News and Events

Midcontinent Foundation Accepting Grant Applications Through January 20, 2015

• Date: 12/18/14
• Category: News Releases

The Midco Foundation, the charitable giving arm of the Midco family of companies, invites non-profit organizations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to submit grant applications.

Midcontinent to Build Additional Network Redundancy in Western North Dakota

• Date: 12/03/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: To support the needs of a growing population in western North Dakota, Midcontinent Communications will invest $5 million dollars to build an extension of its Northern Plains Network from Williston to Bismarck.

Midcontinent Communications Welcomes Justin Forde to Public Affairs Team

• Date: 11/20/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: Midcontinent Communications has hired Justin Forde as the director of public affairs in North Dakota.

Midcontinent Bringing Gigabit Internet Access to the Northern Plains

• Date: 11/17/14

Sioux Falls, SD: Midcontinent Communications has unveiled a plan to bring gigabit Internet access to homes and businesses in hundreds of communities in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.

Midcontinent Advocates Light Regulatory Approach to Ensure Future Broadband Network Expansion

• Date: 11/11/14

Sioux Falls, SD: In a statement released yesterday by the White House, President Obama called for extreme Title II regulation of the Internet. According to Midco President and CEO Pat McAdaragh, "This is a very troubling statement."

Midcontinent Communications Wins 2014 Workplace Excellence Award

• Date: 10/09/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: Midcontinent Communications has been recognized for workplace excellence by the Sioux Empire Society for Human Resource Management (SESHRM).

Midcontinent Communications Named Fastest ISP in Nation

• Date: 9/11/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: PCMag.com has named Midcontinent Communications the fastest Internet Service Provider in the nation, bumping Verizon FiOS out of the top slot for the first time since the site began the list in 2010.

Midcontinent Business Solutions Earns MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certification

• Date: 9/10/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: Midcontinent Business Solutions has earned the prestigious Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0 certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF).

Midcontinent Foundation awards over $94,000 in grants

• Date: 8/28/14
• Category: News Releases

Sioux Falls, SD: The Midcontinent Foundation has released the list of charities to benefit from Fall 2014 Grants. Sixty-two charities from throughout Midcontinent Communication’s footprint in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota will benefit from a distribution of more than $94,000.00.

Midcontinent Delivers Broadband Internet Service To Qualifying Low-Income Households For Just $9.95 Per Month

• Date: 8/15/14
• Category: News Releases

Midco's Broadband Lifeline Service provides qualifying low-income households with quality broadband internet with no installation or modem rental fees.