Our team was at the Legislative Day of the Kansas Economic Developers Alliance (KEDA) held at the Kansas Legislature in Topeka recently. This is the second engagement we have had in Topeka this year (recall the CCK engagement last week).
Earlier this week, the Nex-Tech team engaged the Kansas State Governor, Laura Kelly, and several state legislators at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, KS. The team was part of the annual capitol delegation of rural broadband providers across Kansas under the Communications Coalition of Kansas (CCK) umbrella.
While the cold January breeze blew across western Kansas, the dazzling sunshine gave verve to the day as I drove along I-70 from Hays to WaKeeney, KS. Today, this stretch of land seemed more enchanting than usual, especially while covered with snow. After a week of constant sub-zero temperatures, things were looking up. The weather had let up and it was the big day. The day we close with a new Nex-Tech Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) recipient.
Lenora, Kan, 1-11-2024 — Nex-Tech, a Kansas company and leader in technology, is pleased to announce the completion of its fiber-to-premise (FTTP) buildout to its last cooperative member. Nex-Tech made a promise to its cooperative members, that they would have a state-of-the-art fiber optic connection at their homes by the end of 2023. The final members to receive FTTP were Lonnie and Michelle Houser in Quinter, Kansas.
It was late on Monday, 18th December 2023, when our team got an invitation to meet with the congressman representing all the Nex-Tech towns and counties in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Tracey Mann.
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but don’t let your guard down amid the festive cheer! As 2023 comes to a close, it’s important to remember that cyber grinches are lurking in the digital shadows, hoping to sneak away with your data cookies.
Last week, we invested two days in Hugoton, Kansas, with dozens of economic development organizations and institutions from across western Kansas.
The occasion was the quarterly conference of the Western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance (WKREDA).
Last week, we invested two days in Hugoton, Kansas, with dozens of economic development organizations and institutions from across western Kansas.
The occasion was the quarterly conference of the Western Kansas Rural Economic Development Alliance (WKREDA).
Recently, our team supported the business ideas of students at the Norton County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC). Students from High Schools and Junior High Schools across the county developed over 40 different businesses.
Recently, the Nex-Tech economic development team was in Salina to engage with stakeholders during the December chamber luncheon.
