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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What ISPs can do to spark innovation in rural communities
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program provided historic funding to level the playing field for rural communities. Now comes the time to ask an exciting question: What happens next?
How joining the Rural Innovation Network benefits communities
Rural America is having a moment — now let's keep the momentum going
New initiatives are investing in the future of rural people on an historic scale, and Rural Innovation Network members are part of that push.
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.
The power of “lighter, quicker, cheaper” placemaking in rural America
What does lighter, quicker, cheaper placemaking look like in action? We highlight examples from each of the communities CORI has worked with.
Three key takeaways for rural tech-based economic development
From our work in dozens of rural communities across the U.S. — from Wasilla, Alaska, to Nacogdoches, Texas — we’ve identified three takeaways for successful tech-based economic development.
Small Towns, Big Ideas: Where are they now?
Checking in with four past participants of CORI's annual pitch event for rural tech startups, Small Towns, Big Ideas, to see how the experience helped them on their entrepreneurship journey.
Green Mountain Accelerator Fund makes first investment
Rutland-based Tacitly, Inc., receives early-stage investment of $75,000
Four takeaways from CORI's first national conference, "From Ideas to Impact"
The sold-out convening brought together leaders and change-makers from across the country representing a variety of fields for two days of connection and discussion about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing rural America today.