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Love Air Conditioning Celebrates 60th Anniversary
September 23, 2019 - Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce                419 W. Will Rogers Blvd Claremore, OK 74017 September 23, 2019 Contact:        Barby Myers President & CEO (918) 341-2818 | barby@claremore.org Love Air Conditioning Celebrates 60th Anniversary   CLAREMORE, OK – The Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce...

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EAST students tour local businesses
September 17, 2019 - CIEDA recently had the opportunity to host Northeast Tech Claremore's EAST program. Students in the program have the opportunity to learn about Computer Programming and Geographical Information System (GIS). These tours showed the students how those skill sets relate to real-world jobs. The program visited Rye Design, a locally...

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Rogers County BOOST kicks off with inaugural event
September 17, 2019 - Rogers County hosted its first annual BOOST employment event last week, adding a twist on the traditional job search. Nearly 20 candidates registered to meet with employers across various industry sectors. Unlike a typical job fair format, BOOST placed the job seeker behind that table to share their employment goals. Candidates...

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Claremore young professionals recognized as emerging manufacturing leaders in Oklahoma
August 27, 2019 - Manufacturers, educators, workforce partners, and students gathered Tuesday morning to honor Oklahoma’s emerging manufacturing leaders at the 2019 OK2GROW Dream It. Do It. Kickoff Breakfast. The event, hosted by Dream It, Do It Oklahoma, recognized 46 honorees from across the Tulsa region. Honorees from Claremore included: Kory Hindenburg, Senior...

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CIEDA honored with state economic development Project of the Year award
August 16, 2019 - The Oklahoma Economic Development Council (OEDC) announced the winners of the Excellence in Economic Development awards at a dinner ceremony Monday night. Gov. Kevin Stitt presented four awards at the Governor’s Economic Development and Workforce Summit, hosted by OEDC. The Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority (CIEDA) was...

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CIEDA land donation to support Claremore Public Schools
July 26, 2019 - The first line of the FFA Creed reads, “I believe in the future of agriculture.” Claremore’s FFA program has a rich history, with roots that run deep within the local community. While today’s average consumer is three to five generations removed from the family...

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Ryan Neely succeeds Dr. Keith Ballard as CIEDA Chairman
July 19, 2019 - The Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority Board of Trustees recently elected Ryan Neely as the organization’s new chairman. As board chair, Neely will lead CIEDA as it facilitates the recruitment and retention of primary industry jobs, the expansion of the sales tax base and the development of...

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CIEDA hosts first Encounter Teacher Experience
June 28, 2019 - The Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority (CIEDA) hosted 20 teachers from across Rogers County for its inaugural teacher experience. The goal of Encounter is to provide a foundation for educators to use in motivating students to develop and maintain career pathways, as well as provide relevance and rigor to STEM...

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CIEDA Staff Member Attends Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course
April 9, 2019 - Kara Lenard, of Claremore Industrial and Economic Development Authority, recently completed the Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course offered through Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE). She joined thirty-seven other participants from 4 different states in the four-day April program.  Offered annually in the spring, the Mid-South Basic Course provides...

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Claremore welcomes new manufacturer, MST Manufacturing
February 5, 2019 - Kenneth Statton was born with manufacturing in his blood and a passion for the industry. More than 30 years ago, Statton founded his first machine shop, The Statton Company, with his father in Claremore, Oklahoma. From there, Mr. Statton started and then proceeded to build one of the largest and most...

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