Entries for August 2010

A site plan for a new hotel in Enid was approved by the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission Monday night, along with the development where it will be located. Commissioners voted to approve the Westedge Development located west and south of Wheatland Animal Clinic. A new hotel, proposed by Dr. A...

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The citizens of Enid, Okla., will get a close-up view of aircraft from Vance AFB's past when an air park outside the main gate is completed. The air park, due for completion in November, will display five training aircraft that Vance has used to train more than 31,000 pilots since 1941. The aircra...

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Construction is slated to begin Monday on a training and fitness center at the Enid Police Department. Capt. Dean Grassino, who is overseeing the project said Henson Construction Co. tentatively is set to begin the work Monday. The $565,000 project will complete a training facility for the departme...

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In uncertain times there is an organization dedicated to working to help Enid grow and develop economically. Enid Regional Development Alliance held its regular meeting Thursday, and officials talked about ways to support innovation and growth locally. “We partner with local lenders in order to pr...

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There may still be a lot of oil left in the Gulf after a drilling rig explosion several months ago, but an Enid company is hoping to help change that. GPM Pumping Systems, 108 E. Garriott, has developed a machine designed to suck oil out of water as well as off plants in the water. The contraption...

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In releasing the 2010 second quarter earnings report to investors Thursday, Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm compared his company to a Corvette firing on all cylinders, and his vision is to triple the size of Continental in the next five years. “The people of Continental are doing a great job ...

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