Broadband construction firm hired

PirTano Construction Company, based in Addison, has been hired as the first contractor for the $69 million project to establish a new broadband network in this region. Jack Horn, vice president of PirTano Construction, said his firm is well-suited to the demands of the job, having installed thousands of miles of fiber optic cable in its 29 years of existence. PirTano will be one of two construction firms that will establish the new network. Negotiations are still ongoing for the second firm, but an announcement on the identity of that firm is expected in the next two weeks