The Town of Minocqua Broadband & Business Development Committee will team up with the Oneida County Technology Committee to publish a weekly column in the Lakeland Times newspaper devoted to topics related to broadband expansion and adoption as a means to economic development and vitality, education, job creation/growth/retention, and its importance to every facet of life in the 21st century. NWBDC Founder Don Sidlowski serves as chairman of the Oneida County committee, which was chartered by a resolution of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors and operates under the auspices of the Oneida County Economic Development Corporation (OCEDC). Sidlowski and Minocqua committee chairman Pete Otis concurred that the opportunity to spread the word in the community via means of this weekly column is an educational opportunity without match. The joint committees expect to continue submitting the weekly articles indefinitely.