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Initiative marks a major improvement to Mason County’s Internet infrastructure. Union, WA – Hood Canal Communications, an independent cable and broadband provider serving rural Mason County, Washington, announced today that it has completed a yearlong project to upgrade its network facilities by adding two geographically diverse fiber-optic cable connections, each capable of providing 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) of throughput to the public Internet. Hood Canal’s network upgrade marks the largest connections to be deployed in Mason County, giving the company the fastest “backbone” Internet connection currently available in the area. The company’s backbone infrastructure upgrade compliments HCC’s ongoing Connect Cushman gran...

The Economic Development Council of Mason County has appointed Jennifer Baria as its new executive director. Jennifer joined the EDC 13 years ago and has been managing the organization’s day-to-day activities through the departure of two executive directors. “While we spoke and met with a number of qualified individuals, we quickly realized that Jennifer was the right person for the job,” said EDC Board of Directors Chair James Thomas. “When the previous Executive Directors left, she stepped in and continued to carry our EDC’s mission without skipping a beat, and we saw that she has the leadership and commitment that w...