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Center on Rural Innovation

CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION

PO Box 392
Hartland, Vermont 05048

Ph:  802-436-4100

Member since July 2024

ABOUT

The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization partnering with rural leaders across the country to build tech economies that support scalable entrepreneurship and lead to more tech jobs in rural America.

Established in 2017, CORI is at the heart of a dynamic social enterprise focused on closing the rural opportunity gap. To maximize all possible resources to address this critical problem, the organization partners with a taxable nonprofit, Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), and a seed fund, CORI Innovation Fund (CIF), focused on early-stage technology companies located in rural areas.

EMPLOYEES

  • Amanda Weinstein, Director of Research, Knowledge, and Evaluation
    amanda.weinstein@ruralinnovation.us
  • May Erouart, Research Analyst
    may.erouart@ruralinnovation.us
  • Camden Blatchly, Data Analyst and Developer
    camden.blatchly@ruralinnovation.us
  • Drew Rosebush, Lead Data Scientist
    drew.rosebush@ruralinnovation.us
  • Olivier Leroy, Senior Data Engineer
    olivier.leroy@ruralinnovation.us
  • Brittany Kainen, Junior Data Scientist
    brittany.kainen@ruralinnovation.us

ACTIVITIES

  • Tech-based economic development
  • Investment in rural startups
  • Research, mapping and data analytics
  • Broadband

PUBLICATIONS

Hartland