Business View Civil and Municipal | May/June 2022

77 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 5 C I TY OF KERRV I LLE AND KERR COUNTY , TEX At HCTC we work hard every day to keep our customers connected. We serve over 13,000 customers across 3,000 square miles and 15 counties in the Texas Hill Country and west toward the Edwards Plateau. Our fiber-optic network delivers robust broadband and telecom services to homes and businesses of all sizes. We understand the importance of high- speed internet and how quality access is essential for today’s businesses. As the only true local provider in our territory, we have a vested interest in the markets we serve. For our commercial customers, we offer Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) via fiber-optic connections providing Gigabit services. Our fiber service delivers full bandwidth at symmetrical speeds and with our diverse network, our customers are assured of robust and dependable service. We offer 24/7 technical support with locally trained professionals ready to keep you online. Our main campus in Ingram houses our Tier 2 carrier-grade data center offering colocation services to safely house your business continuity measures. To fully complement your business needs we have planning and engineering teams, network design and deployment teams, business sales and service teams, and comprehensive wireless solutions teams. At HCTC we are truly dedicated to our customers, and we have the largest local best-in-class professionals to ensure your success. ...... For more information, please visit our website https://hctc.net of many conversations in the community. As Salinas suggests, “There’s this label of the great resignation, but in Texas, we are calling it the great re-evaluation. People had time on their hands, and because of COVID, they took a step back and had time to re-evaluate where they were at. A lot of them started upskilling their talents and getting better jobs. So that created a void, especially in the service sector, and that’s exactly where we are at.” To rectify this, Kerrville is partnering with the Texas Workforce Commission, the governor’s office, Shriner University, and Alamo College, to attract and develop a skilled workforce in the area. Salinas adds, “In the last 18 months, we’ve imported $1.5 million for workforce training,