by Jessika Leatherbury | Mar 22, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A willingness to change lies at the heart of innovation. Many times, these changes come out of necessity. In the case of MSA Safety, a local manufacturer that produces Globe firefighter gear, these innovations lead to increased productivity and...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Mar 3, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker How do you build a successful community of entrepreneurs and innovators? How do you bring people together when so much of our lives has been moved to the virtual realm? This is one of the challenges that faces Ashia Todd, Startup Community...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Feb 23, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The story of humanity can be told in compost. Archeologists find rich detail about a society in what they throw away, in what decomposes, and what is left to be found centuries later. As our modern society has produced a growing amount of waste,...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Feb 17, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As Greg Davidson, campus director of the Kiamichi Technology Center (KTC) Atoka campus, gives a tour of his campus, the pride he feels in his institution is evident, and also well deserved. Looking at the building from the parking lot, it seems...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Feb 7, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “If it wasn’t for hauling hay, I wouldn’t be here,” Tim Hensley said with a chuckle. Sometimes the strangest paths will lead you to your purpose, and for Hensley, that path began with hauling hay and ended with a degree in environmental science...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Feb 7, 2023 | Digital Economy, Economic Development
What is it? The Ada Jobs Foundation was highlighted in a recent case study by the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group. This is the second case study in their What’s Working in Rural series which “examines how rural communities with limited staffing and...
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