Business Connections for Spring 2019

2 SPRING 2019 Business Connections is a publication of Rainbow Communications, 608 Main St., Everest, KS 66424. Editorial and Circulation Contact: Kaley Clark, 628 Oregon St., Hiawatha, KS 66434 800-892-0163 Extra issues are available to business customer employees on a limited basis while supplies last. Contact: Kaley Clark, 628 Oregon St., Hiawatha, KS 66434 800-892-0163 All brand names and product names used in this publication are trade names, service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright® 2019 by Rainbow Communications and Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc. Postmaster send changes to: Kaley Clark Rainbow Communications 628 Oregon St. Hiawatha, KS 66434 CONNECTIONS BUSINESS SPR 19 This issue has more fiber in it than whole grain cereal. Granted, we’re talking about a different kind of fiber here, but you get the point. You’ll find information about fiber and its impact on businesses throughout this Spring 2019 Business Connections . On page 3 we explain why Fiber is the Next Utility given its vital importance—akin to railroad tracks and highways in the previous century—to our lives and work today. When Rainbow Communications installed fiber at Shannon Industrial Park , it enabled more business development, as you’ll learn in the Business Spotlight on pages 4 and 5. A public-private partnership with the City of Atchison and Atchison County made this fiber project possible, and Rainbow Communications is pleased to now offer Internet speeds up to 1 Gig at the park. One of the businesses at Shannon Industrial Park which benefits from this faster Internet via fiber is Atchison Tubular Services. Its General Manager is Matt Geiger, and you can read about his deeply rooted ties to Atchison in Returning to Your Roots on page 7. In page 6’s Programs Help Bring Fiber to More Rural Areas , we talk about financial support from the federal government that helps fund broadband development in rural areas across the country. Fiber is frequently on our minds at Rainbow Communications, and we look forward to expanding our fiber footprint in the years to come. If you have questions about availability, please contact us. Sincerely, Rainbow Communications Business Solutions Department L to R: Julie Bergman, Business Solution Specialist; Jerad Enneking, Business Solution Specialist; and Angie Kreider, Director of Business Development PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER