Cornerstone Group © 2021 PANORA TELCO • ( 641 ) 755-2424 | GUTHRIE CENTER COMMUNICATIONS • ( 641 ) 332-2000 Panora Telco has always viewed economic development as a high priority, and to help the Panora community thrive, our cooperative has taken several important steps in recent years. They’ve included purchasing commercial and residential properties and preparing them for resale and new construction, working with the City of Panora on street development, and establishing a revolving loan fund to encourage new business development. We’re excited about these three recent projects with ties to Panora Telco—and what they’ll mean to the Panora community: • Little Panther Daycare & Preschool expansion – Construction is underway on a 1,440-square-foot addition to the existing building to accommodate 15 more children and two additional full-time employees. The expansion is needed to accommodate a long waiting list for childcare at the center. In addition to financial support from the State of Iowa and local community investment, Little Panther will receive 0% interest loans of $150,000 from Guthrie County REC and $100,000 from Panora Telco’s revolving loan fund. Andrew Randol, CEO and General Manager of Panora Telco, said, “Quality daycare is so critical to rural communities, and availability was decreased due to the pandemic. We’re pleased to help make this expansion a reality with our loan.” • Construction of a GCH Clinic at Panora Telco Business Park – Guthrie County Hospital and GCH Clinics in Panora broke ground at the site of the new clinic building on April 26, 2021. Construction is now taking place with completion of the 6,800-square-foot clinic planned for early winter 2022. Randol noted, “Its location in the front lot of the Panora Telco Business Park will give this GCH Clinic added exposure, and its size will allow for an increased number of medical services.” • Construction of a new home on land from Panora Telco – “We’ve purchased land, removed unsightly houses, prepared the sites for building, and sold them. It’s great to see a home going up on one of these sites now, knowing how badly Panora needs quality housing,” said Randol. While our primary role at Panora Telco is to keep you connected through communications services, we’ll continue to devote resources to selected economic development projects. After all, we care about more than just making a profit.We care about making a difference. New Wi-Fi 6 Can Handle Many Devices on a Single Network Wi-Fi 6 is the next generation of Wi-Fi, and we can all be grateful for its simple name. Until recently, Wi-Fi generations were referred to by an arcane naming scheme that required you to understand whether 802.11n was faster than 802.11ac, and whether 802.11ac was faster than 802.11af. To fix that, the Wi-Fi Alliance decided to rename Wi-Fi generations with simple version numbers. The current generation of Wi-Fi, 802.11ac, became Wi-Fi 5. This new generation, previously called 802.11ax, is now Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 6 introduces technologies to help mitigate the issues that come with putting many Wi-Fi devices on a single network. It lets routers communicate with more devices at once and send data to multiple devices in the same broadcast. This is an important improvement, since when Wi-Fi 5 came out in 2015, the average U.S. household had about five devices connected to Wi-Fi. Now the average is 9 devices, and that’s predicted to rise to about 50 by 2025. Call Panora Telco at (641) 755-2424 or Guthrie Center Communications at (641) 332-2000 if you have Wi-Fi questions or are interested in our Managed Wi-Fi. Panora Telco Supports Progress in Economic Development Projects
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