SoilTech Wireless founder and CEO Ehsan Soltan has been named a 2026 CEO of Influence, highlighting rural Idaho entrepreneurship and agtech innovation.

Fast Forward founder Dusty Birge is bringing rural innovation to a national stage, showing how a Nebraska-built tech company is helping utilities strengthen electric grid reliability and resilience.

Verde Technologies is advancing lightweight perovskite solar technology from Vermont, targeting the growing space economy while building toward broader clean energy markets.

Massive Dimension is advancing large-format 3D printing from rural Vermont, building pellet extrusion technology that helps manufacturers print bigger, faster, and more efficiently.

Waldo is modernizing the timber supply chain from rural Michigan, replacing paper-based forestry workflows with digital tools built by and for the people who know the industry.