Economic Development

On October 21st, Carol Ervin joined the Ada Jobs Foundation as their new President and CEO. Ervin, who has already done great things in Atoka, Bartlesville, and McAlester, is excited...

The rapids are a soft constant clatter The trees are starting to remember it’s fall All the plants are leaning into the water almost to hear its wise advice Two...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker No two schools are the same. One of the greatest differentiators between school districts is that of the urban versus rural divide. Each school is going...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) is requesting submissions for qualified vendors or applicants to take part in a groundbreaking new water project. You can access the...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Kimberly Elkin is passionate about the environment. In fact, she was born on Earth Day. She wants to improve our freshwater ecosystems, but she also wants...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker After a stunning first year with the Youth Coding League, a national coding competition for young people, the Conduit Coders are returning for a new season....

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Dr. Saba Tahmassebi, the Director of the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, has always liked figuring out how things work. He sees problems as opportunities...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Mike Smith was 10 years old when he learned that he could successfully take apart a computer and put it back together....

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Cassie Burrows knows what it’s like to need a new purpose and a new path. Her mother had been diagnosed with cancer and Burrows used her...

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As part of the Conduit Initiative’s strategy to encourage a technology and innovation-based economy, the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) partnered with the Chickasaw Nation, the Robert...