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Opportunities and Possibilities: The Ada Jobs Foundation at the 2023 Rural Innovation Network Summit

Opportunities and Possibilities: The Ada Jobs Foundation at the 2023 Rural Innovation Network Summit

May 12, 2023

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,...

KTEN: Ada Jobs Foundation improving city’s workforce development

KTEN: Ada Jobs Foundation improving city’s workforce development

May 5, 2023

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....

Stacey Oakley: Ecosystem Builder in Action

Stacey Oakley: Ecosystem Builder in Action

Apr 28, 2023

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...

MyClone Technologies: Bridging the Gap Between the Physical and the Virtual

Apr 21, 2023

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...

Investing in Innovation: Oklahoma Venture Resource Council Meets in Ada, Oklahoma

Investing in Innovation: Oklahoma Venture Resource Council Meets in Ada, Oklahoma

Apr 15, 2023

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...

Developing the Next Generation of Biomedical Innovators: Biomedical Sciences at Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant

Developing the Next Generation of Biomedical Innovators: Biomedical Sciences at Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant

Apr 3, 2023

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker One of the best ways to develop the next generation of innovators is to lay a solid groundwork of education and training that is highly engaging. This was the inspiration for Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant to start their Biomedical...

Keeping Firefighters Safe: MSA Safety and Innovations in Manufacturing

Keeping Firefighters Safe: MSA Safety and Innovations in Manufacturing

Mar 22, 2023

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A willingness to change lies at the heart of innovation. Many times, these changes come out of necessity. In the case of MSA Safety, a local manufacturer that produces Globe firefighter gear, these innovations lead to increased productivity and...

Press Release: Ada Jobs Foundation Welcomes Jake Cantrell to Team

Press Release: Ada Jobs Foundation Welcomes Jake Cantrell to Team

Mar 9, 2023

ADA, OKLAHOMA – Jake Cantrell recently joined the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) as the new Scalable Investment Associate. In this role, Cantrell will work to connect potential investors with exciting opportunities to invest in rural scalable technology startups in the...

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