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Blog|Center On Rural Innovation Five takeaways from the 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit

Local leaders from around the country gathered this month in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for CORI's 2022 Rural Innovation Network Summit.

May 19, 2022

Blog|Entrepreneurship, Future Of Work, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development How technology is shaping rural economic development — conversations, reports, and case studies

How have rural communities experienced the process of digital economic development? What challenges did they face? What types of unexpected opportunities did they encounter? And what types of economic forces impacted their efforts?

February 18, 2022

Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development 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.

December 29, 2021

Blog|Future Of Work, Tech-Based Economic Development 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.

December 9, 2021

Blog|Entrepreneurship 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.

November 11, 2021

Blog|Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development 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.

October 5, 2021