Six tips for mapping rural data
Working with rural data can be challenging, but CORI's data team has some helpful tips to guide anyone seeking to map rural data.
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The top 10 micropolitan areas for raising venture capital
Using SEC Form D data to identify which micropolitan areas have been hotbeds for venture capital investment.
Swimming upstream on the path to thriving
In the final story of the Rural Aperture Project we turn our focus to rural communities that are most affected by various systemic inequities but who are nonetheless demonstrating signs of vitality and improvement.
Bridging the gap: Empowering rural America through tech and innovation
By investing in the right infrastructure, training programs, and support for local startups, rural areas are becoming vital contributors to the knowledge economy.
Unlocking rural prosperity: The role of tech jobs in equitable development
If we are proactive in building tech opportunities in rural places by investing in core infrastructure, training, and rural startups, we can have more equitable outcomes in this age when the knowledge economy drives so much growth.
The overlooked equity conversation: Rural America in the tech age
Without appropriate interventions, the concentration of poverty in rural regions may persist impacting future generations.
The equity of economic opportunity in rural America
Introducing the Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool
The Center on Rural Innovation has developed a new web application designed to help communities and organizations make informed decisions about broadband deployment while considering natural hazard risks.
Rural Matters Podcast: Using data to drive rural progress with CORI’s Mark Rembert
Mark Rembert, the director of research and knowledge and the Center on Rural Innovation, discusses common misconceptions about rural America, and how data and research can combat those misconceptions.
Who lives in rural America? The geography of rural race and ethnicity
In Part 2 of our story on rural race and ethnicity, we explore how the census’ racial and ethnic categories are distributed across rural America, as well as the historical factors that have influenced the current geography.