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Economic momentum only matters if it reaches the people and places behind it. The real test is whether more rural communities can turn growth into good jobs, stronger local businesses, and opportunity that lasts.
Rural data shouldn’t be an afterthought. Meet CORI’s Rural Economic Development Tool, built specifically for rural communities to turn complex data into clear insight, confident decisions, and new pathways for growth.
Turning data into insight. Insight into action. Action into scale.
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.
Discover how Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is turning brain drain into brain gain by leveraging the Global EIR program to attract international talent and fuel rural innovation.
From downtown placemaking to broadband planning and economic research, data-driven analysis remained at the heart of CORI’s work this past year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped the way we live and work. One of the most significant changes has been the dramatic rise in remote work, allowing workers to decouple where they live from their employer’s location. This shift has impl
Only approximately 6% of high-tech businesses are located in rural counties, but some micropolitan areas have emerged as leaders in rural high-tech.
Geography often becomes a barrier for workers in rural America, particularly those of younger generations, as they feel driven to leave their communities to progress in their careers
