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Transition wins $10,000 cash prize in CORI's Small Towns, Big Ideas pitch event
Featuring pre-seed or seed-stage rural tech startups from a variety of sectors, CORI's second annual Small Towns, Big Ideas virtual pitch event gave small-town entrepreneurs a national spotlight — and the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.
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U.S. Department of Commerce launches first of its kind Economic Recovery Corps with $30 million CARES Act Investment
The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is announced as one of the partner organizations for the EDA's new Economic Recovery Corps program.
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development
Seven Rural Innovation Initiative participants selected to receive highly competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale grants
Federal grants and matching dollars represent a combined total of almost $12.9 million in new investment in rural innovation.
Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development
Center on Rural Innovation launches new initiative focused on building tech-based economic opportunities in the rural South
Effort aims to empower rural BIPOC communities to maximize the impact of federal and philanthropic funding to support the development of tech ecosystems.
Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development
T.L.L. Temple Foundation partners with Center on Rural Innovation to support digital economic development in East Texas
CORI to work with community leaders in Nacogdoches to develop strategies and provide technical assistance through the Rural Innovation Initiative.