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Reports|Research, Mapping, and Data Analytics Bridging the Divide: A Tech-Based Economic Development Model for Rural America

Rural communities face widening economic gaps. This new report shows how investing in local tech talent, necessary infrastructure, and innovative startups can turn those gaps into transformative opportunities in the AI era.

Reports|Entrepreneurship Built For Place: What rural incubators reveal about community, innovation, and opportunity

Based on nearly a decade of working alongside rural incubators nationwide, this report highlights the data, stories, and strategies shaping a new era of rural innovation — one grounded in community, collaboration, and long-term impact.

Mapping and Data Tools|Research, Mapping, and Data Analytics Who Wins Build to Scale

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 to explore.

Webinar Webinar: Rural America’s Struggle to Access Private Capital

Experts from Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) to shared about our data-driven assessment process to discover how your local assets, opportunities, and barriers can determine your community’s readiness for tech-based growth.

Reports|Direct Investment, Entrepreneurship Rural America’s Struggle to Access Private Capital

Rural entrepreneurship is a powerful driver of economic development, providing pathways for wealth-building, job creation, and community resilience, especially in remote and lagging regions.

Webinar Webinar: From Vision to Action

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