It seems that a few of the ARRA-funded networks are being completed. It’s fun to see. Eventis is the latest vendor to send out the good word…

Enventis, a subsidiary of HickoryTech announces the completion of its Greater Minnesota Broadband Collaborative Project, which extended its fiber network to connect to health care facilities, schools, libraries, higher education institutions and public offices with an advanced high-capacity broadband network. …

Enventis received a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for this project. The company invested approximately $6.3 million or 30 percent of the $21 million project over a three-year period to build the fiber optic network, completing the project on time and under budget.

Enventis built approximately 430 fiber route miles across northern Minnesota, connecting the network to its existing statewide fiber network. The project also directly connects community anchor institutions of Enventis’ collaborative partners, including Mayo Clinic and the State of Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), enabling high-capacity fiber services and applications.