West Central Tribune reports… The Kandiyohi County push to extend high-speed broadband across the county continues. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Kandiyohi County Board , the Kandiyohi County Broadband Committee will be requesting additional American Rescue Plan Act dollars to help fund a two-part, … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune reports on local border to border grants recipients in their area… Kandiyohi County has finally received the news it has been waiting months to hear. The county was awarded a $4.9 million state Border-to-Border broadband grant … Continue reading
Rank: 69 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Kandiyohi County: from code yellow to red Kandiyohi County ranks 69 for broadband access and 33 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have been hovering around 70 percent coverage … Continue reading
Every year, the Blandin on Broadband blog does County Broadband Profiles (and will do again when the new maps come out) but given federal opportunities are making it possible to get funding for access and adoption, I thought I’d try … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune reports on three projects Kandiyohi Board of Commissioners decided to support for Border to Border grants… A motion by Nissen 2nd Anderson to authorize a Letter of Support from the Board to be included in Charter … Continue reading
KWLM radio in Willmar reports… The ribbon was cut Wednesday on another high-speed internet project in Kandiyohi County… …Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission Director Aaron Backman says Hawick was able to use Federal ARPA funds for the project. … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune reports… While Kandiyohi County hasn’t heard officially from the National Telecommunication and Information Administration, a news release sent out on Feb. 25 has left supporters of the county’s broadband expansion efforts disappointed. “It’s not good news,” … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune posts pictures from the Groundbreaking for Charter’s Kandiyohi County broadband expansion from Monday, May 16, 2022. The $800,000 broadband project made possible by the partnership of local elected officials and Charter Communications.
The West Central Tribune reports… At Tuesday’s Kandiyohi County Board meeting, the commissioners approved submitting three letters of support toward three broadband projects hoping to be awarded state Border-to-Border grant funds. An update on projects was also given at the … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune reports… High-speed broadband internet expansion continues to be a major priority for the Kandiyohi County Board. The commissioner will receive an update on where projects stand and consider sending out letters of support to be included … Continue reading
The Institute for Local Self Reliance reports on what’s happening in Kandiyohi County… Hoping to address the shortcoming, Kandiyohi County and the City of Willmar Economic Development Commission have been working on ten different projects to shore up Internet access around the … Continue reading
The West Central reports… Over the past year, Kandiyohi County has been concentrating on bringing high-speed broadband to all corners of the county. The County Board has even pledged to use up to 75% of its American Rescue Plan Act … Continue reading
KWLM in Willmar reports om the progress of Kandiyohi’s Border to Border grant… Local economic development officials are applying for state money for a broadband expansion project on the western side of Kandiyohi County. Sarah Swedberg, Business Development Manager with … Continue reading
West Central Tribune reports… Frustrations about broadband boiled over recently during a meeting of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission ‘s joint powers board. Opportunity seems to be drawing more attention than action… The EDC is currently working … Continue reading
The West Central Tribune reports… Twenty-three homes along 30th Avenue Northwest in Dovre Township of Kandiyohi County might soon have access to high-speed broadband. A proposed Charter project would bring speeds up to 100 megabits download and 20 megabits upload … Continue reading
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