Congressman Shuler visits ERC offices

Asheville NC – Nov 9, 2011 – While visiting the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Congressman Heath Shuler and Tom Karl of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) took time to visit the ERC offices to learn more about broadband growth in the region. ERC Executive Director, Hunter Goosmann, explained how the ERC is supporting exponential growth in broadband capacity for NCDC as well as advancing broadband growth in rural western North Carolina. Goosmann also explained the advances related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s stimulus efforts in the region.