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3 Reasons Why the Government is Interested in Who Provides the Internet
3 Reasons Why the Government is Interested in Who Provides the Internet

One of the things we do as part of our community engagement efforts is to engage with local decision-makers, often in government, in the interest of the customers and communities Nex-Tech serves. When we talk with officials, we tend to ask questions relating to government policy, and also express the feedback we have received from our customers and our communities. It’s a great relationship where the public and private sectors work together to make lives better.

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Tourism: the Secret Gem of Northwest Kansas
Tourism: the Secret Gem of Northwest Kansas

I have discovered that rural economic development in small towns will always be possible if towns maximize their natural competitive advantage. What I mean is that a coastal location should focus on having economic activities around the water body already provided by nature. If a location has fertile soils, focusing on cutting-edge ways to grow crops and maximize yields may be sensible.

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Does my company have to support childcare? Yes; and for good reasons.
Does my company have to support childcare? Yes; and for good reasons.

Today stakeholders agree that there is a direct relationship between the availability of adequate and affordable childcare and the presence of a professional and ready workforce in a community. When families have adequate childcare, they are more likely to increase the time they invest in economic activities, thereby contributing to the local economy. In turn, families can earn more income to afford the goods or services of a company.

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5 Ways Nex-Tech Fiber Sustains McCarty Family Farms in Rexford, KS
5 Ways Nex-Tech Fiber Sustains McCarty Family Farms in Rexford, KS

At the end of July 2024, the fiber broadband industry will gather in the city of Nashville, Tennessee for Fiber Connect 2024. With the industry getting excited about what could be the biggest fiber broadband expansion period in the industry thanks to BEAD funding, I have been reflecting on one of Nex-Tech’s most impactful fiber deployment projects – the deployment of fiber to McCarty Family Farms, in Rexford, Kansas.

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