Gig East partnership brings digital accessibility to Wilson
Through a partnership with the Center on Rural Innovation, Gig East and the City of Wilson are bringing more opportunities to the rural area thanks to training and accessibility.
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Innovation on parade: Gig East Summit draws a crowd to fast-evolving Wilson
The theme of this year’s Gig East Summit was “Transforming E.A.S.T.”, with “E.A.S.T.” standing for entrepreneurship, art, science, and technology. The event was designed to highlight opportunities, resources, and advances in Wilson for innovators and entrepreneurs. Here’s what happened.
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Greenlight Community Broadband receives education award from fiber association
At Fiber Connect 2022, the Fiber Broadband Association on Tuesday presented its first Gene Scott Education Award to Greenlight Community Broadband of Wilson, N.C. The award recognizes a person, community, or institution that has significantly impacted the advancement of education in the fiber industry.
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Roots run deep: Meet Gig East’s Brittany Smith
Gig East Exchange staff member Brittany Smith shares how she’s seen Wilson transform itself in the last decade. As Greenlight and Gig East have flourished, Brittany has watched her hometown thrive as well. Heres her story.
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Wilson is building an environment for growth – here’s how
From the art culture inspired by Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park to Greenlight Community Broadband’s gigabit internet to Gig East’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, residents of Wilson can find everything they need to not simply live, but live well. Here’s a look.
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In the LimeLight: Pinetops found its broadband solution – other towns deserve theirs
Few people would believe that an eastern North Carolina town of less than 1,300 people could find itself as ground zero in the policy fight for better broadband. That has exactly been the fate of my hometown, Pinetops, in Edgecombe County. Here’s what’s happening.
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Wilson community broadband proves valuable during coronavirus outbreak
Michelle Galloway is a veteran history teacher at Fike High School. She knows all the tricks after more than 30 years in the classroom. But nothing ever prepared her for teaching classes online. That’s when Wilson’s community broadband stepped in to...
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Guest opinion: City of Wilson’s gigabit internet service proves even more valuable during COVID-19
Reliable, fast internet has made location-independent work a reality for many people. Here’s a look at what’s happening in Wilson.
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Fiber-rich Wilson moves forward with advanced workforce training
Wilson Community College offered a 10-week, Fiber Optic Basics pilot course, utilizing Greenlight employees and the generous contributions of various companies who supply fiber optics materials and equipment that make the community’s fiber network blast.
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