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And They’re Off — CO2 Race Winners Cash In
November 23, 2019 - The Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) go on track with the Duncan Area Youth Engineering Contest on Thursday morning. Students from 7th-12th grade designed, built and decorated balsa wood race cars powered by CO2 canisters. Participants come from Duncan Middle School, Empire Middle School, Temple Middle School, Epic...
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Duncan Community Prepares for Halliburton Energy’s 100th Birthday Festivities
November 17, 2019 - The company Halliburton has also contributed greatly to the The Heritage Trails project. This is an overarch network of pathways to connect parks and community fixtures such as the Simmons Center, Duncan Regional Hospital, Duncan Public Schools and the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center. The project has been a Duncan dream...
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Duncan Machine Products Dedicates Building for Aerospace Manufacturing
November 12, 2019 - After 11 years in the metals manufacturing industry, Duncan Machine Products (DMP) is continuing to expand, adding aerospace into its repertoire.
Friday, Nov. 8 marked the dedication of DMP’s north building, which Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt attended. Chris and Teri Billings, owners of DMP, previously attended the 2019 Paris Air...
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Partnership Blusters Technology for Local Company
October 10, 2019 - Cameron Machine Products is no more — well kind of, thanks to a new partnership between parent companies Schlumberger and Rockwell Automation a new company is at 700 Nix Dr. — Sensia.
David Mathews, Plant Manager, explained what this meant for the Duncan location.
“So historically...
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OEDC Names Roggow 2019 Economic Developer of the Year
August 16, 2019 - Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation President and CEO Lyle Roggow took home accolades earlier this week when he was named Oklahoma’s Economic Development Professional of the Year for 2019.
Oklahoma Economic Development Council (OEDC) released names of award winners, including Roggow, who was announced as the award recipient by...
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Duncan Company Heads to Paris Air Show
June 17, 2019 - Representatives from a Duncan company are participating in the 2019 Paris Air Show as part of the U.S. Delegation from Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Department of Commerce’s foreign direct investment team announced the state would participate at the 53rd international Paris Air Show from June 17-23. Those from Oklahoma attending...
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Family Dollar Distribution Celebrates 20 Years in Duncan
May 17, 2019 - Community leaders met with employees and leadership of Family Dollar’s distribution center Thursday afternoon to celebrate the company’s time in Duncan.
The celebration of employees, city officials and company leadership marked 20 years of service in the Duncan community.
The General Manager for the distribution center, Dave...
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DPSF Gets Ball Rolling on STEAM Labs Building
May 8, 2019 - The Duncan Public Schools Foundation (DPSF) will soon get their timeline going for the new STEAM Lab/Innovation hub building at the Duncan High School. This will take the old existing art building from damaged and under used, to a place of cutting edge education in Science, Technology, Engineering, (Arts)...
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Duncan’s Dream Team hosts Bilateral Life Camp
April 13, 2019 - Many people don’t remember when or how they learned to walk, but for people with a bilateral amputation, both legs usually above the knee, it is a task they must re-learn, sometimes several times with each new prosthetic.
In effort to help their clients who have become family...
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32nd Annual Turkey Hunt in Duncan Focuses on Economic Development
April 13, 2019 - Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell stopped in Duncan Thursday during the 32nd annual Lt. Governor’s Turkey Hunt.
The multiple-day-long turkey hunt kicked off on Wednesday, April 10 in Oklahoma City and made stops in Elk City, Woodward, Alva, Ardmore, Duncan, Okemah, Pawnee and Hugo with a goal of highlighting the...
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