2 Fall 2025 Business Connections is a publication of Rainbow Communications, 608 Main St., Everest, KS 66424. Editorial and Circulation Contact: Jackie Petersen 608 Main St. Everest, KS 66424 800.892.0163 x1105 Extra issues are available to business customer employees on a limited basis while supplies last. Contact: Jackie Petersen 608 Main St. Everest, KS 66424 800.892.0163 x1105 All brand names and product names used in this publication are trade names, service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright® 2025 by Rainbow Communications and Cornerstone Publishing Group, Inc. Postmaster send changes to: Jackie Petersen PO Box 147 Everest, KS 66424 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER What’s the relationship between children and technology? That’s the theme throughout this Fall 2025 Business Connections issue. It begins on page 3 with 5 Ways Technology Enhances Early Childhood Development. If you think a toddler using a tablet is just about entertainment, think again. This article explores technology’s impact on cognitive development, social learning, and more. Children are also the focus of the Business Spotlight on Doniphan Darlings found on pages 4 and 5. This daycare center in Highland opened in 2022 and serves children from infancy to age 12. Rainbow provides fiber Internet, and Program Director Mackenzie Cunningham shares how this connection is used for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from communication with staff and parents to music for the children. If you have children at home, check out page 6 for tips on Managing Screen Time and Maintaining a Balance. The key word is “balance,” since the goal is to maximize the positive impacts of technology while minimizing the negative ones. Page 7’s Returning to Your Roots features Dr. Chris Franken, owner of Franken Eye Clinic and Atchison Eye Center. He grew up in Kansas, and after completing his optometry education in Oklahoma, returned to the state for the personal and professional benefits of small town living. What makes you feel like a kid again? We hope it includes the excitement of new technologies and the possibilities they offer. Contact Rainbow if you need an Internet upgrade to support your plans. Sincerely, The Rainbow Customer Relations and Business Development Team connections BUSINESS First row: Suzanne Schuster, Julie Bergman, and Deanna Lanter Second row: Cheryl Moon, Jenny Haislip, and Jennifer Hermesch Third row: Angie Kreider, Jerad Enneking. and Madelyn Coleman Not pictured: Mikayla Parsons FALL 2025
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