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From the Editor
Where we ’ ve been and where we ’ re going
Progress is more than numbers and pages of data .
While this is our annual progress report from the staff here , it ’ s also the inaugural progress edition of Stillwater Oklahoma Magazine . We wanted to dig deeper than demographics . We wanted to look at the people and the production behind Stillwater ’ s progress .
As you ’ ll see , it has been a big year for production in Stillwater . Coming out of the pandemic , it ’ s hard to recall periods that had this much expansion or reinvestment in Stillwater .
Among the greatest sparks that ignited downtown redevelopment was Steve and Becky Irby ’ s donation to Block 34 . The vacant lot just east of the Community Center had for decades gone through plan after plan but couldn ’ t get any of those ideas over the finish line . We wanted to know what motivated the Kicker founder to create a space that ’ s sure to attract the masses .
We also take a look at budding entrepreneurs who are realizing their dreams of starting a business . A distillery ? In Stillwater ? That would have been hard to imagine even three years ago .
Progress also can ’ t be measured without knowing the success of one of the oldest companies in north-central Oklahoma , so we offer a bit of the history for Stillwater Milling .
Looking back , looking around and looking forward , Stillwater is a good place to do business because it ’ s a place full of people who care .
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