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Greenfield Remembers Devastating Tornado One Year Ago with Support from Kinetic

via Business Wire
  • Greenfield holds one-year anniversary event to honor what was lost and appreciate progress; Kinetic to provide dinner to community
  • Kinetic continues to support town’s recovery efforts, backing initiative to replant trees lost in tornado
  • Kinetic commitment to helping town ‘build back better’ underscored with new $650,000 fiber-optic network

High-speed internet provider Kinetic is providing a free dinner to every member of the Greenfield community today as part of an event marking the one-year anniversary of the devastating tornado that destroyed a significant portion of the town. The $5,000 donation intends to bring comfort to those impacted by the storm and speaks to the company’s commitment to supporting Greenfield’s comeback story.

Kinetic is also donating $1,500 to Greenfield’s Tree Memorial Fund, which aims to replant trees lost in the tornado. The contribution will help the town—well known for its tree-lined streets before the storm—maintain its beloved landscape for residents and visitors.

“I am grateful for Kinetic’s unwavering support for Greenfield; they stood by the community in its darkest hour, and they continue to show up every day for these residents while they work toward full recovery,” said state Rep. Ray Sorensen. “Kinetic’s donations will help preserve the beauty of Greenfield and offer an opportunity for the entire community to come together to remember, grieve, acknowledge progress, and heal—on a day that will undoubtedly be challenging.”

In the aftermath of the tornado, Kinetic crews took immediate action to restore connectivity and a sense of normalcy for Greenfield residents and business owners. Kinetic also identified the need to “build back better,” replacing the damaged, copper-based network infrastructure, with buried fiber to create a faster, stronger, and more weather-resilient network.

Kinetic invested $250,000—and more than 3,200 hours from May to November 2024—to rebuild the fiber-optic network, which delivers high-speed internet to 310 homes and businesses. In addition, Kinetic broke ground on Monday, May 19, to build out the remainder of its fiber network in Greenfield, investing another $400,000 to bring faster speeds to 610 more homes and businesses.

Construction has already started on the new build, and once completed, Greenfield is expected to have 99,100 feet (around 19 miles) of buried fiber. Covering the town, 920 homes and businesses will have access to critical high-speed broadband fiber internet to support their daily needs, today and many years to come.

Residents interested in Kinetic fiber internet and current customers who are interested in multi-gig capable speeds are encouraged to contact Kinetic at 1-800-347-1991 or locally at 1-270-765-1892 or visit us at our website GoKinetic.com.

“We’re thankful for the opportunity to provide a meal to a community that has been through so much this past year. This is just one way we can show our support for Greenfield, beyond fiber builds, and honoring this town’s resilience and spirit,” said Patrick Brimberry, president of Kinetic’s Midwest Operations. “We will always be a part of this community. We live and work here too, and we have a personal interest in the well-being and prosperity of our neighbors—both now and in the future. We were here long before the storm, we were here during the storm, and we will be here long after the storm.”

Greenfield's one-year anniversary event today intends to honor what was lost, acknowledge those who helped, and appreciate progress. Find full event details here.

Kinetic’s Greenfield fiber builds are part of a $2 billion multiyear investment strategy to dramatically expand its quality, multi-gigabit fiber service across its 18-state footprint.

For more information about Kinetic’s high-speed multi-gig fiber internet, visit GoKinetic.com.

About Kinetic: Kinetic, a Windstream company, offers reliable fiber-based broadband to consumers and small to medium-sized businesses in 18 states. The company’s quality-first approach connects customers to new opportunities and possibilities by delivering a full suite of advanced communications services backed by robust security and friendly customer success experts. Kinetic is focused on expanding its fiber network and bridging the digital divide to deliver modern solutions to customers in underserved areas. Additional information about Kinetic is available via our customer portal at GoKinetic.com or windstream.com. The company also offers managed cloud communications and security services to mid-to-large enterprises, government entities and educational institutions across the U.S. as well as customized wavelength and dark fiber solutions to carriers, content providers and hyperscalers in the U.S. and Canada. Windstream is privately held and headquartered in Little Rock, Ark.

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