Companies prove the future of work in Eastern NC is bright
Eastern North Carolina cities like Greenville and Wilson have seen a rise in industries outside of their agricultural economic mainstays in recent years.
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Gigabit internet continues to drive Wilson innovation
Collaborations between public and private organizations charter innovation in Wilson, and proponents of the city-owned fiber optic network use it as a building block for a brighter tomorrow.
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City of Wilson lands $10,000 federal smart city grant for new app
The City of Wilson plans to create a smart city app with the help of a $10,000 grant from US Ignite, a National Science Foundation-backed nonprofit.
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Wilson to construct ‘innovation hub’ with $1.1M Golden LEAF Foundation grant
WILSON – With the help of a $1.1 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, the City of Wilson says it will build an “Innovation Hub.” The hub will include co-working space for startups and also offer a variety of support program with the goal being to help entrepreneurs...
Read MoreThey look at us as partners in the community
WILSON — If you’re in commercial real estate, you’re in a good position to see the value of a municipal high speed broadband network. “It does nothing but help us from an economic development standpoint,” says Will Corbett, a commercial real estate appraiser in Wilson, North Carolina. “Its ability to attract industry is impressive. The fact that the average citizen benefits too is gravy.” Corbett says he’s primarily a residential customer of Wilson’s Greenlight city broadband network, but also uses it at the office he works from. “We’re thrilled with it,” he says. “My kids can be on tablets watching...
Read MoreFrom Hollywood to Wilson, NC – a broadband move
WILSON — After 16 years in Los Angeles, the founders of ExodusFX moved their video special effects business to the East Coast three years ago, finally choosing the Eastern NC City of Wilson because of its gigabit municipal broadband network. The boutique studio, which employs from 12 to 20 people depending on projects, first landed in West Virginia, which, says producer Brad Kalinoski, who founded ExodusFX with his wife Tinatsu Wallace, “Had terrible infrastructure.” They had moved there to be close to Wallace’s family, but it wasn’t workable. West Virginia officials basically told the firm that finding the speeds...
Read MoreWilson’s municipal broadband network makes it a proud ultrafast broadband city
WILSON — Soon, people in the Triangle will have access to ultra-fast broadband via Google and other providers. In Wilson, NC, they’ve had it for seven years. In Wilson you can get 82 channels of basic cable, 40mbs Internet service and home phone plus with 11 calling features for $102.95 a month via its Greenlight city broadband network. Higher priced options provide additional cable TV offerings. Not only that, the Internet speeds are 40mbs for both uploads and downloads. Upload speeds that fast are almost unheard of from cable and other commercial providers. More typical upload speeds are 1mbs...
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