News from the Ada Jobs Foundation
Ada Jobs Foundation Welcomes Daniel Castaneda to Team
ADA, OKLAHOMA – Daniel Castaneda joins the Ada Jobs Foundation as an Economic Development Specialist. Castaneda recently obtained a Master’s Degree in Regional and City Planning from the University of Oklahoma, and prior to coming to Ada, he led community outreach,...
Ada Pilots Free IT Career Training
ADA, OKLAHOMA – Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) is partnering with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) and Generation USA to offer a free, online “IT Support Specialist” training program for people in in the Ada area, includingresidents of Pontotoc, Garvin, Seminole,...
Ada Jobs Foundation Reaccredited by the International Economic Development Council
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 IEDC as an Accredited Economic Development Organization...
Winners of The Big Pitch Ada 2020
ADA, OKLAHOMA - Six start-up companies competed virtually on November 12th for cash prizes during The Big Pitch Ada hosted by the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF). Entrants applied to compete from across the state, with AJF selecting six finalists to pitch a new business...
Ada Jobs Announces Finalists: The Big Pitch Ada Competition
ADA, OKLAHOMA- The Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) is proud to announce the top six entrants for The Big Pitch Ada competition taking place virtually on November 12. The Big Pitch Ada is an entrepreneurial pitch competition focused on creating an opportunity for people to...
Ada Jobs Foundation Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council
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 in Economic Development Awards Program. The honor was...
Ada Jobs Foundation Announces Scholarship Program That Teaches Rural Residents New Digital Skills
ADA, OKLAHOMA - Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) announces its involvement in The Future is Digital Challenge, an initiative focused on upskilling rural Americans interested in learning new digital skills to help them participate in the nation's growing tech economy. AJF is...
Virtual Startup Ada Boot Camp 2020
ADA, OKLAHOMA - Ada Jobs Foundation will again host the Startup Ada Boot Camp (SABC), but this year the event is all virtual, allowing anyone from across the country to participate. The Boot Camp is a 6-week cohort based online program designed to equip entrepreneurs...
Economic and COVID-19 Related Resource List
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 adapt to quickly developing news and information related to COVID-19....
2019 WEFTEC: Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition
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 of representing Ada’s interests in developing innovative water technologies. There are two main...
Following a Competitive Nationwide Selection Process, Ada Jobs Foundation Chosen to Participate in 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative
ADA, OKLAHOMA - Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), announced that the Ada Jobs Foundation has been chosen in a highly competitive process to participate in the 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative, a technical assistance program supporting rural communities working...
Five Local Entrepreneurs Complete First Ever Startup Boot Camp in Ada
Five local entrepreneurs participated in and successfully completed all six-weeks of the first ever Startup Boot Camp in Ada offered by the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF). The Startup Ada Boot Camp (SABC) is a 6-week program designed to equip entrepreneurs with the...
Ada Plant Finds Stitch Niche
Jannette Orr stood on MSA’s Globe turnout gear manufacturing floor in Ada and held up a firefighter coat that was under construction at the plant. Bright yellow letters on the back read “OKLA CITY.” Globe’s Ada plant and its 48 employees are producing 510 sets of...
Winners of The Big Pitch Ada
ADA, OKLAHOMA- Six start-up companies competed on November 12 for cash prizes during The Big Pitch Ada hosted by the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF). Entrants applied to compete from across the state, with judges selecting six finalists to pitch a new business idea,...
City OK’s Performance Agreement with McCall’s
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 a sprinkler system in McCall’s new building. Ada officials agreed recently to match up to 50%...