Jessika Leatherbury
Hot Rodders of Tomorrow: Hands on Innovation at Pontotoc Technology Center
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Five high school students stand behind a work bench, their hearts beating with anticipation. They wait for the…
Newsletter 01.23.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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From Coding to Core Values: The Comprehensive World of Lego Robotics
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Emily Denney first started teaching at Homer Elementary, she never would have dreamed that her world would…
Newsletter 01.16.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Building a Tech Ecosystem: Ada’s New Wave of Community-Driven Meetups
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Technology work can be isolating, but it doesn’t have to be. While much of the work is done…
Newsletter 01.09.2024: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Building Dreams: Inside Ada’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker After serving in the Navy for ten years and then six years with the Chickasaw Nation, Matt Stephens…
Ecosystem Building Revisited: Learning, Sharing, Connecting
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “Entrepreneurship drives economies, but the success of entrepreneurs depends on those around them. That’s why we build ecosystems—or…
Justin Berst’s Vision: Valor’s Pioneering AI-Driven Crime Prevention
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “Hey, you in the blue shirt and ballcap! You’re trespassing and the police have been called!” The voice…
Global Collaborations in Water Policy: Ada, Oklahoma, Bondo, Kenya, and the World Beyond
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “There are many things that you can afford to go without, but the three things that we need…