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In the news|Center On Rural Innovation
Gen Z and millennials in rural U.S. feel driven to relocate for career growth
Workers in rural America feel increasingly left behind and under-leveraged as they are unable to stay competitive in their industries, according to new research from the University of Phoenix Career Institute® and the Center on Rural Innovation.
Axios
In the news|Broadband
Report: Broadband Can Transform a Rural Community
New research shows a more than 200% growth rate for businesses in rural areas with high broadband utilization rates.
The Daily Yonder
In the news|Broadband
Small Providers, More Fiber Help Rural Economies: Study
The conclusion of a study from the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) is fairly simple: Greater levels of fiber, delivered by local service providers, improves economic outcomes for rural communities.
Telecompetitor
In the news|Broadband
What ISPs can do to spark innovation in rural communities
The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program provided historic funding to level the playing field for rural communities. Now comes the time to ask an exciting question: What happens next?
Matt Dunne, Op-Ed, Broadband Communities
In the news|Broadband
What It Will Take to Make Rural Broadband Affordable — and Keep It That Way
Tens of billions in federal funds are on the way to spread high-speed Internet across the countryside. States should structure their grant programs to make sure markets are competitive.
Matt Dunne, Op-Ed, Governing
In the news|Tech Economies
Rural America is having a moment. The spotlight is on its workforce and what can be done to meet that moment.
With an aging population and younger people leaving, there is an urgency to investing in workforce training and making people aware of jobs that already exist in rural communities
Working Nation
In the news|Center On Rural Innovation, Entrepreneurship
An experiment in jumpstarting Vermont tech startups
How CORI is planning to support rural Vermont entrepreneurs with the Green Mountain Launchpad, a program that will connect startups to pro-bono legal and financial accounting assistance, potential angel investors, and help developing pitches.
Forbes
In the news|Future Of Work
Teaching teachers in West Alabama
How philanthropies with a technology focus or background have been particularly creative in funding education and workforce programs
Mile Markers
In the news|Broadband
Pigeons are still (sometimes) faster than your internet
Internet speeds have come a long way since the days of the dial-up modem, but sometimes you can’t beat the millennia-old method of carrier pigeon.
Washington Post