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Transition wins $10,000 cash prize in CORI's Small Towns, Big Ideas pitch event
Featuring pre-seed or seed-stage rural tech startups from a variety of sectors, CORI's second annual Small Towns, Big Ideas virtual pitch event gave small-town entrepreneurs a national spotlight — and the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.
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?
CORI Innovation Fund leads investment round in RAAD360
Kall Morris Inc. wins $10,000 cash prize in inaugural CORI Pitch Event
Featuring pre-seed or seed-stage startups from a variety of sectors, “Small Towns, Big Ideas,” the first-ever virtual pitch event hosted by the Center on Rural Innovation, gave small-town entrepreneurs a national spotlight.
CORI Innovation Fund leads investment in Calypso Continuing Education
Today, the CORI Innovation Fund announced an investment in Calypso Continuing Education, a provider of sustainable clean technology for processing and liberation of natural resources.