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We believe identifying and helping rural workers of all backgrounds move up the rungs of the digital skilling and employment ladder is essential in closing the rural tech gap while also closing the gap in tech job openings.
Voi’s Detect and Reach services will be particularly important in rural areas that often lack strong mental health infrastructure and are already seeing a severe decline in mental health outcomes.
Hard data and our personal experiences prove that America’s small towns are diverse and dynamic, home to people of all races and ethnicities. In fact, more than 22% of people living in rural America are people of color.
But it’s dangerous to think that Zoom Towns on their own will actually create inclusive and sustainable rural economies. Economic success is not just an infusion of money and people parachuting in.
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks have the fastest speeds, the highest quality connectivity, and often the lowest costs in the long run. With a 15 to 20 year perspective, fiber networks are almost always the way to go.
While rural communities don’t always have the pre-existing angel networks of a tech hub like Boston, with the right approach, community leaders can identify potential investors and turn their passion for place into a launching pad for local startups.
This week, we were thrilled to announce that two communities in the most recent cohort of the Rural Innovation Initiative (RII) were selected for Build to Scale (B2S) Venture Challenge grants through the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
In our conversation, Kanesha Barnes-Adams discusses the power of connections in rural entrepreneurship, her path to this innovative education delivery model, and how she’s contributing to the digital ecosystem in Pine Bluff.
At CORI, we believe we might be witnessing the start of what we call the Great Tech Migration: a widespread exodus of tech workers from urban areas to the small towns — where they bring their jobs with them.
Today, Proximity has 380 active locations in their system, and more than 700 in the pipeline. They run the only all-inclusive software for running coworking spaces, and are making a huge difference in helping the spaces run properly.
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