Blackfoot was the premier sponsor of the 19th annual August Institute Conference, held at the Phyllis J Washington Education Center on The University of Montana campus August 2-4. August Institute is an accredited conference where educators can learn more about current and emerging classroom technology. Blackfoot is a long time champion of educational initiatives that […]
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Blackfoot was a sponsor of the 2nd annual Last Best Conference held at various locations around Missoula, August 3-4. The conference which focused on national speakers drew over 300 attendees from Montana and neighboring states. The conference is modeled after South by Southwest in Austin, Texas and the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon, Last […]
Cooperation among Cooperatives helps keep a local tradition alive. The annual Helmville Rodeo is a popular Labor Day event for both Blackfoot and Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) customers, employees and their respective Board of Trustees. Each year, the iconic “biggest little rodeo in Montana” draws crowds from across Montana and neighboring states. So when it […]
Blackfoot CEO, Jason Williams, will be in Butte at the Montana Tech campus tomorrow to present his perspective on the “Future of Broadband in Montana.” Montana Tech’s Department of Business and Information Technology invited Williams to speak as a guest lecturer due to his experience and connections in the broadband industry. As CEO of Blackfoot, a […]
In September 2016, we announced that substantial upgrades were coming to Blackfoot’s broadband network in St. Ignatius. With the planning and engineering now complete, I am happy to report that the construction phase of our network upgrade will begin in May 2017. We will continue working with Mid-State Consultants on this network upgrade, one of […]
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Blackfoot will host its Annual Meeting for Cooperative member-owners on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:30am at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula. The theme of this year’s meeting is Investing in Our Future. Member-owners will have the opportunity to visit with community neighbors and hear an update on the state of their Cooperative from […]