Unlock Funding to Grow Your Workforce with OESC's Trae Rahill
2026-08-12 11:30 - 13:00 UTC
Need Employees? Need Training Funds? Start Here.
Grow Ada invites you to a Lunch & Learn for local employers.
Learn how to:
✔ Connect with the Workforce Oklahoma – Ada Center, serving approximately 200 local job seekers each month
✔ Meet your hiring needs
✔ Access funding that may reimburse up to 80% of eligible employee training costs.
🎤 Featuring Keynote Speaker
Trae Rahill
CEO, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC)
📅 Wednesday, August 12, 2026
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Grow Ada | 209 W. Main Street, Ada
🍽️ Lunch Provided

All in For Oklahoma
2026-10-08 11:30 - 13:00
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce invites you to join us for the All in for Oklahoma Regional Meeting Series—a statewide effort to connect economic developers and community leaders with the resources that support economic growth across Oklahoma. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn about Commerce programs, business incentives and workforce partnerships designed to help Oklahoma companies expand, invest and create jobs.

Why Attend

Learn
Discover incentives, workforce initiatives and programs available to support business growth and expansion.
Connect
Network with economic developers, chambers of commerce and community stakeholders across your region.
Engage
Share insights about workforce and economic opportunities while connecting directly with Commerce leadership and staff.

Pitch Competition
2026-10-29 18:00 - 20:00
Have a business idea? Recently opened a business? Or are you a high school student with an idea worth pursuing?
Grow Ada is hosting its annual Pitch Competition on October 29th at First United Bank, allowing aspiring entrepreneurs and young innovatorsPitch Poster to pitch their ideas and compete for prizes. The competition is open to high school students, businesses operating for less than two years, and individuals with a business idea.
More information about applications, prizes, and competition details is coming soon. Stay tuned!
