Photo taken by Mankato resident Jennifer Prochaska to appear on Phone Book Cover
MANKATO, