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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.
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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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DAEDF’s Lyle Roggow Heading Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission
February 26, 2016 - A Duncan man who has a mission of diversifying Duncan’s economy and creating new jobs each year now fills the chairman position for Oklahoma’s Incentive Evaluation Commission.
Lyle Roggow, Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation president, started the position with the commission, comprised of five people, on...
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Newsletter: 2015
January 15, 2016 - Download Newsletter HERE.
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DAEDF Signs Contract with PEC to Help Identify Long Term Water Solution for Area
November 24, 2015 - On Friday, Lyle Roggow, president of Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation, signed a contract hiring Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) to once again survey Duncan and the water it provides its citizens.
Duncan’s Water Committee, though allocated $100,000 to hire a hydrology firm, spent their money “judiciously” while...
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Governor Fallin Recognizes Duncan as an Oklahoma STEM Community
October 16, 2015 - Duncan, Oklahoma is now an official STEM Community. After the application was approved by CASMEO, Duncan received this designation from Governor Mary Fallin during the 2015 Governor’s STEM Summit in Oklahoma City.
Duncan received this recognition for its commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
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Q&A with Lyle Roggow, DAEDF President
September 15, 2015 - Q&A with Lyle Roggow, DAEDF President and CEO
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