Enid has been selected as the host city for the 2017 Oklahoma Arts Council’s Annual Conference. The announcement came from Enid native and Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb via video today during the 2016 Oklahoma Arts Conference in Stillwater More than 400 arts leaders and enthusiasts from around Oklahoma are expected to attend the 2017 conference at the CNB Center on October 24-26, featuring workshops and lectures focused on building up the arts community. “We [...]

Stratus Call Center is expanding in Enid, company officials have reported. Stratus, a division of ILD Corp., announced in a release this week it will add 75 new customer service agents and seven new supervisors over the next six months. Currently the center employees 55 customer service representatives and five supervisors, according to the release. “We are very pleased with the success of our Enid call center,” said Bryan Gross, Stratus Contact Solutions COO. “The community’s [...]

Hanor Farms President Myrl Mortenson discussed the history of the company during Enid Regional Development Alliance’s quarterly luncheon Thursday. An FFA teacher in high school always challenged students to do whatever they did with passion, he said. The teacher told Mortenson if he really wanted to set himself apart, he needed to do something off mainstream, and suggested he get some pigs. “I kind of grew a passion for pigs,” Mortenson said.  Employed with PIC [...]

The shop door sign reads “eye protective goggles needed beyond this point.” Open the door, and one is flooded by the sound of machinery as employees bustle about. Punch-Lok, a division of Parrish Manufacturing Group, has been awarded the Safety Health Achievement Recognition Program Award. Fewer than 15 companies in Oklahoma are SHARP-certified, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Punch-Lok is a high-pressure hose manufacturer, creating items used in the oil field, by fire [...]

AdvancePierre Foods (NYSE: APFH) (“AdvancePierre”), a leading national producer and distributor of sandwiches, sandwich components and other entrées and snacks, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Allied Specialty Foods, Inc. (“Allied”), a pioneering manufacturer of raw and cooked beef and chicken Philly steak products, from Steven Zoll, for $60 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. – “We are pleased to add Allied’s synergistic product platform and unique capabilities to our existing [...]

A wind energy operator in Grant and Garfield County recently celebrated the production of 1 gigawatt of wind capacity in the state. Enel Green Power North America, Inc., EGP-NA, began Oklahoma operations in 2012 with the MW Rocky Ridge wind farm. Today, the company is the second largest owner and operator of wind energy in Oklahoma, according to a release. The end of 2016 will mark the completion of EGP-NA’s seventh and eighth wind projects, [...]