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Idaho Business Review
by Brad Iverson-Long 

Two regional communications companies called Syringa are becoming one.

Syringa Networks, an internet and network provider for businesses, acquired Syringa Wireless, a wireless phone and data company in southern and eastern Idaho. Syringa Networks CEO Greg Lowe said the move allows the companies to integrate vertically to keep up with the rising demand for mobile data on smartphones and other devices.

Idaho Statesman
by Statesman staff

Syringa Networks finalized the purchase of Syringa Wireless Monday.

Syringa Wireless will remain a separate company but will gain access to Syringa Networks' statewide fiber-optic network to enhance its data capability.

Boise, Idaho—Syringa Networks announced today the company has finalized the purchase of Syringa Wireless, a wireless service provider serving Idaho. Syringa Wireless will remain a separate operating entity and gain enhanced data capability as a result of the acquisition.

by Brad Talbutt - Idaho Business Review

One hundred and fifteen years ago the brick and stone building at 460 Park Avenue in Idaho Falls was home to a mortuary, a way station for souls on the journey from one life to the next. Today, the 11,000-square-foot building that once stored the dead two blocks from the Snake River Greenbelt has been reborn as the high-tech communications hub of Syringa Networks.

Heath Druzen - Special to Business Insider

Just nine of Syringa Networks’ 23 employees in 2008 are still there, but there are 66 new ones.
Greg Lowe took over as president and CEO of Syringa Networks three years ago, determined to change the culture of a company that was short on name recognition and marketing savvy.

Syringa, owned by 12 rural telecom companies, is a Boise company that serves its member companies with fiber-optic connections and sells business-to-business wide-area networks to customers across southern Idaho, the Wasatch Front in Utah, and Washington state.

POCATELLO, Idaho -- On Thursday night, the Pocatello City Council approved a right of way application from Syringa Networks to put a 4-inch fiber optic conduit on the Gould Street Bridge, over the railroad tracks.

It is good news for a city that has been ranked as having the slowest Internet in the country. The 4-inch cable will be just a part of a giant fiber optic ring that Syringa Networks is building throughout the Gate City.

Idaho Business Review, Brad Iverson-Long – A squirrel ripped into a fiber optic cable, disrupting service to the Idaho Transportation Department when many people wanted to process drivers liences and titles and registration forms. The squirrel could have picked a better day for a post-holiday chewfest.

It was Jan. 3, one of the busiest days of the year for the Idaho Transportation Department. The first business day of a calendar year is when many drivers renew their licenses or file new vehicle registrations and titles.

Idaho Business Review, Mark Wilcox - Since 2008 when many companies began cutting back, Syringa Networks has doubled its revenue stream. “And that is all organic growth,” said President and CEO Greg Lowe, meaning the company has doubled revenue without mergers or acquisitions. “Not bad. When you look at the economic horizon, it is a pretty reasonable accomplishment.”

TIMES-NEWS, HOLLISTER, IDAHO -  From their tiny town midway between Twin Falls and Jackpot, Nev., teens Slade and Jade Gonzalez clutched multi-buttoned game controllers Thursday, exchanging gunfire with their online counterparts in the Rocky Top state of Tennessee.

Norcross, Georgia, USA and Martinsried/Munich, Germany. — ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Syringa Networks, an Idaho-based regional provider of high-speed fiber optic services, has selected the ADVA FSP 3000 to provide connectivity throughout its Idaho footprint. Spanning more than 2,500 miles of fiber, Syringa Networks provides high-speed broadband access to southern Idaho and northern Utah businesses.

West Valley City, Utah – Syringa Networks, a regional provider of high-speed fiber optic services, has signed a dark fiber deal with C7 Data Centers in Utah. C7 is a privately held Utah company with independent colocation data centers in Salt Lake City, Bluffdale, and Lindon.

IDAHO STATESMAN - Statesman Staff

Boise, Idaho - New tenants at the Boise Research Center off Chinden Boulevard and Cloverdale Road, west of Hewlett-Packard, helped push down the Treasure Valley's commercial-property vacancy rate in October, according to Thornton Keller Oliver’s latest Market Review.

Boise, Idaho –The 4th Annual Wine, Dine, and Fine Fashion Show held Friday, Nov. 4, raised much-needed funds for the Meridian Valley Humane Society (MVHS). Donations totaled $17,000, with a notable contribution of $5,000 coming from Syringa Networks.

Boise, Idaho – Syringa Networks, a regional provider of custom network solutions for businesses, has named Larry Price to its executive team as Vice President - Sales & Marketing. He brings more than 20 years of sales management experience, most recently as Vice President of National Accounts, OEM, Channel, and Services with TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics). In his new role, Price will be responsible for supporting the company’s aggressive infrastructure expansion in Idaho and Utah.

Syringa Networks Connects Rural Communities - Newcomer to the IP75 talks "expansion"
By Dusty Parnell

Less than 10 years old, Syringa Networks is one of only two newcomers to the Top 75 list this year. Checking in at No. 69, this technology company is one of the few to use the word "expansion" in today's economy. This is a company to watch.

West Valley City, Utah – Syringa Networks, a regional provider of high-speed fiber optic services, continues its network expansion efforts in Utah. By reinvesting and expanding its infrastructure, the company is creating opportunities for Utah businesses to improve their network services and capacity.

Idaho-based Syringa Networks today announced an expansion project that will bring high-speed fiber optic network services to five more Idaho communities. The expansion route will include the communities of Bliss, Gooding, Shoshone, Dietrich, and Wendell, Idaho. The multi-million dollar project has been awarded and construction has begun, with completion planned for summer 2012.