A case study from the Center on Rural Innovation and Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc., created through funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
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Forward-thinking community leaders and institutions of higher education have teamed up to secure federal funding to bring their digital economy ecosystem to life in their town on the banks of Maine's Kennebec River.
The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) and Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc (RISI) have put together a series of webinars for Economic Development District leaders about the value of tech-based economy ecosystem building in rural America.
We travel to Ada, Oklahoma, for the third installment of our “Portraits of a community” series, which shines a light on the people who make up the unique ecosystems within the Rural Innovation Network.
The Center on Rural Innovation created the Rural Innovation Mentor Network to support the small town tech entrepreneurs who call one of our Rural Innovation Network communities home.
Recently listed by PC Mag as a 2021 top-ten “Work From Home Town,” Springfield has gigabit fiber connectivity, a boutique cinema, a craft brewery, a micro coffee roaster and café, and farm-to-table dining — all within 30 minutes of prime skiing.