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Newsletter 06.042023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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From Junior Programmer to Tech Entrepreneur: Simon Hamilton’s Perfect Partition
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker For Simon Hamilton, tech began at home. Simon, a junior at Latta High School, grew up watching his father, Jeremiah, do all sorts of programming and even fix their game consoles when they would break. His father is a software developer for the...
Newsletter 05.21.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Billy Hamilton: A Passion for Entrepreneurship
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Chahtapreneur is a combination of two words: Chahta, which is Choctaw for Choctaw, and Entrepreneur. This re-branding provides entrepreneurs with a unique identity, forged in the Choctaw culture. Culture is important to Billy Hamilton and his...
Newsletter 05.14.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Opportunities and Possibilities: The Ada Jobs Foundation at the 2023 Rural Innovation Network Summit
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The mission of the Ada Jobs Foundation is to advocate on behalf of businesses and residents to promote a vibrant community and prosperous local economy. While there are many ways to approach these goals, it is evident that in many communities,...
Newsletter 05.07.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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KTEN: Ada Jobs Foundation improving city’s workforce development
By Alexander Porter, KTEN - Friday, May 5th 2023, 7:08 PM CDT ADA, Okla. (KTEN) -- The Ada Jobs Foundation is improving the city's workforce development. It is one of 12 Oklahoma Centers for Workforce Excellence that help draw industry and jobs to Pontotoc County....
Newsletter 04.30.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Stacey Oakley: Ecosystem Builder in Action
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker If you are in the Ada area and don’t know Stacey Oakley, chances are high that you know somebody who does. Though Oakley has been a part of both the Ada and Latta school systems, she is an institution unto herself, leaving a mark everywhere she...
Newsletter 04.23.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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MyClone Technologies: Bridging the Gap Between the Physical and the Virtual
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Chad Robertson’s life changed through a football game. On October 14, 2017, he headed to the Cotton Bowl Stadium to watch the Oklahoma Sooners take on their rival Texas Longhorns. The stadium is located on the Texas State fairgrounds and the...
Newsletter 04.16.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Investing in Innovation: Oklahoma Venture Resource Council Meets in Ada, Oklahoma
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The Oklahoma Venture Resource Council, or OVRC, is an organization that works to increase the number of funded ventures in Oklahoma, while also providing the support they need in order to stay in Oklahoma. While they have regular meetings, in...
Newsletter 04.09.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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