Otter Tail County reports on the new support for better broadband in the community. I’ve met Carter; seems like he’s doing a great job. It’s great to see the community so excited and supportive… Lead For America, Land O’Lakes, Inc., … Continue reading
Perham Focus reports… At their March 9 meeting, Otter Tail County commissioners agreed to pay $30,000 for a two-year position to focus on expanding broadband access. It’s through an organization called Lead for Minnesota, which seeks to supply leaders age … Continue reading
Perham Focus reports… Otter Tail County commissioners have pinpointed how to spend about half of the $11.4 million allocated to the county via the American Rescue Plan Act. During the County Board meeting on Tuesday, July 12 resolutions on fund … Continue reading
Rank: 67 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Otter Tail County: recent progress but needs more Otter Tail County is seeing steady, incremental improvement to their broadband access, likely because they have also benefited from a number of MN … Continue reading
Regularly the Blandin Foundation takes a look at the various communities they have been working with to promote, deploy and use better broadband. They use the Mountain of Accountability Framework as a tool to help learn from the past two … Continue reading
Today we met up with the Otter Tail County BBC team. They updated us with how their broadband adoption programs are going. A quick reminder, BBC is a Blandin program that has been helping communities use technology wisely for years … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 64 Code: Yellow Annually, Blandin Foundation pulls together data from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development and broadband news to gauge progress toward the state broadband goals (25 megabits per second download/3 Mbps upload … Continue reading
Perham Focus reports… Blandin Foundation selected Otter Tail County for an intensive, two-year partnership to advance local broadband initiatives. Otter Tail County joins Chisago Lakes, Le Sueur County, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation in becoming Blandin Broadband Communities, according … Continue reading
The Grand Forks Herald reports… Arvig says it will invest $19.9 million in construction projects to improve internet access and upgrade networks in seven rural Minnesota areas in 2022. The company is entering the sixth year of a 10-year commitment … Continue reading
The Blandin Foundation strives to check in with the Blandin Broadband Communities (BBC) members to see what’s happening with broadband on the ground. It’s a fun glimpse of broadband projects. A big part of the conversation is funding and trying … Continue reading
It’s been a great day of broadband conversations around the state. Three regional broadband conferences happened today and I’ll post on each separately. (There will be eight regional meetings leading up to statewide fall conference Oct 12-14.) see video https://vimeo.com/607375381/247c948a57 … Continue reading
Jordan Rasmusson is a Minnesota State Representative for District 8A. He recently provided a Legislative update to the Fergus Falls Daily Journal, including an update on his broadband bill… Legislation I am authoring in the House (H.F. 2194) would provide … Continue reading
Today members of the current Blandin Broadband (BBC) cohort met to catch up. Communities include Chisago Lakes Area, Le Sueur County, Otter Tail County, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation. This is a group that signed up with Blandin … Continue reading
More info from the Perham Focus on West Central Initiative’s Broadening Our Broadband Regional event, which is part of a series of regional events happening before the Fall (online) Broadband Conference… West Central Initiative will host Broadening Our Broadband, a … Continue reading
The Bemidji Pioneer reports… With representatives from agriculture, construction, education, mining, hospitality, trucking and timber, there was no shortage of concern over the need for workers right now during a gathering Thursday, April 8, in central Minnesota. The pathways to … Continue reading
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