Homes for All 2010 • November 8 • St. Paul RiverCentre • 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Please join hundreds of community members and the newly elected Governor at the Homes for All 2010 convention to affirm the belief that all Minnesotans deserve a safe, affordable place to call home; connect resources and stakeholders; and create sustainable communities. Through the Governor-elect’s first major policy address, vision-setting keynotes, and dynamic workshop sessions.
City of Duluth to Aggressively Pursue “Google Fiber” Opportunity: February 11, 2010
Mayor Don Ness has indicated the City of Duluth’s intent to pursue a partnership with Google to bring fiber-to-home connections to city residents. Google plans to select several communities to test ultra-high speed connections at more than a gigabit per second later this year through a competitive process.
The following is a statement from Mayor Ness on the city’s intent:
"We want Duluth, Minnesota to be at the forefront of a new gigaband revolution in America. For America to be competitive into the future, we need to be aggressive at investing in our data infrastructure. Google’s community initiative will be a powerful tool to demonstrate the value of this investment.
Duluth is a city which has successfully reinvented itself. Once a poster-child for post-industrial decline (nation’s second-highest unemployment in 1983), Duluth is now a healthy regional center teaming with creative entrepreneurs who are drawn to Duluth for its authentic north woods spirit and natural beauty.
