Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation Breaks Ground on Eighth Fire Communications, Bringing High-Speed Broadband to the Community

Thursday , Nov 02, 2023

Congratulations to the Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation as they marked a historic moment with a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of Eighth Fire Communications, a $25 Million broadband expansion venture in Lac du Flambeau, which in Phase I, plans to bring high-speed fiber to 2,300 homes and businesses within the Lac du Flambeau reservation. VCEDC Board Chairman Jim Tuckwell participated in the groundbreaking ceremony as our VCEDC representative on the Lac du Flambeau Broadband Workgroup.

Groundbreaking photo:   Those pictured from left to right: Dion Reynolds - LDF BDC Chief Operations Officer, Manuel Vazquez - LDF BDC Chief Executive Officer, Sonny Smart - LDF Tribal Elder, Jeff Seidl - President of Elexco, Inc., Christina Rencontre - LDF Resource Development Specialist, Ernie St.Germaine - LDF Tribal Elder, Emerson Coy - LDF Tribal Planning, Jared Poupart - LDF Tribal Council, Patricia Zimmerman - LDF Tribal Council, John Johnson - LDF Tribal Chairman, Louis St.Germaine - LDF Tribal Council, Paula Poupart - LDF Tribal Council, Jim Tuckwell - VCEDC Board Chairman, Lyle Chapman - LDF Tribal Council, Joey Wildcat - LDF Tribal Council

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