• Willow Run Michigan

  New Fiber Broadband Project Near Ann Arbor, Michigan Hopes to Be a Catalyst …

  Posted by DrRon Suarez on April 24, 2023 at 10:50 am

  https://ilsr.org/new-fiber-broadband-project-near-ann-arbor-michigan-hopes-to-be-a-catalyst-for-economic-restoration/

  Washtenaw County (pop. 367,600), home of B-24 bomber, a once booming automotive industry and the University of Michigan, is making strides toward bringing the region back into an economic powerhouse, running 20 miles of fiber from downtown Ann Arbor through Ypsilanti Township, connecting the business and commercial corridors of four different townships ultimately ending at the American Center for Mobility. Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit economic development organization, received $2.4 million in federal funding from the CARES Act in July to start the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Corridor Fiber Optic Backbone project. Ann Arbor Spark contributed $200,000 to the $600,000 local match requirement needed to obtain the funds, while Washtenaw County contributed $112,000, the City of Ann Arbor contributed $138,000, and Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Local Development Finance Authority contributed $150,000.

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