’s journey to conduct business in Enid had twists and turns, as to be expected, but he said he wasn’t expecting to get into the cattle business. Brenton is vice president for Transportation Partners and Logistics. TP&L operates a transloading facility for wind turbine equipment on the northeast corner of 66th and Chestnut. The company will only operate in parts for turbines in Oklahoma — not building wind turbines — but transporting and storing [...]

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center has opened a cancer center. The cancer center is located on the second floor of the hospital campus, located at 305 S. 5th, St. Mary's Regional Center CEO Stan Tatum said. After long-time Enid oncologist Dr. Francisco Dexeus announced his retirement earlier this year, St. Mary's took steps to meet the community need for cancer care services, according to a news release. “We are pleased to welcome two hematology and [...]

The perfect union of pizza and sandwich may be celebrated today with the union of Deco Pizzeria & Bistro and Uptown Subs. The proposal for Uptown Deco occurred several months ago, said owner Karisa Aebi. Deco Pizzeria was located on 104 N. Independence before Aebi purchased Uptown Subs, 1909 W. Garriott. Aebi said Deco’s downtown location now is closed.  Marketing the merger as a marriage, Aebi said a reception — or grand opening — will [...]