Rural Innovation Initiative aims to help small towns get funding for remote work spaces

Small towns are still struggling to amass the high-paying, digital-first jobs needed to succeed in today’s economy. Now a new program from a Vermont nonprofit aims to give them a boost.

Called the Rural Innovation Initiative https://ruralinnovation.us/rural-innovation-initiative/ , the program seeks to assist rural areas interested in building local work spaces, as well as creating digital skills training programs to give residents the skills and the work space needed to take on remote jobs, or to start their own companies.

The initiative, announced this week, is spearheaded by the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), a Vermont nonprofit, and its sister organization, Rural Innovation Strategies Inc. It’s also being supported by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), an agency of the Commerce Department.

Anna Hensel@ahhensel

https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/16/rural-innovation-initiative-seeks-to-help-small-towns-get-funding-for-remote-work-spaces/