Jim Patterson

July greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and, by the time most of you read this, Nashville, the home of this year’s Fiber Connect conference.  The schedule is full for …

July greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and Washington, DC.  Kudos to my brother-in-law, Andrew Ashcroft, for earning his promotion to Captain in the U.S. Navy.  It was an honor …

End of the month/ quarter greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City, Nashville, and, by the time you read this, Washington DC.  Pictured is one of the wonderful CellSite Solutions cranes …

Father’s Day greetings from Atlanta, Kansas City, and, by the time you read this, Cedar Rapids.  Pictured is a long-time colleague and friend Hunter Newby, along with Brent Legg of …

Greetings from Denver, St. Louis, Kansas City, Charlotte/ Davidson and many points in between.  Pictured is the full table of BBQ alternatives from Jim’s trip to LB Network’s annual BBQ and Dessert …

Greetings from Iowa and Missouri.  Pictured is our neighbor’s elaborate balloon arc for their daughter’s graduation bash (it’s even more impressive than the photo). This has been another full news …

Cinco de Mayo greetings from the East Coast and the Midwest.  Lots of upcoming travel in the schedule as Jim will be attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Houston this week.  If …

Greetings from Atlanta and the Midwest.  Pictured is a vintage t-shirt (from the Royals 2003 season) proclaiming what die hard fans are saying as team continues to be a contender …

Greetings from the Carolinas and the Midwest.  Our Davidson dinner included local telecom/ tech leaders as well as many Davidson students.  A great way to get caught up with several of …

Greetings from Florida and the Midwest.  Pictured is one of our newest finds in North Kansas City called the Iron District,  a collection of shops and restaurants including the best sourdough …

Greetings from the Midwest as we get ready for the Big Game. This week, after a full market commentary, we will resume our earnings analysis as we look at the …

Holiday greetings from Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri (picture is from the top of the Cranmer trail run at the Winter Park ski resort).  We hope each of you have had …

Holiday greetings from the Midwest, where we recently finished up a very productive trip through St Louis and several other towns.  Pictured are a few folks from the LB Networks …

Greetings from Missouri, where the Pattersons celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with nearly 40 friends and family.  It was a fun and festive time for us, and we hope that yours …

Greetings from Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana.  Pictured is the state capitol building for the Bayou State (full history here).  This week’s Brief will focus on a wide-ranging interview with Liberty Media’s John Malone.  …

Greetings from Missouri, where, as our multi-color weather radar picture clearly shows, we are experiencing the “summer-to-winter” weather change this weekend.  And just on time, the last two weeks have …

Greetings from Florida (pictured) and Missouri.  The last two weeks were full of news, and we will have a larger than average market commentary as a result.  Our Sunday Brief …

“Welcome to the fourth quarter” greetings from Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri (picture is of the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia Beach the morning after Tropical Storm Ophelia – the ocean …

Mid-September greetings from Missouri, where fall is beginning to break out.  The close of the Royals season is coming soon (opening pic), football is back (although the Chiefs’ opening game …

Labor Day weekend greetings from Louisiana, Texas and Missouri.  Pictured is the Venture Global LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana.  Over the last two years, we’ve passed by many times and …

Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska and Missouri. Pictured are several of my colleagues and various city and civic officials cutting the ribbon in Nevada, Missouri. This represents the fifth new Fastwyre market …

Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, the home of this year’s Independent Show.  Pictured are Sally Daniels from the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), Steve Leavitt …

Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri, where we finally cut the ribbon at the historic Fox Theater in Sedalia.  We are pleased to be bringing fiber to more than 11,000 homes …

Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri, where we celebrated the Fourth with friends and fireworks!  Hope that your holiday was restful and safe.  Our opening picture today is of the Fastwyre …