What do rural Build to Scale winners have in common? To find the answer, CORI set out to see what the data says about our lessons learned supporting more than 30 Build to Scale applications, and created an interactive tool for you to explore.
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Working with rural data can be challenging, but CORI's data team has some helpful tips to guide anyone seeking to map rural data.
New initiatives are investing in the future of rural people on an historic scale, and Rural Innovation Network members are part of that push.
Using SEC Form D data to identify which micropolitan areas have been hotbeds for venture capital investment.
What does lighter, quicker, cheaper placemaking look like in action? We highlight examples from each of the communities CORI has worked with.
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.
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.
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.
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.