News from the Ada Jobs Foundation
Casey Black: Determining Challenges, Finding Solutions
By: Sunnie Dawn Smith Raising the next generation of entrepreneurs is no simple task. However, Casey Black is an educator with Ada High School helping to support the next generation of entrepreneurs in our region. This role is something Black is uniquely equipped to...
Newsletter 12.11.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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A Case for Curiosity: Andrew Long and the Joys of a Technological Challenge
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Andrew Long was eight years old when the family computer stopped working. It was a Gateway PC running Windows 95 that had everything bundled into a single machine, fans whirring behind the large, glowing cathode ray tube screen. Long, who had...
Newsletter 11.20.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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PRESS RELEASE: Winners of the Big Pitch: Ada 2022 Announced
ADA, OKLAHOMA – Five start-up companies competed on November 17 for cash prizes during the fifth annual Big Pitch: Ada 2022 hosted by the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF). Entrants applied to compete from across the state, with judges selecting five finalists to pitch a new...
Experience and Opportunity: Tina Davis and the Practical Applications of Technology
By: Sunnie Dawn Smith Technology and innovation are inherently creative, and there is no better example of this than in the work of Tina Davis. Davis had previously made her mark in Ada as a photographer who was also heavily involved with the theater community. She...
Inaugural Quarterly Roundtable: A Case for Collaboration
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “Where are you going to find the entrepreneurs?” When the Ada Jobs Foundation brought people together to begin brainstorming how to help more scalable tech startups in our area, we found a lot of agreement about what programs seemed to work....
Newsletter 11.06.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Critical Thinking and Endless Possibilities: Stacey Bolin and Entrepreneurship Education
By: Sunnie Dawn Smith One of the major challenges with building a culture of tech-based entrepreneurship is finding the people to help us make this vision a reality as something that can happen in rural Oklahoma. We are lucky, though, to have such an ally in Dr....
Newsletter 10.30.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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PRESS RELEASE: Applications Now Open for the Big Pitch: Ada 2022
ADA, OKLAHOMA – Applications are now open to compete in the Big Pitch: Ada 2022 business pitch competition taking place on November 17, 2022. The Ada Jobs Foundation hosts the Big Pitch: Ada to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a...
Celena Galbreaith: Technology and the Joy of Creative Problem Solving
By Sunnie Dawn Baker For 16 years, Celena Galbreaith has been on the frontlines of technology. Her experience has provided her with the expertise needed to help shape future generations of technologists as well as facilitate the educational opportunities needed for...
Newsletter 10.16.2022: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Media Announcement: Ada Jobs Foundation Announces Winners of Career Awareness Social Media Contest
ADA, OKLAHOMA – The Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) proudly recognizes the winners of the #AdaWorks Career Awareness Social Media Contest. This contest is an effort through the Workforce Development and Talent Action Team. The Action Team was created through the Ada Jobs...
Designing Innovation for a New Generation: The Pontotoc Technology Center FabLab
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In 2016, administration at Pontotoc Technology Center (PTC) saw a need and had an idea to fill that need. Students were learning skills in computer drafting and CNC programming, which is a computer language which tells other computers what to do....