innovation cluster

Globo Custom Games: Spreading Family Fun Through Innovation
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Kevin Myers took a job at Legalshield in 2008, he never dreamed that within fifteen years he…

Cooperation, Collaboration, and Building a Better Tomorrow: Bringing Leaders Together at the Quarterly Roundtable
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker To help create scalable tech startups throughout rural Southern Oklahoma, it is necessary to build an ecosystem that…

From Junior Programmer to Tech Entrepreneur: Simon Hamilton’s Perfect Partition
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker For Simon Hamilton, tech began at home. Simon, a junior at Latta High School, grew up watching his…

Billy Hamilton: A Passion for Entrepreneurship
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Chahtapreneur is a combination of two words: Chahta, which is Choctaw for Choctaw, and Entrepreneur. This re-branding provides…

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…

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…

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…
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…

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…

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…