Join us at Coworking at 20 W. Main from 8:30am to 11:00am on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Admission for this workshop is $10.00 and includes coffee and breakfast. Register at http://bit.ly/2VjPx6Y. Coworking at 20 W. Main is located at 20 West Main Street, Suite 109, Shawnee, OK. Learn best practices and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business …
Count All the Kids
In the 2010, there were a large number of children with complicated and/or intricate living conditions, those living with grandparents or family other than their mom or dad and even children living between two households who were not counted and were missed in the 2010 Census. To give you a perspective on what that means, if 1,000 kids are missed, …
Keeping A Great Idea Alive
This past week, a Resolution was passed in the Chambers of the House of Representatives that did not gain a lot of attention, but for some it was a really big deal, and a step in the right direction. HCR 1012 passed with unanimous consent and that Resolution, or at least a form of it, is in the hands of …
Ribbon Cutting – AT&T Monopine Cell Tower
Join us for a special ribbon cutting for the AT&T monopine cell tower. We are excited about welcoming new technology to our community.
Forward 15 Award Nominations Due March 27th
The Forward 15 Award is given to individuals who are helping to move Shawnee Forward through excellence in business and non-profit achievement. Can you help us spotlight those individuals who are making Shawnee an excellent place to work and live? The Forward 15 Awards are passed out at the Shawnee Forward Annual Awards Banquet on June 2, 2020 at the …
The Site Selectors Visit
In the business of doing the business of economic development, every now and then we have something unexpected take place. Sometimes those surprises are good and sometimes those surprises are not so good. This past week we had a good surprise. A Site Selector who we had met a long time ago, paid us a visit along with a good …
Ribbon Cutting – Tropical Smoothie Cafe on February 28th at 10:30am
Join us on February 28, 2020 at 10:30am at Tropical Smoothie Cafe at 3954 N Kickapoo Ave, Shawnee, OK 74804 and welcome them to our community and to Shawnee Forward.
Stuart & Clover Celebrating 115 Years with Come and Go Reception
You are invited to celebrate 115 years of Stuart & Clover. Stuart & Clover is honoring both past and present by celebrating Jim Stuart’s 40 years of practice, the elevation of Brandi Nowakowski, Tony Morales, & Breanne Gordon to Partner, and the addition of new associate, Trent Guleserian. Join us Thursday, February 13th for a Come & Go Reception from …
The Days Ahead of Us
February is beginning to shape up as a month-long series of meetings, intermingled with everything else that is on our To Do list. Or in other words, it’s going to be a fairly normal. In a world that is more interested in explaining what we got done, rather than how busy we are, here are the highlights of what …
Tribal Forum – New Date
Shawnee Forward is very excited to host the 2020 Tribal Forum at Gordon Cooper Technology Center on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 11:30am. We will be hearing from Tribal leaders about economic and community development efforts. Participating Tribes include Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Kickapoo Tribe, and Sac and Fox Nation. Register for the Tribal Forum here. Contact Shawnee …