2021 highlights from across the Rural Innovation Network
Here's a look at some of the newsworthy events from 2021 in each of the Rural Innovation Network's 25 communities.
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Rural learners reflect on free IT Support Specialist course provided by CORI and Generation USA
Derrick Esquibel and Jazzmin Little were part of the first rural cohort to participate in a 12-week intensive IT Support Specialist course offered free of charge through a partnership between the Center on Rural Innovation and Generation USA.
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.
CORI Innovation Fund invests in Disa Technologies, Inc.
Today, the CORI Innovation Fund announced an investment in Disa Technologies, Inc., a provider of sustainable clean technology for processing and liberation of natural resources.
10 higher education institutions playing a key role in promoting innovation, entrepreneurship in rural America
We’ve assembled a list of 10 rural colleges and universities across the country that are playing a key role in promoting technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship on their campus and in their communities.
Three Rural Innovation Initiative Participants Selected to Receive Highly Competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale Venture Challenge Grants
Federal Grants and Matching Dollars Represent a Combined Total of Almost $4.2 Million in New Investment in Rural Innovation Hubs.
Google-backed online learning service Udacity is partnering with local organizations to teach people tech skills so they get promoted at work
Udacity's work includes the "Future is Digital Challenge" with CORI, an initiative focused on training rural Americans interested in developing new skills to help them participate in the nation’s growing digital economy.
We need a rural tech boom
We must debunk a pervasive myth about rural America that says small towns can't support innovation and technology. They can — and do. And for more of them to thrive, we need a shift in attitude.
Five reasons mentorship matters for rural tech startups
Author Maia Patrick Donohue offers five things to know about mentorship that show how it can be so important for rural tech entrepreneurs.