[1st-mile-nm] 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative: 10 Communities

[Richard Lowenberg]

10 Communities Selected to Participate in 2020 Rural Innovation 
Initiative to Catalyze Digital Economy Job Growth in Small Town America

Contact: Aidan Calvelli, 802-436-4100, aidan.calvelli at ruralinnovation.us

For Immediate Release

January 10, 2020

10 Communities Selected to Participate in 2020 Rural Innovation 
Initiative to Catalyze Digital Economy Job Growth in Small Town America

Communities Will Receive EDA-Funded Technical Assistance from Rural 
Innovation Strategies, Inc. to Kickstart Entrepreneurship and 
Tech-Powered Job Creation

Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI) today announced that 10 
communities from across the country have been chosen in a highly 
competitive process to participate in the 2020 Rural Innovation 
Initiative, a technical assistance program supporting rural communities 
working to create digital economy jobs with an innovation hub strategy.

The Rural Innovation Initiative is made possible through a cooperative 
agreement between RISI and the U.S. Economic Development Administration. 
The Initiative was launched in 2018 by the Center on Rural Innovation 
(CORI) and its sister organization, RISI. In addition to the EDA, the 
Siegel Family Endowment and Walmart are providing funding for the 
Initiative. Rural LISC and Venable LLP are strategic partners.

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The 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative participants include the following 
three:

Southern Utah University Business Resource Center, Cedar City, Utah
Southwest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs (SCAPE), 
Durango, Colorado
Taos HIVE, Taos, New Mexico   https://taoshive.com

For the complete lost and article:
https://ruralinnovation.us/10-communities-selected-to-participate-in-2020-rural-innovation-initiative-to-catalyze-digital-economy-job-growth-in-small-town-america/




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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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