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Project Will Establish Tech Hubs in Mississippi Delta

Bryce Oates · Oct 7, 2019

A tech project that formed to serve Cape Girardeau, Missouri, will expand its work to rural communities with the support of a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant. The project is among the first set of rural grantees for the funding program.

Rural Roundup: Closing Rural Hospitals Leads to Higher Mortality Rates

Staff · Aug 27, 2019

The mortality rate in a rural community that loses a hospital increases by an average of 5.9 percent, researchers at the University of Washington report. / City celebrates its role in desegregation 63 years later / Ethanol manufacturers…

Broadband and Technology

Analysis: Digital Divide Isn’t Just a Rural Problem

John B. Horrigan · Aug 14, 2019

What good is a broadband network if you can’t afford to subscribe or don’t know how to use it? By these measurements, the U.S. has a long way to go not just in rural areas but in urban ones as well.

Broadband and Technology

Research Report: Broadband Availability Raises Market Value of Rural Houses

Brian Whitacre and Steven Deller · Jul 17, 2019

A first-of-its-kind study finds that houses where broadband is available are worth more on the market than houses without broadband availability. But the returns for “super-fast” speeds are lower than those for just having some type of…

Broadband and Technology

Border to Border 2.0: Minnesota’s Broadband Reboot

Matt Schmit · Jul 9, 2019

Minnesota’s state broadband grant program has been praised as one of the nation’s best – but that doesn’t mean it can’t be improved, according to the bill’s author.

Economy

The Rural Innovation Equation

Brian Whitacre, Roberto Gallardo and Devon Meadowcroft · Jun 27, 2019

The standard method of measuring innovation may miss the homegrown ways that rural firms introduce new ideas for operating their businesses. A new tool shows that innovation in rural America is associated with higher pay and growing…

Broadband and Technology

Broadband Update: Complex Platforms Make Telehealth More Than Video

Craig Settles · May 30, 2019

Treating a patient remotely combines the power of medical devices, hardware, internet technology, and old-fashioned medicine to provide a continuum of care. To address rural America’s healthcare shortage, it requires lots of bandwidth.

Broadband and Technology

Thin on Broadband: Tribal Areas Still Struggle with Lagging Technology

Keerthi Vedantam and Cronkite News · May 14, 2019

To some Hopi, "Google it" is an inside joke — only about 29% of Hopi households have broadband internet access, compared to 79% in Arizona and 78% nationwide. On tribal lands across Arizona, fewer than half the homes have broadband access,…

Broadband and Technology

Speak Your Piece: Confront the New Threat of Technology with an Old Idea

Anders Schneiderman · May 10, 2019

The economic disruption of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics could steal jobs and wealth from American communities. To make sure more than just a few people prosper from the change, we need a technology training program like the…

Broadband and Technology

Rural Broadband Co-ops Create Opportunity for Next Level of Telehealth

Craig Settles · Apr 30, 2019

Telehealth means a lot more than just video conferencing between doctor and patient. Making the medical technology work means the ability to move data – lots and lots of data.

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Broadband and Technology

Project Will Establish Tech Hubs in Mississippi Delta

Rural Roundup: Closing Rural Hospitals Leads to Higher Mortality Rates

Analysis: Digital Divide Isn’t Just a Rural Problem

Research Report: Broadband Availability Raises Market Value of Rural Houses

Border to Border 2.0: Minnesota’s Broadband Reboot

The Rural Innovation Equation

Broadband Update: Complex Platforms Make Telehealth More Than Video

Thin on Broadband: Tribal Areas Still Struggle with Lagging Technology

Speak Your Piece: Confront the New Threat of Technology with an Old Idea

Rural Broadband Co-ops Create Opportunity for Next Level of Telehealth

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