Rural community development

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Launches $100 Million Investment in Rural Communities Across America

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Friday, September 8, 2023
Professional Services, Education, Philanthropy, Small Business, Finance, Foundation, Training, Workforce, Private sector, Small business, Partnership, Goldman, Small Business Administration, Farmer, Quality of life, Goldman Sachs, Child care, Bismarck State College, Rural community development, Health, Renewable energy, Security (finance), Juniper

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses today announced a $100 million Investment in Rural Communities across the country to support job creation and economic growth.

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  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses today announced a $100 million Investment in Rural Communities across the country to support job creation and economic growth.
  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses already has a proven track record of working with rural small business owners.
  • “Small businesses are engines of economic growth in our country and that’s especially true in our rural communities,” said Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon.
  • Through the expanded program, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses will engage stakeholders, including retailers, farmers, ranchers, manufacturers and other business leaders on issues in their communities, creating lasting solutions for rural America.

GoZone WiFi Launches First Enterprise-Grade Application Suite for Telecom Infra Project (TIP) OpenWiFi; First Advanced Captive Portal/Analytics Company to Work with TIP

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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Telecommunications, Marketing, City, Telecom Infra Project, Economics, Felipe Gozon, Advertising, Organization, Technology, Rural community development, Access Point (Antarctica), AP, GDP, Solution, Movement, TIP, El Garces Intermodal Transportation Facility, Software as a service, Internet, Growth, CEO, SDK, Industry, IEEE 802.11ax-2021, Recreation, Satellite navigation device, Mobile phone, Wi-Fi

GoZone WiFi , the leader in monetizing and managing guest WiFi, today announced that the company has released the first enterprise-grade application suite for TIP OpenWiFi, an industry movement to accelerate WiFi infrastructure innovation.

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  • GoZone WiFi , the leader in monetizing and managing guest WiFi, today announced that the company has released the first enterprise-grade application suite for TIP OpenWiFi, an industry movement to accelerate WiFi infrastructure innovation.
  • We are excited to be the first advanced captive portal/analytics company to work with TIP to integrate with OpenWiFi to promote open-source solutions to advance global connectivity.
  • About the Telecom Infra Project:
    The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is a global community of companies and organizations that are driving infrastructure solutions to advance global connectivity.
  • GoZones Smart WiFi Suite of products enables WiFi monetization through rich location data, marketing engagements, and third-party sponsorships.

CIQ & Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation: Rocky Linux 9 Released, Including All Tools, Infrastructure Needed for Anyone to Replicate, Extend the Project, Independently

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
RHEL, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Goal, Propagation delay, Netfilter, Daemon (classical mythology), Marketing, EPEL, Anaconda, HTTP, CentOS, PCI-DSS, News, Rural community development, DISA, CEO, CIQ, Algorithm, AlmaLinux, OpenSSL, Linux, HPC, Red, RENO, Fedora, SFTP, Security-Enhanced Linux, OpenSSH, NetworkManager, HIPAA, Oil, Computer data storage, Cryptocurrency, Peridot, Rocky Linux, Rocky

RENO, Nev., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rocky Linux 9 arrives today, delivering a host of new security, application and networking features. But the capability in version 9 taking center stage is the availability of all the build chain infrastructure tools that developers would need to pick up Rocky Linux to extend or reproduce the operating system, should they desire to do something independently of the community or any upstream supporting organization. As a result, Rocky Linux v9 delivers a supported enterprise Linux platform for the next decade.

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  • As a result, Rocky Linux v9 delivers a supported enterprise Linux platform for the next decade.
  • "When we release any version of Rocky Linux, it is more than just a bunch of binaries, package repositories, and installers," said Gregory Kurtzer, CEO of CIQ and founder of the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF), the entity behind Rocky Linux.
  • Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux and drives software infrastructure optimizations for enterprise, cloud, hyperscale and HPC.

