University of Minnesota Alumni Association
U alumni in Greater Minnesota say broadband means more than just connectivity. It means productivity.
“When we ask people around the state what concerns them most,” says Bernadine Joselyn of the Blandin Foundation, “they talk about education, health care, jobs. They don’t talk about broadband access, yet broadband is the common intersection for those things. Broadband supports them all.” The Blandin Foundation, based in Grand Rapids (MN) is a private foundation funded through a $407 million trust, established to strengthen rural Minnesota communities.