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Newsletter 04.23.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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MyClone Technologies: Bridging the Gap Between the Physical and the Virtual
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...
Newsletter 04.16.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Investing in Innovation: Oklahoma Venture Resource Council Meets in Ada, Oklahoma
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...
Newsletter 04.09.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Developing the Next Generation of Biomedical Innovators: Biomedical Sciences at Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant
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...
Newsletter 03.26.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Keeping Firefighters Safe: MSA Safety and Innovations in Manufacturing
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
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...
Newsletter 03.05.2023: Economic Development News for the Ada Area
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Live Podcast and Networking at Arbuckle Craft Coffee
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker How do you build a successful community of entrepreneurs and innovators? How do you bring people together when so much of our lives has been moved to the virtual realm? This is one of the challenges that faces Ashia Todd, Startup Community...
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...