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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?”...
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.
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?
Nearly fifty miles to the east of North Carolina’s Research Triangle, a town that has historically lagged the state’s metropolitan centers is working to bring about a brighter economic future.
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.
Entrepreneurs across rural America are increasingly recognizing that small towns offer distinct advantages for building successful startups.
The new BEAD rules have caused fiber providers to take a second look at applying to BEAD. Fiber applicants need to reassess whether applying still makes strategic sense for their customers and their long-term business strategy.
The Trump administration released new Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program guidance for states and territories meant to minimize federal spending on broadband deployment as much as possible.
When rural communities begin to envision a more tech-driven future, they often look to infrastructure improvements, workforce training programs, or access to capital partners.
Cullman County, Alabama, is a fast-growing community conveniently located between two of the state’s largest cities: Huntsville and Birmingham. Like many rural areas, it has historically had limited access to high-speed broadband. That changed with
