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Check out our bi-weekly newsletter! News Item 1: Foothills Connect will launch survey on Monday (2-10-10) As part of a statewide effort to determine the penetration of broadband Internet access in Rutherford and surrounding counties, Foothills Connect will spend the next four weeks conducting an extensive telephone survey. News Item 2: Foothills Connect Featured in Parade Magazine (2-4-10) "Making Family Farms Profitable." In 1959, the U.S. was home to 4.1 million farms. Today, there are just 2.2 million. Some 40% of American farmers are 55 or older, and young people aren’t exactly lining up to replace them. But a new program in North Carolina hopes to make farming a viable career option once again. News Item 3: Methane Project on Agenda (2-4-10) County commissioners will hear a proposal to make money from trash as part of their February meeting Monday night. News Item 4: County Accepts Internet Contract (2-2-10) County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a contract with PANGAEA Internet to maintain and operate the $1.4-million fiber optic cable network in the county. News Item 5: Foothills Connect Recognized by County, Congress (1/10) At the Rutherford County Commissioners' monthly meeting on Monday, December 7 the staff of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center were recognized for their hard work and dedication to creating jobs in Rutherford County. News Item 6: Rewards Growing for Tim Will (11/2009) Tim Will, who went to California recently to collect $100,000 on behalf of Foothills Connect, came home with $150,000. News Item 7: Foothills Director Gets National Recognation (11/2009) Tim Will, executive director of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center, has been selected for a national award that includes a $100,000 prize.
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