Entries for September 2011

AdvancePierre Foods is adding about 30 new jobs at its Enid facilities as it celebrates the first anniversary of the merger that formed the company. In all, the company locally is hiring about 50 associates, said Janet Byrum, director of HR operations west for AdvancePierre in Enid. About 30 of the...

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Garfield County District Judge Paul Woodward granted the city’s motion for partial summary judgment during a hearing Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Bob and Eli Berry against the city over the $20 million Enid Renaissance Project. The lawsuit alleged the city violated required procedures in Enid Rena...

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TradeWind Energy has completed work on a contract to sell electricity in Alabama and will invest about $400 million in a wind farm in Garfield and Grant counties. Frank Costanza, executive vice president for business development for TradeWind, announced the contract with Alabama Power Co. on Monday...

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With 7,293 students in the classrooms for the beginning of the current school year — an increase of 247 over last year — Enid Public Schools is growing faster than expected. Predictions made three years ago anticipated schools would hit the current mark in 2014. The district has grown by more than ...

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Enid shoppers soon will have more retail options when Goody’s opens a new location at Oakwood Mall. Goody’s is a clothing and accessories retailer owned by Stage Stores Inc. According to the company website Houston-based Stage operates more than 800 stores in 39 states under the Goody’s, Bealls, Pa...

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City officials will seek bids on the long-awaited $20 million Enid Renaissance Project, after final drawings for the new event center and remodeled Convention Hall were approved Thursday night. David Greusel, architect with Convergence Design, made a presentation to Enid City Commissioners on the e...

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