Rural Maine Towns Join Forces to Build Their Own Broadband Utility
27 Apr 2018

Rural Maine Towns Join Forces to Build Their Own Broadband Utility

by | Date: 27 Apr 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

There are about 3,000 residents in Calais (pronounced “Kal-iss”) and 1,500 in Baileyville, but according to Julie Jordan, Director of Downeast Economic Development Corporation (DEDC), many of those residents are aging and younger people find little reason to stay or relocate in Washington County. The community recognizes that they need to draw in new industries and jobs that will attract young families to keep the towns from fading off the map.… Read More

Washington State Legislation Paves Way for Fiber Network Deployment
5 Apr 2018

Washington State Legislation Paves Way for Fiber Network Deployment

by | Date: 5 Apr 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In March, Washington state legislators passed HB 2664 and sent it on to Governor Jay Inslee, who signed the bill on March 22nd. In the Port of Ridgefield, where the community has been developing plans for a dark fiber network, the community had advocated for the change. Now that the law will be changing for the better, they’re ready to pursue the partnerships they need to spur economic development and improve connectivity for residents and businesses.… Read More

Michigan Law Seeks to Bolster Recycling by Making the Landfill More Expensive
26 Mar 2018

Michigan Law Seeks to Bolster Recycling by Making the Landfill More Expensive

by | Date: 26 Mar 2018 | posted in: waste - recycling based economic development, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Mining Journal reports that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed an increase in landfill tipping fees as a way to spur more recycling in the state. Michigan has one of the lowest recycling rates in the US at 14%. The bill is now pending in the state legislature’s House Environmental Committee.… Read More

In the Shadow of Baltimore’s Incinerator, a Pilot Program Shows How to Increase Recycling Rates
20 Mar 2018

In the Shadow of Baltimore’s Incinerator, a Pilot Program Shows How to Increase Recycling Rates

by | Date: 20 Mar 2018 | posted in: waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A pilot project in inner city Baltimore demonstrated that, “above all else low-income residents will recycle when provided the means, education and incentive to do so.” The project was coordinated by Dante Swinton, Energy Justice Network (EJN) in cooperation with the Westport Neighborhood Association.… Read More

Cooperative Fiber Connects Northern Minnesota to Economic Opportunity
20 Mar 2018

Cooperative Fiber Connects Northern Minnesota to Economic Opportunity

by | Date: 20 Mar 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

As an increasing number of rural cooperatives make the decision to offer high-quality connectivity in their service areas, communities where local telephone and electric cooperatives already provide Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) are seeing benefits today. Paul Bunyan Communications, offering broadband in Minnesota’s northwest region, has lured a new employer who will bring at least 150 new jobs to the area.… Read More

Municipal Networks Make Good Neighbors: Michigan City Expands Fiber to Adjacent Community
15 Mar 2018

Municipal Networks Make Good Neighbors: Michigan City Expands Fiber to Adjacent Community

by | Date: 15 Mar 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Located about 15 miles northeast of Holland, the community of approximately 7,300 received a $1 million state grant to help pay for redevelopment in Hudsonville’s downtown. They’ve been working on the plan to make the area more walkable for more than 10 years in order to appeal to older residents and millennials. … Read More

Legislature Preferences Big Telephone and Cable Corporations Over Rural Tennesseans, Again…
6 Mar 2018

Legislature Preferences Big Telephone and Cable Corporations Over Rural Tennesseans, Again…

by | Date: 6 Mar 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Senator Janice Bowling has long been a champion for rural broadband in Tennessee. On March 6th, her bill SB 1045 came before the Tennessee Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and the members chose not to advance the bill. Once again, big telephone and cable company interests win out over the needs of rural Tennesseans.… Read More

This Northern Minnesota Town is Considering Local, High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Solutions
20 Feb 2018

This Northern Minnesota Town is Considering Local, High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Solutions

by | Date: 20 Feb 2018 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last fall, the northern Minnesota community of Ely took up a feasibility study to determine the possibilities of better connectivity with publicly owned Internet infrastructure. They also wanted to explore local interest in investment. After conducting a survey and reviewing the situation, local officials are contemplating moving ahead with two pilot projects.… Read More

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