Rural fiber expansion Opportunity to engage with North Central Electric Cooperative on fiber expansion initiatives given their recent collaboration with Bascom Communications for a middle-mile fiber project and their service footprint across multiple rural counties.

Grants and partners Leverage their history of securing grants and partnerships (CoBank grant, Bascom Communications collaboration) to position bundled funding, financing options, or vendor alliances for advanced grid technology, broadband, and smart-city pilots.

Midmarket scale Target their revenue band and member base (7,820 members; $50M–$100M revenue) with scalable IT security, analytics, and customer engagement solutions tailored to utilities serving dispersed rural populations.

Security and compliance Their technology stack includes Sucuri, reCAPTCHA, Google Analytics, and Apache—present cybersecurity, identity, and monitoring solutions that align with utility-grade resilience and regulatory demands.

Community impact Highlight offerings that support economic development and education initiatives (e.g., school partnerships and local economic growth) to align with their recognized contributions and potential grant-driven programs.