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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.

October 5, 2022

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.

September 27, 2022

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.

August 30, 2022

Blog|Center On Rural Innovation Five takeaways from the 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit

Local leaders from around the country gathered this month in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for CORI's 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit.

May 19, 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