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Blog|Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development How Red Wing, Minnesota, created a regional model for rural economic development

Red Wing Ignite's work to create the Entrepreneurs First collaborative established an innovative model for rural regions looking to engage in 21st-century tech-based economic development.

April 9, 2024

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Direct Investment, Tech-Based Economic Development Center on Rural Innovation selected to receive highly competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale Capital Challenge grant

CORI awarded more than $520,000 in federal grants and matching dollars to help operate funds which will invest in rural Vermont startups.

November 9, 2023

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development Three 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 $6.1 million in new investment in rural innovation

November 9, 2023

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development Land O’Lakes, Inc. program helps rural Wisconsin community advance its tech ecosystem with the Center on Rural Innovation

Manitowoc becomes the latest American Connection Community to join nationwide network of rural tech hubs

May 11, 2023

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|Future Of Work, Tech-Based Economic Development How awareness, exposure, and personal connections help launch tech careers in rural places

The second blog in a series that draws from our new report on tech training and employment in rural America, a project that was funded by Ascendium Education Philanthropy.

May 24, 2022

In the news|Broadband, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development We’re finally making progress supporting rural tech — we can do much more

Matt Dunne, Op-Ed, The Hill

May 20, 2022

Blog|Entrepreneurship, Future Of Work, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development How technology is shaping rural economic development — conversations, reports, and case studies

How have rural communities experienced the process of digital economic development? What challenges did they face? What types of unexpected opportunities did they encounter? And what types of economic forces impacted their efforts?

February 18, 2022