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Rural America is Stranded in the Dial Up Age

The Wall Street Journal wrote an excellent article on how Rural America is Stranded in the Dial-Up Age June 15, 2017. To read the full WSJ article, click here: Rural America is Stranded in the Dial-Up Age. The FCC reports that 30% of census tracts in the U.S. lack access to 25Mb/3Mb broadband speeds. This means…

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The Business Incubator Movement in Rural North Carolina

The following is a guest post by Christa Wagner Vinson and Deborah Watts Christa Wagner Vinson is an economic developer and Principal at Wagner Vinson Consulting.  Deborah Watts is a Partner with Broadband Catalysts, a technology policy consultancy.  Previously, she was Owner and Principal Partner of the Technology Development Group. Co-working spaces, business incubators, technology and innovation centers,…