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  1. Russ Lampy retiring after decades of working on state network — and herding cats
    Russ Lampy has worked as a sales engineer and "professional cat herder" for SDN Communications for 19 years. After decades in the telecommunication industry, he has announced his retirement.
  2. High-speed connectivity gives rural pumpkin patch a boost
    Fun and fall came with frustrations at the Big Stone Pumpkin Patch near Milbank as unreliable internet meant for delayed transactions. That all changed when ITC installed fiber to the business and home as part of ConnectSD grants.
  3. SDN anthem video taps into light to showcase potential of network
    SDN Communications partnered with Fresh Produce to tell its story — its anthem — by traveling across the state and finding the light that powers the network.
  4. Dakota State CybHER camp trains next generation of cyber experts, leaders
    The Dakota State University CybHER Camp is the largest girls-only residential camp of its kind in the country. Here's how one camper's experience went:
  5. Veteran sales engineer stays on top of tech changes at SDN
    Gary Fischer brings almost four decades of experience in the computer and telecommunications industries to SDN Communications. He is adept at making the complicated simple for SDN customers.
  6. Addition of Hurricane Electric makes SDN's Data Center 'most connected' in region
    One of the biggest providers of the internet in the world has a presence in the SDN Data Center.
  7. SDSU awards first SDN Precision Ag scholarship
    A sophomore at SDSU has received the first SDN Communications Precision Agriculture scholarship. Get to know Justin Moberg:
  8. Up-and-Comer: Marketing specialist Hannah Boquet
    Hannah Boquet has a talent for photography, event planning and design at SDN Communications, but she's also a great hoola-hooper and rock climber. Learn more about her:
  9. Mitchell Tech College honors SDN as one of top employers for graduates
    SDN Communications has the 10th highest rate of hiring Mitchell Tech students out of 32 businesses being recognized.
  10. Sign language interpreter finds freedom to work in small town thanks to world-class internet
    “Chamberlain has fiber network. I couldn’t even get fiber in Austin, Texas, where we lived before.” The reliable internet of SDN Communications member company Midstate Communications allows Ezra Moore to work remotely as a sign language interpreter.
  11. Interns get a full-time employee experience at SDN Communications
    At SDN Communications, interns are treated just like full-time employees, and their 2023 experience is proof of it.
  12. SDN member companies make a difference through ICAN campaign
    ICAN offers SDN Communications member companies a chance to promote local charities and events through its "I CAN Make a Difference" campaign.
  13. How member company grants will expand fiber internet to rural areas
    Areas in southeast South Dakota, the Black Hills and rural Stanley County are some of the latest beneficiaries of funding that will be used to improve fiber connectivity to underserved areas in the state.
  14. SDN sponsors SculptureWalk with elegant 'Law Maker'
    SDN Communications has been a longtime supporter of the Sioux Falls SculptureWalk, and the 2023 piece is from an artist from Phoenix.
  15. Scenes from the Sioux Falls Airshow and Thunderbirds
    The Thunderbirds and more than a dozen other planes took to the skies at the Sioux Falls Airshow on Saturday. See photos and videos from the event:
  16. SDN Communications Board of Managers elects executive team, new member
    The SDN Communications Board of Managers elected its leadership and added a new member at a pair of recent meetings.
  17. SDN helps send youth to Washington, D.C., through FRS
    The Foundation for Rural Service sends youth to nation's capital every year to learn more about country's history and telecommunications industry.
  18. SDN's Managed Firewall clients benefit from Fortinet expertise
    Firewalls serve as the front line of Internet security for businesses across the region and world, and that’s why SDN Communications’ managed firewall services use the best devices in the industry – Fortinet.
  19. SDN Business Lounge gives travelers connectivity they need at airport
    Looking for a quiet place to work or rest while traveling at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport? SDN Communications has you covered.
  20. SDN provides a vehicle to the world of STEM
    SDN Communications has donated time, money and resources to South Dakota STARBASE for several years. The program teaches STEM to underserved students.