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The 60-foot tower above Blue River brings reliable internet to the community. It's also the site of a wildfire detection camera administered by the University of Oregon. From left, McKenzie School Superintendent Lane Tompkins, Elevate Technology Group CEO Geoff Turner, Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch, and Matt Sayre, Director of Onward Eugene. The four hiked up to the tower at a place known as Death Ball.

Blue River area residents get reliable internet

Rachael McDonald

Even before the Holiday Farm Fire of 2020, residents in the McKenzie River Corridor had to cope with unreliable internet. This grant-funded project brings resilient broadband infrastructure to the rural community.

City Club of Eugene: Entrepreneurship In The Emerald City

Program Date: June 4, 2021Air Date: June 7, 2021From its founding as a trading post along the Willamette River in 1862 to the testing of the first…

Science & Technology

Blue River Will Get Better Broadband, Thanks To Grant

Rachael McDonald

The Blue River community will get more resilient internet access thanks to a national grant announced Tuesday. The rural area was devastated by the…

Start-up Support Initiative Gets Boost From Federal Grant

Rachael McDonald

A $500-thousand grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help entrepreneurs and startup companies in Eugene. The initiative is aimed at helping the…

Eugene Nonprofit Plans To Grow City's Economy

Melorie Begay

A new nonprofit funded by the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce launched this week. Onward Eugene is aimed at sustaining and building economic growth in the…