Located off the beaten path and nearly 90 miles from the nearest shopping center, the former mining town of Darwin, California isn’t only disconnected from the more populated areas of the state but also from broadband access.Read more

A recent report by RNCOS concludes that growth of the Health IT industry in the U.S. is not slowing down, noting the significant progress that has been made over the past several years. 　"The healthcare IT market in the U.S.Read more

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is launching a two-year electronic health records roll out to 800 physicians.

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The Volcano Communications Group has been awarded $46.6 million in broadband stimulus funds to connect kindergarten through 12^th grade schools with high-speed Internet access in California. The project will build 1,371 miles of fiber, stretching from Bakersfield to Yuba City, connecting public schools, community colleges, universities, libraries and public safety institutions.Read more

As broadband stimulus funds continue to make their way to all 50 states, we’ve been bringing you a closer look at some of those public-private partnerships getting underway. Here are some of the most recent broadband expansion projects being announced:

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In California, a new $66.6 million dollar public-private partnership project will build 1,300 miles of broadband fiber, connecting 110,000 homes and 11,300 businesses to high-speed Internet access. Read more about the project here.

Michigan State University has been awarded a $6 million dollar grant to expand broadband access through underserved urban areas including Detroit. The project is expected to add 2,232 new broadband enabled computers at 207 locations. "We put a major emphasis on the Detroit area," says Kurt DeMaagd, assistant professor of telecommunications at Michigan State University. "I'd say a third of our grant is for Hamramck, Highland Park and Detroit." The new computers are expected to reach more than 13,000 people. Read more here.

South Dakota has received a $20 million dollar grant toward a SDN Communications project designed to “deliver the world” of high-speed Internet to the state. “This is truly amazing technology,” Gov. Mike Rounds said. The project will install broadband access to 305 schools, government offices and public safety institutions, across 359 miles of fiber. Read more here.

Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative and Old Dominion University have received a $10 million dollar grant to build out 170 miles of high-speed Internet access across the southeastern region of the state. Read more about the project here.