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DAEDF Set to Host Contest Encouraging STEM for Youth
November 14, 2020
- The annual Duncan Area Youth Engineering Contest, hosted by Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) for 7-12th grade students in the Red River Technology Center school district, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the Simmons Center, located at 800 Chisholm Trail Parkway, Duncan, Oklahoma.   Students compete for money...

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Press Release: DAEDF Launches 360-Video to Aid Recruiting at DRH Health
November 3, 2020
- Duncan, Oklahoma - The Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) has just launched a 360-degree video to recruit physicians and specialists to DRH Health, also known as Duncan Regional Hospital (DRH). The video, produced by Golden Shovel Agency, can be used along with a virtual meetings app to not only...

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Press Release: DAEDF Communicates Commitment to Education with New 360-Degree Video
October 20, 2020
- Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation Communicates Commitment to Education with New 360-Degree Video Collaboration with Golden Shovel Agency Makes Virtual Meetings with Students and Investors Possible   Duncan, Oklahoma - Thanks to a new 360-degree video launched by the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF), you can step inside a...

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Duncan Foundation Receives Grant
October 12, 2020
- Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation was awarded $99,425, which was to have been designated to buy and lease equipment to Kochendorfer Craft Brewing Company, which had planned to pivot its production to making hand sanitizer. Lyle Roggow, foundation president, said that company has since changed its plans and now doesn&rsquo...

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DAEDF, City of Comanche awarded USDA grants; Money to help bolster economic development
October 9, 2020
- Two different entities within Stephens County will cash in after an announcement Monday, Oct. 5 that funds would be distributed to “assist in rural business development and job creation in rural Oklahoma.” The announcement came from the Trump Administration, which said United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would invest $904,889...

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EDITORIAL: DAEDF tremendous help to community in need
May 30, 2020
- In recent weeks, one organization geared toward helping the Stephens County economy jumped in to help those in need in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF), in recent weeks, has dumped over $600,000 of their own money back into the economy to help reignite it...

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DAEDF Grant Program Helps Numerous County Businesses
May 18, 2020
- Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) has poured $600,000 into the Stephens County community throughout the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. After donating money to area food banks and nonprofit organizations throughout the crisis, President and CEO Lyle Roggow said they turned their attention to locally owned businesses right here in...

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Stephens County Company Among First 24 Contracts in Commerce’s Manufacturing Reboot Program
May 15, 2020
- Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday joined the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) in announcing the first 24 companies that have signed contracts as participants in the Oklahoma Manufacturing Reboot Program. Launched on April 10, the program was created to address the negative effects COVID-19 has had on Oklahoma businesses, specifically manufacturers. Companies...

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Duncan Area Food Banks Receive Donation; Resources to Benefit Families Impacted by COVID-19 and Layoffs
April 16, 2020
- Across the country, families are being impacted by COVID-19 with businesses shuttering their storefronts and reducing staff.  In Oklahoma, the economic impact is enhanced as a result of the oil and gas industry’s low energy prices causing additional lay-offs. Many individuals who have never needed public programs...

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Sensia Global Celebrates 3 Years of Safety at Duncan facility
March 1, 2020
- On Tuesday, Feb. 18, a luncheon was hosted by Sensia Global located in Duncan, Oklahoma to recognize and celebrate three years of safety.   During the luncheon Sensia Global Chief Executive Officer Allan Rentcome and Duncan Plant Manager David Mathews recognized employees for their efforts of maintaining a safe workplace...

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