Economic Development
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...
January 31, 2020
Jim Eldridge attended the 2019 WEFTEC Trade Show in Chicago on September 22nd through the 25th. He was joined Cody Holcomb and Guy Sewell at the show for the purposes...
November 12, 2019
The Ada City Council agreed to provide a matching cash incentive to McCall’s Chapel, which will help offset the cost of putting in new equipment to boost water pressure for...