News from the Ada Jobs Foundation
A Thirst for Innovation: The Future of Water Technologies in Ada, Oklahoma
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Duane Smith is sitting on top of the world, or more specifically, on top of world-leading research about the Arbuckle Simpson Aquifer. Smith is the Executive Director of the Oka' Institute at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. The Aquifer,...
Newsletter 09.26.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 09.26.2022 Newsletter HERE! Want to receive news from the Ada Jobs Foundation? Sign up HERE!
Newsletter 09.18.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 09.18.2022 Newsletter HERE! Want to receive news from the Ada Jobs Foundation? Sign up HERE!
Visioning and Re-Visioning: Incubating Ideas for Tech Entrepreneurship
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The future is digital. One of the most significant ways to grow an economy and create jobs and wealth is to be a part of this digital revolution and encourage the creation of scalable tech startups. However, there is a bias against rural America....
Newsletter 09.11.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 09.11.2022 Newsletter HERE!
Press Release: Ashia Todd Joins Ada Jobs Foundation Team
ADA, OKLAHOMA – Ashia Todd joins the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) as the Startup Community Manager. Previously, Todd worked as the Member Services Director for the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce, and most recently as the Director of Alumni Relations for East Central...
Jordan Caldwell: Cybersecurity in an Insecure World
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker It took two days, but by the end, Jordan Caldwell had done it. He had accessed the executive floor of a two-billion-dollar company. They didn’t think it could be done. In fact, the company’s security team was sure it couldn’t be done. But they...
Newsletter 09.04.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 9.04.2022 Newsletter HERE!
Unpacking Build to Scale: Encouraging a Digital Economy in Rural Southern Oklahoma
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Ada, We Have a Problem In 2019, Ada Jobs Foundation had a problem. Their staff had launched a series of successful entrepreneurship support programs, from workshops and networking events to pitch competitions. They had partnered with Pontotoc...
Newsletter 08.28.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 8.28.2022 Newsletter HERE!
The Fire Station: Historic Ada Moves into the Future of Innovation
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker If you were driving down Broadway in Ada on August 3, 2022, you might have noticed a large group of people congregating inside the historic Central Fire Station, looking around, talking to each other, despite the rising heat of the day. What you...
Newsletter 08.21.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
Read the 8.21.2022 Newsletter HERE!
Naresh Juneja: Innovating with a Breath of Fresh Air
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Naresh Juneja never intended to make Ada, Oklahoma his home. In fact, until his wife, Hursh, took a job with the Chickasaw Nation as Head of Enterprise Architecture and Innovation, IT, they had never even heard of Ada. However, it was a decision...
Adventures in Crypto: One Man’s Journey from Developer to Influencer
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A year ago, if you would have told Jake Cantrell that he would be a full-time crypto influencer on Medium and YouTube that goes by the alias JCCrypto, he probably would have called you crazy. But here we are. Since September of 2021, Cantrell...
C3: Cougars, Curriculum, and Camp – Engaging Students with Innovation
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Selena Galbreaith showing off a basic catapult The high school cafeteria bustled with approximately thirty students around age five, and the air buzzed with excitement as they sent brightly colored fuzzy pompoms soaring across their tables. The...