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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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Newsletter: 2016
February 1, 2017 - Download Newsletter HERE!
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Weekend Job Fair Drew Huge Numbers
January 16, 2017 - Job seekers came out in huge numbers this weekend at the Simmons Center when Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) saw 570 job seekers come interview for a new occupation.
Area employers like Halliburton, Family Dollar Distribution, Duncan Regional Hospital, Rockwater, New York Life, Arvest Bank, RightWay Manufacturing and Tilley Group.
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DAEDF Receives Silver Award and Honor for Annual Newsletter
October 7, 2016 - The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) awarded Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) with a Silver Excellence In Economic Development Award for the organization’s annual newsletter.
DAEDF won for the 2015 annual newsletter in a category for communities with populations of less than 25,000, according to a press release.
On...
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Making ‘Turkey Hunting Great Again’
April 15, 2016 - Donald Trump Jr. and former Dallas Cowboy and OU safety Roy Williams along with several businessmen shared their hunting stories at the Simmons Center Thursday night.
All were hunters for the Oklahoma Lt. Governor’s 30th Invitational Turkey Hunt, an event sponsored in Duncan by Duncan Area Economic Development...
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Local Job Fair to Help Community Members in Search of Employment
March 25, 2016 - Three entities banded together to prove to residents in Stephens County there’s still hope, especially when it comes to searching for employment as the news of layoffs becomes recurrent.
First Baptist Marlow, Connection Church Duncan and the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation will open house to employers and...
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