Grow and Expand
My Time at DAEDF by Adyson Meek, 2024 Duncan High School Senior & DAEDF Intern
May 14, 2024 - When I first started interning at the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation, I had no idea what to expect. I had no idea what they did, who they were, or why they were so important. I learned very quickly, though, who they are and what they stand for.
The Duncan...
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DUNCAN AREA TEACHERS ON TOUR - A GREAT IDEA!
March 23, 2023 - written by Steve Bratcher, Oklahoma Department of Commerce
In the past few years, I’ve had many conversations with economic development organizations where the discussion centered around how to keep young people from graduating and immediately leaving rural Oklahoma never to return.
The economic development team in Duncan...
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PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITIES
March 16, 2023 - written by Eric Hancock, Red River Technology Center Industrial Coordinator
I am new to the Industrial Coordinator role at Red River Technology Center (RRTC), but I am not new to tech-ed having spent the last couple of years in a similar position at another school. Since coming to RRTC, I...
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
March 9, 2023 - written by Jay Johnson, CEO of DRH Health
Workforce development. What is it? From our perspective, it is strategy, it is service, and really, it’s our core mission. One of the great things about healthcare is serving others and living out service to others in our jobs...
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IT’S NOT MY PROBLEM, OR IS IT?
March 2, 2023 - written by Lesa Hefner, DRH Health Careers Advisor
Workforce development is a multifaceted term and looks a little different from each perspective in which it is viewed. It has driving
connections to education and social service sectors, to community and regional sectors, and to specific industries and businesses. The...
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INTERNSHIPS LEAD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE
February 23, 2023 - written by Emily Prichard, Duncan High School Internship Instructor/Coordinator
Imagine your high school senior coming home from a day at school and telling you that she has found, without a doubt, what she wants to do for the rest of her life. That is exactly what happened when...
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EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT
February 16, 2023 - Written by Channa Byerly, Superintendent Duncan Public Schools (DPS)
Education serves as an investment that improves the economic quality of a community. The school district and local businesses and industry must work in partnership to ensure our students are prepared for the workforce, and our business and industry partners have...
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Watch now: A short trip to Duncan is worth it for the beer, food, shopping
September 27, 2020 - After being stuck in Tulsa for what seems like years, a short trip out of town was in order. I chose Duncan, which is only a three-hour trip from here.
I had never been to Duncan, which is just south of Oklahoma City and has a population around 24,000. But it...
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Dream Team Receives 2018 Small Business Award
September 16, 2018 - Oklahoma owned and operated, Dream Team Prosthetics, LLC in Duncan Oklahoma is a world class organization who specialize in the field of artificial limb design. The business was envisioned in 2016 by owners Randy Richardson, Assistant Prosthetist, Director of Marketing Communications, and native of Duncan, Brandy Simpson, Office Manager and Chad...
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Internship Program Facilitates Workforce Development in Duncan
August 30, 2018 - In 2016, Oklahoma House Bill 2534 passed, allowing high school students to receive an elective credit for an internship. In 2017, following a series of business and education community meetings and through the efforts of the Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF), Duncan Public Schools (DPS), and area employers, Duncan Public Schools' Pathways...
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