Midwest Energy News, September 26, 2013 The owner of this Wisconsin home says his co-op is underpaying him for energy he produces during peak summer hours. Gary Konkol’s home annually produces more energy than it consumes, but his energy bill is about to go up. Konkol is one of just eleven customers of Wisconsin’s St. Croix … Read More
Government Technology Magazine, September 25, 2013 The White House launched three new tools to help accelerate broadband infrastructure deployment across the nation, specifically on federally owned land. According to a Sept. 16 White House blog post, the Obama administration is trying to make it easier for companies to install broadband infrastructure on federally owned properties and … Read More
UConn Daily Campus, September 25, 2013 When it’s time to pick up some hardware supplies or grab a bite to eat, most of us feel better when we can take our business to a unique and reliable local business rather than a cookie-cutter box store or restaurant. Local businesses contribute to community character and keep wealth … Read More
Charleston City Paper, September 25, 2013 It’s the end of an era. With the announcement in mid-September that it would sell 11 of its Charleston-area stores, the family-owned Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. signaled an important shift in the local grocery marketplace. As a self-proclaimed localist, this broke my heart when I read the news. …snip… Over … Read More
Houston Chronicle, September 25, 2013 The soon-to-open Sam’s Club in west Houston is not that much bigger than the one it will replace five miles away. But company officials say it will give customers a much nicer place to shop. The Sam’s that is closing on Thursday, at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Texas 6, … Read More
Washington Post, September 17, 2013 They may not realize it, but starting today, some high-end Internet subscribers in Chattanooga, Tenn., will turn on their computers and start browsing the Web at a gigabit per second — 10 times the speeds they’re used to. By month’s end, some 39,000 area residents will see their mid-tier connections become … Read More
Baltimore Business Journal, September 5, 2013 Broadband Internet, at its core, comes down to a pipe buried three feet underground and snaked with fiber-optic cable. It has also emerged as one of the most hotly debated issues of the information age, subject to a tangle of federal regulations and millions of dollars in telecommunications industry lobbying. … Read More
Jackson Free Press, September 4, 2013 On a recent trip to the William F. Winter Archives and History Building, a couple of enterprising reporters dug up some old pictures and articles about Capitol Street. A picture dated Jan. 20, 1967, taken from the West Street intersection looking east, shows a bustling business district with independent businesses … Read More
Salon, August 31, 2013 “Whether you’re on the road or just cruising around town, your favorite McDonald’s menu items are never far away.” So boasts the McDonald’s Restaurant Locator, and a glance at a distribution map of franchises in the United States proves the point. Population centers burn brightly with the Golden Arches; even the sparsely … Read More
