Broadband company seeking to construct internet route from Chicago to Benton Harbor

Company seeks to bring high-capacity broadband line from Chicago into Benton Harbor

Work could begin next year to bring a fiber optic broadband route from Chicago to Benton Harbor by way of Lake Michigan. Speaking to the Benton Harbor Economic Development and Parks Committee this week, Peninsula Fiber Network’s Jennifer Greenburg said a federal grant will make it possible to run the high-capacity line for broadband traffic across the lake and on into St. Joseph and Byron Center. She said having this line come through Benton Har…

Broadband company seeking to construct internet route from Chicago to Benton Harbor

Work could begin next year to bring a fiber optic broadband route from Chicago to Benton Harbor by way of Lake Michigan. Speaking to the Benton Harbor Economic Development and Parks Committee this week, Peninsula Fiber Network’s Jennifer Greenburg said a $27 million federal grant will make it possible to run the high-capacity line for broadband traffic across the lake and on into St. Joseph and Byron Center. She said having this line come throug…