Edgecore Networks Assembles the OpenWiFi Expert Team - Oxherd - to Assist Clients with OpenWiFi Issues

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Monday, July 11, 2022
Data Management, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Internet service provider, Wi-Fi, SMB, Solution, R, OCW, QA, Software, Data center, PON, Rural community development, OCP, Ecosystem, AP, Telecom Infra Project, Technical support, View, Service provider, TIP, NOS, Access Point (Antarctica), SDK, Accton Technology Corporation, ODM, Growth, API, Adoption, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Quality assurance, Industrial organization, Risk management, Mobile phone

The Oxherd team consists of elites from Edgecores System Architects, R&D, Quality Assurance (QA), and Technical Support.

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  • The Oxherd team consists of elites from Edgecores System Architects, R&D, Quality Assurance (QA), and Technical Support.
  • From adopting an OpenWiFi environment to configuring specific access point features, the Oxherd team is here to assist clients at every step and accelerate the process in every phase.
  • Edgecore has been devoted to the growth of the OpenWiFi ecosystem, the formation of the Oxherd team is aimed to attract and assist more ISPs/MSPs and software companies to join the ecosystem.
  • With Edgecores Oxherd team, they can rest assured of the frictionless adoption of the OpenWiFi infrastructure, and thrive together with the expanding ecosystem, said Tengtai Hsu, Vice President of Edgecore Networks.

Rural applications research at Iowa State University receives boost from Ericsson and NSF-Funded PAWR Project Office

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
National Science Foundation Network, Renewable energy, UPF, ARA, Research, Agriculture, Silicon, MIMO, Rural community development, Private sector, Iowa State University, Radio access network, PAWR, NASDAQ, Platform, News, RAN, Program, National Science Foundation, NSF, ISU, Mobile phone, Network equipment, Central Iowa Power Cooperative, Ericsson

"Ericsson has been a valuable partner since the beginning of the PAWR program and continues to enable some of the most advanced wireless research in 5G and beyond," said Mari Silbey, Program Director for the PAWR Project Office.

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  • "Ericsson has been a valuable partner since the beginning of the PAWR program and continues to enable some of the most advanced wireless research in 5G and beyond," said Mari Silbey, Program Director for the PAWR Project Office.
  • "We very much appreciate the generous contributions from Ericsson to the ARA testbed," said Hongwei Zhang, Principal Investigator of the ARA testbed at Iowa State University.
  • "We are looking forward to working with Ericsson in the research and field trials of advanced wireless systems for rural applications such as precision agriculture."
  • Iowa State University and its partners became the fourth testbed in a diverse portfolio of large-scale PAWR research platforms located throughout the United States.

Mississippi’s Delta Health Alliance Curbs Unemployment and Keeps Talent in the Delta Region with Verified Digital Credentials from Merit

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Friday, April 29, 2022
State, Local, Other Policy Issues, Software, Human Resources, Networks, Labor, Data Management, Professional Services, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Nursing, Public Policy, Government, General Health, Health, Other Education, Continuing, Training, Education, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Program, Education, Mississippi Delta Community College, Coahoma Community College, Community college, Organization, Student, Quality of life, Growth, Rural community development, COO, Partnership, Mississippi Delta, Digital, DHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Outreach, Clarksdale, Certification, Health, Workforce, Medicine, Mobile phone, Dietary supplement, Merit

The Merit platform houses the digital credentials earned by graduates from Coahoma Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College short term medical skills and Early Childhood Development training programs.

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  • The Merit platform houses the digital credentials earned by graduates from Coahoma Community College and Mississippi Delta Community College short term medical skills and Early Childhood Development training programs.
  • The Delta Health Alliance program has helped me tremendously on my journey.
  • Access to the secure Merit app to accept and manage verified digital credentials, eliminating the need to carry a paper certificate for job interviews.
  • Delta Health Alliance (DHA) is an innovative partnership that binds together communities of the Mississippi Delta to improve the quality of life.

WL WELL VHS Develops The 988 Municipal Suicide and Mental Health Emergency Dispatch System To Assist Cities with their 988 Mental Health Emergency Hotlines

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
BIPOC, Google Play, Mental health, Mobile data terminal, Multimedia, CIT, City, Compliance, Rural community development, Pompano Beach, Florida, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), View, Safety, Person, Time, WELL, WL, MDT, VHS, Suicide, ESB, Police crisis intervention team, 988, Medicine

The NSHDA designated '988' as the national suicide and mental health emergency hotline number.

