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Newsletter 02.26.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Composting and Collaboration: Colleges Unite at East Central University
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The story of humanity can be told in compost. Archeologists find rich detail about a society in what they throw away, in what decomposes, and what is left to be found centuries later. As our modern society has produced a growing amount of waste,...
Newsletter 02.19.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Kiamichi Tech Center Atoka Campus: Innovation, Creativity, Experience
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As Greg Davidson, campus director of the Kiamichi Technology Center (KTC) Atoka campus, gives a tour of his campus, the pride he feels in his institution is evident, and also well deserved. Looking at the building from the parking lot, it seems...
Newsletter 02.12.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Environmental Resource Technologies: Safe Water, Rural Opportunities
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker “If it wasn’t for hauling hay, I wouldn’t be here,” Tim Hensley said with a chuckle. Sometimes the strangest paths will lead you to your purpose, and for Hensley, that path began with hauling hay and ended with a degree in environmental science...
ADA FEATURED IN ASPEN INSTITUTE CASE STUDY
What is it? The Ada Jobs Foundation was highlighted in a recent case study by the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group. This is the second case study in their What’s Working in Rural series which “examines how rural communities with limited staffing and...
Newsletter 02.05.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Innovation Through Necessity: Nitro-Lift Technologies
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Where does innovation come from? What is the spark that leads to technological advancements? In the case of Danny and Vernon Daniels, two brothers from Tishomingo, innovation came from necessity. Danny and Vernon had been in the oil industry for...
Newsletter 01.22.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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GAMI and Tornado Alley Turbo: Innovation Takes Flight in Ada, Oklahoma
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker While most people living in Ada, Oklahoma, have never heard of General Aviation Modifications, Inc., or GAMI for short, this would not be the case for those outside of Ada, especially for those in the aviation industry. The same goes for GAMI’s...
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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