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More Than Numbers: The Threat to Rural Economies When Good <span class="dewidow">Data Disappears</span>
More Than Numbers: The Threat to Rural Economies When Good Data Disappears

Losing reliable county-level data leaves rural communities without the insights they need to grow, compete, and plan for the future. Protecting this data is essential to ensuring an equitable, informed path forward.

The 3 Pillars of a New, Emerging Rural Funding Landscape
The 3 Pillars of a New, Emerging Rural Funding Landscape

Major headlines from the past decade give away the story on the state of rural philanthropy: “Philanthropy’s Rural Blind Spot,” “Why Philanthropy Continues to Underfund Rural America,” “Rural America is Struggling. Where’s Philanthropy?”...

Exploring Innovation and Opportunity: Reflections from the Vermont Rural Innovation <span class="dewidow">Network Roadshow</span>
Exploring Innovation and Opportunity: Reflections from the Vermont Rural Innovation Network Roadshow

Recently, members of CORI’s Tech Talent Development team, Shaniqua Corley-Moore and Cameryn Mitchell, embarked on a roadshow across Vermont to visit three Rural Innovation Network (RIN) communities: Rutland, Springfield, and Windham County.

How Can Rural America Leverage AI to Drive Economic Development? Join the Conversation at CORI’s <span class="dewidow">2025 Conference</span>
How Can Rural America Leverage AI to Drive Economic Development? Join the Conversation at CORI’s 2025 Conference

AI is changing the economic landscape at an unprecedented pace, and with it comes both opportunities and challenges for rural communities. In this next era, how can rural America harness transformative technology to lead and thrive?

Selma, Alabama: Developing Tech Talent From Within
Selma, Alabama: Developing Tech Talent From Within

Selma, Alabama, once a storied center of agriculture and the civil rights movement, faces economic stagnation in the wake of a decline in agricultural employment.