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Large Business of the Year
OnCue
OnCue was founded in 1966 and is based in Stillwater . Jim Griffith has overseen the company since purchasing it from his father in 1995 . OnCue has grown from 11 stores in 1995 to 75 stores today ; they employ over 1,500 people in Oklahoma and Texas . The mission of OnCue is to better the lives of those they serve through innovation , exceptional customer experiences and invested team members .
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OnCue has been named a Top Workplace in the US and Oklahoma . This is based solely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces . OnCue ’ s retention rate is well over industry average , and almost all General Managers , Training and Development Managers and Supervisors have been internally promoted .
OnCue is an ongoing supporter of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and its local affiliate , Our Daily Bread . Over $ 190,000 in supplies and funds has been given to these organizations in the last four years alone . OnCue is also a longtime sponsor of Stillwater Public Education Foundation , Stillwater Library , Stillwater Medical Foundation , United Way of Payne County and more .
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OnCue has a strong sense of community , they have several ongoing charitable outreach programs that help keep OnCue and its employees at the forefront of community improvement efforts . Their charitable focus is to wisely invest dollars in community efforts that support groups of children and youth through health and education .
OnCue stores in Oklahoma City and Stillwater are certified Safe Place locations , and they even received the Outstanding Corporate Sponsor Award for 2022 from Payne County Youth Services .
OnCue has a 16 year long partnership with St . Jude Children ’ s Research Hospital , and they have raised a total of $ 3,239,164 during this time . In addition to their regular community donations , in 2018 , OnCue began a charitable collector ’ s cup program where they donate 50 cents from every cup sold to a designated nonprofit . Since starting the program , the company has given over $ 245,000 to local branches of organizations such as United Way , CASA , Big Brothers Big Sisters , Stillwater Schools , Safe Place with Payne County Youth Services , Special Olympics and more .
OnCue has been voted Best Convenience Store almost every year in towns where it operates in Oklahoma , including in the Stillwater News Press and the Oklahoman . OnCue is consistently ranked among convenience retailers with the strongest store offerings and growth by industry organizations like CSP , C-Store Decisions , the National Association of Convenience Stores , Oklahoma Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association and more .
The company built its first convenience store drive-thru in 1971 , four years before McDonald ’ s started building drive-thrus . They began serving custom-made food in stores back in 1980 . Now they have about 21 locations of the Grill in OnCue stores along with several other fresh food concepts .
There are six locations in the state with dog parks . The parks include separate areas for large and small dogs , as well as watering troughs , faux fire hydrants and agility courses . They have been praised for their commissioned works from local artists to create unique sculptural pieces for OnCue stores . Incorporating local artists into OnCue landmarks has been impactful on customer recognition as well as showing commitment to the community .
OnCue has been voted Best Convenience Store almost every year in towns where it operates in Oklahoma …