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Ground Breaking Brewery
October 15, 2018 - Kochendorfer Brewing Company made history when the new brewery broke ground on McCurdy Rd in Duncan.
The celebratory event took place at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at the Industrial Park. The brewery will sit on five acres of land located at 1155 McCurdy Rd.
Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) President...
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Newsletter: 2017- mid-2018
September 20, 2018 - Download Newsletter HERE!
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A Cure for All Your Ale-ments; Brewery Coming to Duncan in 2019
August 8, 2018 - “If you don’t like beer, you just haven’t tasted the right one.”
That’s what the owners of Kochendorfer Brewing Company might say to you when you walk in the doors to the area’s first brewing company in 2019.
Lenny and Kathryn...
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Area Manufactures Network for Strong Economy
August 11, 2017 - While keeping businesses separate tends to be the norm, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology (OCAST) gathered area manufactures together to build relationships to grow. OCAST, with the help of Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) hosted the Southwest Oklahoma Manufacturer Networking Luncheon where more than 25...
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A Dream Comes True In Duncan
August 5, 2017 - “A dream is a wish your heart makes …” Disney’s Cinderella sang those words as she dreamt of Prince Charming. Others’ dreams may not involve glass slippers, but instead, things we all take for granted. Walking the dog, playing with grandchildren, or two-stepping on a...
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Phase One for 5K Heritage Trail Gearing Up
August 3, 2017 - The 5K Heritage Trails project, which connects parks and community fixtures such as the Simmons Center, Duncan Regional Hospital, Duncan Public Schools and the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center, has been a Duncan dream since 2007.
The Heritage Trail coalition is made up of members of many of the fixtures which will...
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Immigration: It’s present power and the future of our nation
May 21, 2017 - The spine is the core of our skeletal system, the structure that allows us to stand upright. Its importance is uncontested. Our spine is the instigator of forward movement.
What's the spine of Oklahoma's economy? One might throw out a few suggestions: small business. Agriculture. High-tech industry. Oil...
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Turkey Hunt Attracts New Businesses to the Duncan Area
April 13, 2017 - Officials in Duncan are looking to recruit some new businesses to the area.
Today, the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation held the Lieutenant Governor's Turkey Hunt out at Bluff Creek Lodge just east of Duncan.
Fifteen people from across the country, all with different businesses, came out to experience...
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Pre-K Classes to Start in Duncan Nursing Home
April 4, 2017 - Bringing generations together for education. Duncan Public Schools and Elk Crossing Nursing Home are coming together to provide a Pre-K program inside the nursing home. It's called an Intergenerational Pre-K Program. On Monday night, they had an open house for parents to check out the new program.
The classrooms...
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Cameron University-Duncan Receives Grant
February 23, 2017 - Cameron University students in and around Stephens County will soon be able to take science courses at the CU-Duncan Campus, thanks to a federal grant triggering an influx of funding.
The university learned on Wednesday they'd received 850,000 dollars from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. ...
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