EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project
EMPOWER employees were joined by Sen. Frank Ruff and Del. Tommy Wright, along with other state, regional and local leaders, for a groundbreaking ceremony held last week. Pictured, from left, are John Lee, president & CEO of EMPOWER; Del. Wright; Dr. Tamarah Holmes, director, Office of Broadband DHCD; Butch Hamlett, Charlotte County Board of Supervisors; David Jones, EMPOWER Board of Directors chairman; John Zubrod, Brunswick County Board of Supervisors; Rick Short, Halifax County Board of Supervisors; Glen Barbour, Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors; Sen. Ruff; Wade Boteler, National OnDemand and Joe Newton, Dominion Energy.(Photo by Jim Robertson, VMDAEC)

EMPOWER Broadband Breaks Ground on $154 Million Project

by | Nov 17, 2022 | Connections Proof

With several ceremonial shovels full of Southside Virginia soil on October 20, EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., commemorated a significant stride forward in leveling the playing field between rural and urban communities by launching a significant expansion of its fiber...
EMPOWER Broadband Moves Aggressively Forward
National OnDemand CEO Douglas Boteler and EMPOWER President and CEO John C. Lee Jr., flanked by representatives of National OnDemand, EMPOWER Broadband, Magellan Broadband and Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, are all smiles at the official construction contract signing.

EMPOWER Broadband Moves Aggressively Forward

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections

EMPOWER Broadband has taken a giant leap toward fulfilling its promise to bring world-class internet access to Virginians in rural Southside communities. EMPOWER, with assistance from Magellan Broadband, its owner-engineer, has secured the services of National...
VMD Co-ops Play Key Role in NRECA Regional Meeting
Delaware Electric Cooperative Director Hunter J. Emory chairs the Region 1 business session at the NRECA regional meeting. (Photo By: Brian Mosier)

VMD Co-ops Play Key Role in NRECA Regional Meeting

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Connections

NRECA held its Regions 1&4 meeting on Sept. 6-8 in Indianapolis. Reported attendance was more than 1,200 participants, which was twice as much as the 2021 meeting at National Harbor, Md. The VMD cooperatives were well represented. John C. Lee Jr., president and...