Grow Choctaw

09/07/2026

We’re proud to celebrate three 2026 Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the International Economic Development Council! 🏆

🥇 Gold — Print Promotion | Grow Choctaw Retail Flyers
🥉 Bronze — Special Events | 2026 Technical Summit
🥇 Gold — Neighborhood Development | Broken Bow

These honors reflect what we can accomplish together to strengthen communities and create opportunities throughout the Choctaw Nation Reservation.

Learn more: https://www.growchoctaw.com/index.php?src=news&refno=510&category=News

09/05/2026

How long have you worked for the Choctaw Nation? The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is one of the best places to work in the US!

09/02/2026

Sweet dreams are made of this! Atoka is getting a bit sweeter!

09/02/2026

Some sweet (🍦) things are happening in Atoka! Braums is taking shape!!!

Big shoutout to Heather Gabaree for the photos!

09/02/2026

An incredible honor!

09/02/2026

This evening, Blake McGee and Kreg Haney represented Grow Choctaw for an appreciation dinner with Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell to discuss economic development around the state.

We are thankful for the leadership and initiative the Lt. Governor has shown over the last 8 years!

08/28/2026

What a day for McAlester! Huge congrats for Academy!!!

08/27/2026

Congrats to our team for earning these awards!

Celebrating Oklahoma Economic Development Excellence 🏆

The results are in—and Oklahoma’s economic development community has a lot to celebrate! 🎉

Select Oklahoma proudly congratulates the high-performing economic development organizations and professionals across our state recognized through the 2026 International Economic Development Council Excellence in Economic Development Awards.

From business retention and expansion to talent development, entrepreneurship, neighborhood development, digital media, collaborative economic development and more, these awards highlight the creativity, collaboration and hard work happening in communities across Oklahoma.

👏 Congratulations to this year’s Oklahoma award recipients:
🏆 Oklahoma Department of Commerce ACES — Gold for Business Retention & Expansion, and a Best in Show nominee
🏆 Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation — Gold in Magazine/Newsletter; Bronze in Digital Media
🏆 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma — Gold in Print Promotion; Gold in Neighborhood Development; Bronze in Special Events
🏆 Tulsa Innovation Labs — Bronze in Multi-year Collaborative Economic Development; Bronze in Business Retention & Expansion
🏆 Blackwell Economic Development Authority & Industrial Authority — Bronze in Multi-year Collaborative Economic Development
🏆 Ponca City Development Authority — Silver in Entrepreneurism & Small Business; Bronze in Business Retention & Expansion
🏆 Claremore Economic Development — Silver in Business Retention & Expansion
🏆 Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation — Silver in Talent Development & Retention
🏆 City of Collinsville Oklahoma Government — Bronze in Innovation in Economic Development

And another exciting milestone to celebrate:
🎉 Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation will be recognized as a newly Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) at the IEDC conference in October!

These accomplishments represent more than awards—they reflect the partnerships, innovation, and daily work that create opportunity and strengthen communities across Oklahoma.

Congratulations to everyone recognized! Your work is helping tell Oklahoma’s economic development story—and we’re proud to celebrate alongside you.

08/24/2026

Big things are happening in Pocola.

The Choctaw Nation is investing in a project that will help enhance one of the community's most important gathering places.

Discover what the funding will support and why local leaders say the project will make a lasting difference.

👉 Read the full story and learn more.
https://www.growchoctaw.com/news/2026/07/28/news/choctaw-nation-donates-148-500-to-town-of-pocola-s-community-center/

The Choctaw Development Fund donated $148,500 to the Town of Pocola to complete dirt work and install a parking lot at the new Pocola Community Center.