City and chamber of commerce leaders from across the region gathered at Seminole State College on Oct. 6 for the Rural Economic Development Summit, held at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. The event brought together representatives from Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties for discussions on regional economic development, workforce development and opportunities for collaboration. The summit featured representatives from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Pictured, from left, are Danny Morgan, SSC Rural Business and Resources Center; Amy Britt, Seminole Chamber of Commerce; Tsanceria Hernandez, Gordon Cooper Technology Center; Kimberly Elliott, Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce; Clarence Prevost, Gordon Cooper Technology Center; Lucia Dickinson, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education; Bert Robison, Wes Watkins Technology Center; Samantha Stanfill, City of Seminole; Jessica Steele, City of Seminole; Theresa Barkhimer, City of Holdenville; Jim Greff, City of Prague; Roberta Davis, Holdenville Chamber of Commerce; Bob Pearman, City of Stroud; Jeff Stiner, City of Stroud; and Kim Pringle, Seminole State College. Others attending, but not pictured, were: Jared Cooper, Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Dana Reed, Wetumka/Wewoka ECO Family Center.