Economic Development

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In 2017, Ada schools took advantage of a new and unique opportunity. Committed to enhancing student education and post-high school preparation, Ada schools eagerly joined a...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker For 27 years, the Ada Jobs Foundation, in partnership with the City of Ada, has led the economic development efforts in the community. Funded by the...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Hunter Cook started writing when he was seven years old. At first, he wanted to write comic books, but then he realized he couldn’t draw. He...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A new year brings new possibilities, and, at the Ada Jobs Foundation, it also brings a new round of programming and workshops. As the local Economic...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker All over Oklahoma, and the country, downtowns are disappearing. It is not uncommon to travel through a small town and see once bustling Main Streets abandoned—...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As we begin 2025, the team at the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) eagerly awaits the developments in the coming year. While each year holds new possibilities,...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Friday, December 13th , marked the end of another season for the Conduit Coders, the Youth Coding League team that the Ada Jobs Foundation supports with...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Sometimes it is the unexpected moments in life that can lead to new and surprising journeys. In the case of Kaibree Flood, the unexpected was a...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A little over a year ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with Vinayak Mitty, the Director of Data Science for LegalShield. We discussed his...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Anticipation filled the air as fifteen entrepreneurs, representing nine different projects, prepared to present and compete for cash prizes. November 7th had finally arrived, and it...