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Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, From the Executive Director
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.
Matt Dunne
Blog|Direct Investment, Research, mapping, and data analytics
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.
Brittany Kainen
Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development
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.
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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.
Maddie Dreifuerst
Blog|Entrepreneurship
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.
Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development
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.
Blog|Broadband
How excluding served locations from broadband grant eligibility impacts competition
Why allowing broadband grant projects to include some served areas, as New York recently did, stands to have a big (positive) impact for bringing service to unserved and underserved areas.
Kirstin Lardy
Blog|Center On Rural Innovation
Drawing attention to the geography of disadvantage: "The Injustice of Place"
“The Injustice of Place” sheds light on the structural and place-based nature of poverty and inequality, a valuable counterpoint to the harmful individualistic narratives about poverty, especially poverty in rural places.
May Erouart
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.