Unicom, Incorporated proposes to use a middle-mile1 system to interconnect with a fiber-optic cable (FOC) in Nunapitchuk and extend the Airraq Network through Mertarvik to Tununak and Toksook Bay. The preferred route is overland from Nunapitchuk to Tununak, Toksook Bay, Alakanuk, Emmonak, and Kotlik, which would also require a marine fiber lay through Baird Inlet to Mertarvik and from Tununak to Alakanuk. Through Airraq Kotlik, the Airraq Network would extend from Emmonak to Kotlik, primarily via overland route.

(Columbus, N.J., August 3, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, Office of Seafood, Farm Service Agency, and Natural Resource Conservation Service, together with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and New Jersey Department of Agriculture have announced the second “Seafood Industry Perspectives: A Collaborative Listening Session” focusing on gathering perspectives from New Jersey’s local seafood sector.

(Stevens Point, Wis., Aug. 10, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Andrew C. Iverson announced today that the agency is making a $2.518 million loan available to the city of Viroqua. The investment will help the city install new solid waste infrastructure at the city’s closed landfill to prevent harmful gases from leaking.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark joined local leaders, board members, and community partners today to celebrate recent upgrades to the Montezuma Water Company (MWC) Treatment facility. The milestone was made possible through USDA Rural Development’s $28,107,000 direct and guaranteed loan investment in rural infrastructure.

USDA Rural Development State Director for Colorado Sallie Clark joined representatives from Build Pagosa, Inc. to announce the awarding of $1 million in federal funding to help advance the construction of a Regional Workforce Center in Pagosa Springs, CO.