Author: Morgan Thompson

Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2026) Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”), a leading private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and communications, today announced plans to combine two portfolio companies — Jonesboro, Arkansas-based Ritter Communications and Blair, Nebraska-based Great Plains Communications — under one new organization and brand: Rightfiber. The strategic combination brings together two highly respected telecommunications providers … Continued

Southfield, M.I. (May 21, 2026) 123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation, and voice services, and a portfolio company of Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”), named Ken Fitzpatrick President and CEO of 123NET, effective today. Fitzpatrick is the former President and CEO of Everstream. Fitzpatrick succeeds 123NET Founder, President and CEO Dan Irvin, who will … Continued

Blair, N.E. (May 19, 2026) Great Plains Communications (“GPC”), the leading Midwestern digital infrastructure provider and a portfolio company of Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with American Broadband Holding Company dba Fastwyre Broadband (“Fastwyre”), an internet service provider serving customers across multiple states, to acquire Fastwyre’s business … Continued

Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026) Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), a leading private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and communications, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Quintillion, a leading provider of subsea and terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Alaska, to GCI Holdings, LLC (“GCI”). Quintillion operates a strategically important fiber network spanning some … Continued