The Importance of Broadband Access for Rural Communities

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One in four farmers lack access to broadband. 78 percent of counties that index as food insecure are in rural America. Lando Lakes has turned on 3,000 rural free Wi-Fi locations where you can get access and finish your homework.

Too often, companies only focus on the type of scale that’s visible: massive campuses, thousands of workers, offices around the globe. But as Land O’Lakes proves, there are less conspicuous ways to scale – ways that supply your business with structural integrity. This is something CEO Beth Ford knows well. She’s strategically scaled Land O’Lakes – often beneath the surface of what the average consumer sees. As she puts it: “We have to treat our business like the ecosystem it is." Cameo appearances by: Tim Maltin (Titanic expert) and Lukas Fricke (farmer).

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