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10/16/12 - Governor Quinn Announces Second Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge Winner
State’s $1 Million Seed Investment Will Connect Education, Business, Healthcare Communities to Aurora’s Fiber Optic Network; Help Create 2,500 Jobs Over Five Years
AURORA – October 16, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that OnLight Aurora is a recipient of an Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge award, a statewide competition to establish ultra-high speed broadband networks across Illinois. The state is awarding $1 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding to OnLight Aurora to help connect the city of Aurora’s fiber optic network to its education, business, and healthcare communities and accelerate economic growth and job creation.
10/16/12 - Governor Quinn Announces First Winner of Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge
State’s $2 Million Seed Investment Will Jumpstart Fiber Optic and Wireless Network in Mid-South Chicago Neighborhoods; Help Create More Than 50 Jobs
CHICAGO – October 16, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that nine Chicago neighborhoods are the first beneficiaries of the Illinois Gigabit Communities Challenge, a statewide competition to establish ultra-high speed broadband networks across Illinois. The state is awarding $2 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding to Gigabit Squared, which in partnership with Cook County, the city of Chicago and the University of Chicago, will deploy gigabit fiber and wireless in neighborhoods on Chicago’s mid-south side.
10/12/12 - 2012 Statewide Veteran Job Fairs Come to Illinois
Job Effort to Promote Hiring, Tax Incentives, State Economy
CHICAGO – One of the largest efforts to find employment for Veterans kicks off Oct. 18 as the first Statewide Veteran Job Fair of 2012 comes to communities across Illinois. The Veteran-specific effort is a key part of Gov. Pat Quinn’s economic priorities to help Veterans compete for newly created private-sector jobs.
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