Anthony Pipa - The Brookings Institution

Rural America disproportionately lacks access to high-speed broadband, an essential component of modern life. Though the issue—and many attempts to address it—go back much farther, the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $42.5 billion for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to close the gap once and for all. In this episode …

Rural LISC Staff

If you've ever met Julianne Dunn or Keegan McChesney, you immediately recognize their exceptional talent and genuine commitment to support rural communities as great places to live, work, and innovate. With that, it is our pleasure to announce their promotions to Senior Program Officers on the Rural team. Please help the Rural team in congratulating …

In a Michigan town of just 5,000 people, the Keeweenaw Co-op has over 2,000 member-owners! We're proud to highlight their mission to provide high quality organic and natural groceries and finance their expansion to a new location in downtown Hancock, MI.