by Jessika Leatherbury | Oct 6, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker It was August 29th and the anticipation in the Ada Jobs Foundation Conduit offices was palpable. Twelve fifth and sixth graders from three different schools in Pontotoc County opened their Chromebooks nervously, excited to begin their journey...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Sep 29, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When drones first came on the market, many saw them as a toy, much like the remote-control airplanes and helicopters of our youth. However, while drones can be used for fun and recreation, the possibilities for applications of the technology, as...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Sep 23, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In 2010, Mark Masoner was working as a paraprofessional at Homer Elementary when he saw a BrainPOP cartoon about George Washington surveying the west. The cartoon stuck in his brain and he thought, “I want to do something like that.” Masoner had...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Sep 8, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker The beauty of innovation is that sometimes ideas can come when you least expect them. That was the case for Barbara Bonner-Stephens. Bonner-Stephens was the Regional and Technology Commercialization Director for the Oklahoma Small Business...
by Jessika Leatherbury | Sep 1, 2023 | Digital Economy
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker It was the winter of 1986 and Bruce Jones was sitting in a cold dark room, wearing a heavy military coat. The heat was off, and the only light came from the computer monitor in front of him. He had started his business, Workable Programs and...
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