Austin Danforth, Author at Center on Rural Innovation

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Press Releases|Future Of Work New report finds a gap in high-paying tech jobs in rural America

Center on Rural Innovation and Ascendium Education Group find untapped potential in rural American workforce, identify central themes about tech employment and training.

May 10, 2022

Blog|Entrepreneurship, Future Of Work, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development How technology is shaping rural economic development — conversations, reports, and case studies

How have rural communities experienced the process of digital economic development? What challenges did they face? What types of unexpected opportunities did they encounter? And what types of economic forces impacted their efforts?

February 18, 2022

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development Land O'Lakes, Inc. teams up with Center on Rural Innovation to launch American Connection Communities

In an expansion of the American Connection Project, Land O’Lakes and CORI begin innovative economic development program in Aberdeen, S.D.

January 19, 2022

In the news|Center On Rural Innovation Iowa town translates its diverse population into a majority Latino city council

West Liberty is Iowa's first majority Latino town and now has its first majority Latino city council. Other small towns may see it as a model for promoting a new type of political engagement.

NPR Morning Edition

January 18, 2022

Press Releases|Direct Investment, Entrepreneurship CORI Innovation Fund leads investment round in RAAD360

January 3, 2022

Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development 2021 highlights from across the Rural Innovation Network

Here's a look at some of the newsworthy events from 2021 in each of the Rural Innovation Network's 25 communities.

December 29, 2021