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Glades Electric Cooperative partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas across Florida's Heartland

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Glades Electric Cooperative to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Floridians within the cooperative's service territory. 

Key Points: 
  • The Connect, powered by Glades Electric Cooperative, network will deliver reliable, affordable high-speed internetservice to homes and businesses across portions of Glades, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee counties.
  • Conexon and Conexon Connect work with electric cooperatives and other organizations committed to serving their communities with fiber broadband.
  • Glades Electric Cooperative was formed in 1945 to serve residents of Florida's rural heartland who had been left behind in the electrification of Florida.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.

Conexon acquires zfactor Inc., bolstering fiber broadband marketing services portfolio with award-winning branding, design, website capabilities and proprietary creative software platform

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Monday, September 19, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has acquired zfactor Inc., a Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based brand development and creative agency focused on B2B technology companies.

Key Points: 
  • The acquisition represents Conexon's latest step in providing end-to-end consultative and operational solutions for electric cooperatives deploying fiber broadband to their members and communities.
  • Founded in 1998 by Massimo Zefferino, zfactor Inc., has amassed an impressive list of international and broadband clients.
  • The agency has worked with Conexon for the past two years, delivering strategic branding, design and digital services.
  • The agency was instrumental in launching the Conexon Marketing Hub, a proprietary software platform specifically designed to provide all the resources electric co-ops need to effectively market fiber-to-the-home service.

TK Elevator procures 100% renewable electricity at Innovation and Qualification Center in Atlanta

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Thursday, August 25, 2022
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As part of its global commitment to use 100% renewable energy by 2030, TK Elevator recently joined the global renewable electricity initiative, RE100

Key Points: 
  • As part of its global commitment to use 100% renewable energy by 2030, TK Elevator recently joined the global renewable electricity initiative, RE100
    ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TK Elevator has achieved 100% renewable electricity through a green tariff at its Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) in Atlanta since opening the highly sustainable building at the start of 2022.
  • This milestone aligns with TK Elevator's goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity across its global operations by 2030.
  • As proof of this commitment, TK Elevator recently joined RE100, the global renewable electricity initiative built around a commitment to sourcing 100% renewable electricity.
  • The first was TK Elevator's manufacturing facility in Middleton, Tennessee, which has achieved 50% renewable electricity to date through sourcing renewable energy credits each year.

Kentucky's Kenergy partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas across the state

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Kenergy to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Kentuckians within the cooperative's service territory.

Key Points: 
  • "The start of this project marks a new stage for Conexon Connect as we bring fiber internet to rural areas of Kentucky for the first time.
  • We are very excited to work closely with the Kenergy team to make this possible for co-op members," said Randy Klindt, Conexon Founding Partner and Conexon Connect CEO.
  • Conexon and Conexon Connect work with electric cooperatives and other organizations committed to serving their communities with fiber broadband.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.

Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative selects Conexon to design and manage construction of fiber broadband network to serve rural north Florida communities

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon has been selected by Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) to deliver comprehensive broadband support services including network design, construction project management, engineering, and operations support for the cooperative's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network project.

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon has been selected by Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC)to deliver comprehensive broadband support services including network design, construction project management, engineering, and operations support for the cooperative's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network project.
  • "At Conexon, we believe that access to high-speed internet is an educational and economic equalizer for rural communities.
  • We're proud to partner with organizations like Suwannee Valley Electric that are committed to improving the lives and communities of those they serve through world-class broadband services," Conexon Founding Partner Randy Klindt said.
  • Conexon works with Rural Electric Cooperatives to bring fiber to the home to rural communities.

Georgia's Ocmulgee EMC partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to rural areas throughout middle Georgia

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Ocmulgee EMC to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Georgians within the cooperative's service territory. 

Key Points: 
  • The Connect, powered by Ocmulgee EMC, network will deliver world-class fiber broadband services to homes and businesses across Laurens, Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, and Telfair counties.
  • "We are extremely pleased to partner with Conexon Connect to bring high-speed internet to Ocmulgee members.
  • By the fall, we had launched the first 2 Gigabit service in rural Georgia," Conexon Partner Jonathan Chambers said.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.

Butler Rural Electric Cooperative, altafiber Expand Partnership to Provide Access to 5,000 Addresses in Butler, Preble, Montgomery Counties

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Friday, April 29, 2022
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Butler Rural Electric Cooperative and altafiber partnered in 2020 to bring fiber-based Internet to approximately 2,000 member locations, along with the cooperatives substations and switching equipment.

Key Points: 
  • Butler Rural Electric Cooperative and altafiber partnered in 2020 to bring fiber-based Internet to approximately 2,000 member locations, along with the cooperatives substations and switching equipment.
  • The expanded partnership announced today will extend altafibers network to the remaining 2,800 Butler Rural Electric Cooperative member addresses.
  • In addition, altafiber will also build fiber to 2,200 addresses in these counties that are not part of the Butler Rural Electric Cooperative.
  • Butler Rural Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative located in Oxford, Ohio.

Florida's Tri-County Electric Cooperative partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to bring world-class broadband to the state's Big Bend

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Friday, April 15, 2022
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MADISON, Fla., April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexon Connect, the internet service provider formed by rural fiber-optic network design and construction management leader Conexon, has been selected by Tri-County Electric Cooperative to deliver high-speed fiber internet access for rural Floridians living and working in the cooperative's service territory. 

Key Points: 
  • The cooperative is partnering with Connect to launch and deploy a nearly 2,400-mile fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, a project representing Florida's first FTTH project launched by an electric cooperative.
  • "We're proud to partner with Tri-County Electric on Florida's first electric cooperative FTTH network project, and deliver to its members the highest quality internet available," Conexon Founding Partner and Conexon Connect CEO, Randy Klindt said.
  • Conexon and Conexon Connect work with electric cooperatives committed to serving their members with fiber broadband.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.

Flint Energies partners with internet service provider Conexon Connect to help bridge Georgia's digital divide with world-class broadband

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
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Conexon will support the design and construction of a robust, nearly 3,000-mile fiber network spanning nine counties within Flint's service territory.

Key Points: 
  • Conexon will support the design and construction of a robust, nearly 3,000-mile fiber network spanning nine counties within Flint's service territory.
  • Conexon Connect will lease excess fibers of the network to meet the critical need for high-speed internet among rural Georgia residents with fiber to the home.
  • "The collaboration between Flint Energies and Conexon offers multiple advantages," Conexon Partner and Conexon Connect CEO Randy Klindt said.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.

Conexon founding partner Randy Klindt named CEO of company's ISP entity, Conexon Connect

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Randy Klindt, founding partner of fiber network design and construction management leader Conexon , has been named CEO for Conexon Connect , the company's internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary.

Key Points: 
  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Randy Klindt, founding partner of fiber network design and construction management leader Conexon , has been named CEO for Conexon Connect , the company's internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary.
  • Klindt will also remain in his Conexon partnership role, alongside fellow partner Jonathan Chambers, consulting with electric cooperatives deploying their own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.
  • In 2015, Klindt formed Conexon to support rural electric cooperatives across the country with end-to-end FTTH management solutions.
  • Conexon Connect is the internet service provider (ISP) arm of rural fiber broadband design and construction management leader Conexon.