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  • The NSHDA designated '988' as the national suicide and mental health emergency hotline number.
  • WL WELL VHS develops a 988 system that helps cities launch their 988 suicide and mental health hotlines on time.
  • The ESB allows mental health responders to receive mental health emergency calls that bypass police involvement.
  • The WL WELL VHS 988 system allows operators/counselors to receive mental health emergency calls through the new 988 hotline and transmit them, if necessary, to waiting mental health responders in the community.

Juno Health Partners with KPN Health, Inc. to Offer Population Health, Point-of-Care and Quality Measure Solutions

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Patient, Physician, Partnership, HIMSS, Parkland Health & Hospital System, KPN, Health, Rural area, Accountable care organization, Population, Insurance, DSS, Rural community development, Hospital

With data analytics playing a significant role in containing costs and enhancing care quality, KPN Optimize Platform will allow Juno Health to enhance its point-of-care and quality measure capabilities.

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  • With data analytics playing a significant role in containing costs and enhancing care quality, KPN Optimize Platform will allow Juno Health to enhance its point-of-care and quality measure capabilities.
  • Juno Health will also be offering KPN Optimize Population Health Module to meet Patient Centered Medical Home requirements and MIPS/MACRA metrics in addition to helping pull data for third party insurance entities.
  • "With a similar focus on leveraging innovation for bringing patient care to the forefront, Juno Health is an ideal partner for KPN," said Kim Pichanick, Chief Executive Officer at KPN Health.
  • Juno Health is the commercial division of DSS, Inc. dedicated to building smarter, more flexible digital healthcare solutions.

Minister Bibeau named co-chair of international meeting of agricultural ministers

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Growth, Government, GHG, GDP, The Honourable, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Food, Policy, OECD, Climate change, Goal, Organization, Government of Canada, Rural community development, Biosecurity, Environment, Farmer, Solution, Western Australian Land Information System, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, List, Renewable energy, Animal, Agriculture, Agriculture

In recognition of Canada's leadership role in the global agriculture and agri-food sector, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has named the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, as a co-chair for its Meeting of Agriculture Ministers.

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  • In recognition of Canada's leadership role in the global agriculture and agri-food sector, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has named the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, as a co-chair for its Meeting of Agriculture Ministers.
  • The OECD will host its Meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Paris, France, from November 3-4, 2022.
  • The Honourable Damien O'Connor, New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information, and Minister for Rural Communities, will co-chair alongside Minister Bibeau.
  • The OECD Meeting of Agriculture Ministers builds on other global high-level events and feeds into the international agenda of agricultural policy-making.

CoBank Releases 2022 Year Ahead Report – Forces That Will Shape the U.S. Rural Economy

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Knowledge, Congress, Fed, Farmer, Egg, GLOBE, House, Lead, Ethanol, Labour, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Grain, Biofuel, Growth, Rural community development, Agriculture, Fruit, California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, Nut, Gasoline, Federal Reserve, CoBank, GDP, Vaccine, Industry, Senate, Transport, Government, Bureau of Labor Statistics, COVID-19, Poultry, Farm Credit System, Federal, Build Back Better Plan, Electricity, Digital divide, Agility, Water, Dairy, Omicron, Milk, Vegetable, Renewable energy, Real estate

The CoBank 2022 outlook report examines several key factors that will shape agriculture and market sectors that serve rural communities throughout the U.S.

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  • The CoBank 2022 outlook report examines several key factors that will shape agriculture and market sectors that serve rural communities throughout the U.S.
  • Nevertheless, strong consumer demand throughout much of the developed world will keep the economy humming.
  • U.S. Economy: Labor and Supply Chains to Improve, Inflation Might Not
    The pandemic has significantly altered how our economy functions, with the greatest impact coming from what we consume.
  • Read the full report, 2022 The Year Ahead: Forces That Will Shape the U.S.