Infrastructure & Broadband News
Support for Santa Maria Public Airport
For 14 years, EconAlliance has driven economic vitality in Northern Santa Barbara County. This letter is in support of a grant to reinstate legacy hub service to SFO.
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Infrastructure Forum Yields Key Updates
About 100 Northern SB County economic and infrastructure stakeholders and policymakers attended the EconAlliance Infrastructure Forum on Sept. 3rd.
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Santa Maria Valley Railroad – OmniTRAX Joint Venture
Santa Maria Valley Railroad (SMVRR) announced mid-June it had entered into a joint venture with OmniTRAX, becoming the 29th rail operation in the OmniTRAX nationwide network.
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Santa Maria Airport Announces Flights to Phoenix
Santa Maria Airport announced late June that American Airlines will begin twice daily nonstop flights between Santa Maria and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport starting [...]
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Significant Broadband Middle Mile Plan Adjustment
In a recent Middle Mile Advisory Committee Meeting, the State significantly changed its proposed Middle Mile Broadband Initiative plans. The middle-mile is the physical fiber [...]
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EconAlliance Engages Telecom Consultant
The Broadband/Telecom Consultant will support development of the products and deliverables of the year-long grant.
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RFP For Telecom Consultant
The Broadband/Telecom Consultant will support EconAlliance Project Technical Lead Cary Gray, as well as EconAlliance and Chumash leadership in development of the products and [...]
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EconAlliance RFP- Project Technical Lead (PTL)
The Economic Alliance Foundation (EconAlliance) invites proposals for an element of work in The Northern Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategy & Business Plan project.
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Santa Ynez Chumash & EconAlliance Secure Grant for North County Broadband Planning
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and The Economic Alliance Foundation (EconAlliance) have been awarded $444,787 in federal funding for their 2021 joint application to [...]
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Communities To Test Internet Speed, Access
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light what many residents were already unnecessarily enduring, the lack of reliable and affordable access to internet,” said SBCAG Board of [...]
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