The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Matt Varilek announced the state’s 10th round of the Office of Broadband Development (OBD) Border-to-Border grants.
The event was held at a Meeker Cooperative & Vibrant Broadband construction project site in rural French Lake Township funded by a previous Round 9 Border-to-Border grant awarded to Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association. Joining the Commissioner was Bree Maki, DEED Office of Broadband Development Executive Director, and Luke Johnson, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association CEO & General Manager. …
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association received $4 million in grant funding for several township-level projects, including those in Gennessee and Kandiyohi townships in Kandiyohi County, Paynesville Township in Stearns County, and Cokato Township in Wright County, totaling more than 170 miles of new fiber. These projects will improve broadband speeds for more than 400 locations, allowing residents to access better e-learning, telemedicine, digital services, and economic development expansion for rural businesses.
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