The “Shark Tank”-style competition, hosted by Cox Business, invites local entrepreneurs to submit free applications for consideration by a panel of judges. Semifinalists are announced on June 30, with each participating in a workshop in July to fine-tune their pitches before finalists are announced on July 22. The top business owners will go on to compete at the virtual Get Started Rhode Island competition on September 29. The winner earns $25,000 in cash, plus an additional $25,000 worth in prizes.
Last year’s winner was GoPeer, an affordable one-to-one tutoring platform with tutors from Ivy League schools. Does your startup have what it takes to claim the top prize? Submit your pitch proposal before June 15 at
Cloud Services for the Remote Workforce of Today and Tomorrow
April 30, 2021 1:00 pm
Republished with the permission of Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the dynamic from a “work from home” environment to a “living at work” environment, Ross L. Nelson, vice president at Cox Business Northeast, likes to say. That dynamic is just one of the reasons why the use of Cox’s cloud services has skyrocketed over the last year.
Factor in the flexibility, security and increasing comfort of lawyers and staff in working remotely, and the time is ripe for law firms to move to cloud services. “By moving to the cloud, law firms can have the possibility of having lawyers work from home or work from anywhere, at any time and safely,” Nelson says.
Cox Communications is in advanced talks to acquire the enterprise business of fiber provider Segra from EQT in a deal that could be valued at more than $3 billion, including debt,
Bloomberg reported.
The deal, which could be announced as early as this week, is likely to combine the Segra unit with Cox Business, the report added, noting that Charlotte, North Carolina-based Segra intends to hold onto its residential business.
Segra, formed by EQT through the combination and rebranding of Lumos Networks and Spirit Communications, operates about 1 million fiber-strand miles and 30,000 fiber-route miles stretching from Georgia to Pennsylvania, with a focus on SONET, IP, Ethernet and dark fiber architectures. The company also touts 10,400 on-net locations and nine data centers, but doesn t break out what portion is tied to its enterprise and residential businesses.
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Cox Communications To Acquire Segra s Commercial Enterprise And Carrier Business
Acquisition to accelerate Segra s long-term strategy, meet growing demand for broadband infrastructure
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ATLANTA and CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Cox Communications has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Charlotte, N.C.-based Segra, one of the largest privately-held fiber infrastructure providers in the U.S.
Cox will acquire Segra s commercial services segment, which is a leading super-regional, fiber-based provider serving commercial enterprise and carrier customers in nine states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. The company s dense metropolitan fiber network provides enhanced technology solutions and a commitment to a superior customer experience.