Economic Development
July 1, 2022
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When the Ada Jobs Foundation updated their Economic Development Strategic Plan in 2020, they realized they didn’t want it to be a strategy to be a...
February 14, 2022
Ada’s Strategic Engagement for Economic Development in 2020 The Ada Jobs Foundation’s mission is to help Ada’s economy grow by supporting companies to create new quality jobs in our community....
February 7, 2022
Economic Development in Ada: Community Development Ada’s economic development hinges on a community that has the housing, infrastructure, and quality of life to support new economic growth. We broadly use...
February 3, 2022
Business Retention and Workforce Development in Ada, OK Workforce is becoming an increasingly important part of economic development as companies are searching to find key talent to fill open jobs...
January 24, 2022
This is the second part of a series of articles explaining the work, programs, and impact by the Ada Jobs Foundation. You can find the first article here. As part...
January 18, 2022
The Ada Jobs Foundation is coming to a critical point. We are a non-profit economic development organization that has been serving the Ada Community and Pontotoc County area since 1998....
October 1, 2021
ADA, OKLAHOMA – The Ada Jobs Foundation has secured a Venture Challenge grant via the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale (B2S) program. The Ada Jobs Foundation worked...
December 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announces that the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) has once again been recognized as one of 68 economic development organizations accredited by...
October 20, 2020
Washington, DC – Ada Jobs Foundation won a silver category award for its Startup Ada Boot Camp,a project in the Entrepreneurship category of the International Economic Development Council’s 2020 Excellence...
March 23, 2020
The past several weeks have brought an unprecedented challenge to Oklahoma’s economy and local communities. We at the Ada Jobs Foundation recognize that many of Ada’s businesses are working hard to...