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November 18, 2022

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…

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November 11, 2022

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…

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November 4, 2022

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…

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October 21, 2022

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…

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October 14, 2022

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…

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October 7, 2022

Embracing Rural Innovation: Coming Together at the IEDC Annual Conference

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker September 18-21 of this year, members of the Ada Jobs Foundation staff had a chance to attend the…

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October 2, 2022

A Thirst for Innovation: The Future of Water Technologies in Ada, Oklahoma

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Duane Smith is sitting on top of the world, or more specifically, on top of world-leading research about…

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September 16, 2022

Visioning and Re-Visioning: Incubating Ideas for Tech Entrepreneurship

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The future is digital. One of the most significant ways to grow an economy and create jobs and…

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Sunnie Baker and Ashia Todd stand outside the Ada Startup Studio
September 1, 2022

Unpacking Build to Scale: Encouraging a Digital Economy in Rural Southern Oklahoma

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Ada, We Have a Problem In 2019, Ada Jobs Foundation had a problem. Their staff had launched a…

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August 18, 2022

Naresh Juneja: Innovating with a Breath of Fresh Air

By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Naresh Juneja never intended to make Ada, Oklahoma his home. In fact, until his wife, Hursh, took a…

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