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Happy new year to all our readers and advertisers.
While the world relaxed a little during the holiday season,
company purchases appeared on the increase towards
the end of 2016.
The Zayo Group closed out the year by entering into an
agreement to acquire Electric Lightwave, formerly known
as Integra Telecom, for $1.42 billion. Electric Lightwave
provides infrastructure and telecom services, primarily in
the western United States. You can catch up with the full
story on page 9.
It is also looking likely that a power line to run under Lake
Champlain linking suppliers in Canada with consumers
in southern New England has won a key federal permit.
Transmission Developers Inc has received a presidential
permit from the US Department of Energy for the 154-mile,
$1.2 billion power line. Turn to page 11 for full details.
Patrick Industries Inc has finalized its purchase of Sigma Wire
International LLC and KRA International LLC, both based
in Indiana. The company projects the combined 2016
revenues of Sigma and KRA to be approximately $21m. You
can read the full story on page 12.
David Bell
Editor
EDITOR
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