Forbes magazine on strengthening rural America

From Joe Toscano, in Forbes magazine, today, the story features an organization called Emergent Campus, an Opportunity Zone initiative in Florence Colorado, population 3,881 in the south central region, and home of major high security federal prison:

 One of the biggest steps required to prove their concept is to develop the infrastructure needed to succeed. With help from Koehn’s company Second-61, one of Emergent Campus’ shining lights, the campus now has its own dedicated, enterprise-grade broadband fiber, which provides internet speeds well beyond those found in the average rural Colorado mountain town. Access to this quality of internet is good both for workers on campus and for schools teaching kids modern trade skills.

Toscano quotes Chris Koehn of Emergent Campus:

As fundamental as high-quality broadband may sound, a lack of broadband is often what makes so many rural towns uninhabitable to modern companies and their workers. “We are fortunate to work with the people of Fremont County.  These people have the heart, tenacity, and pioneering spirit to invent, change, and overcome. Every day we witness the next step toward the future of our American economy being reborn.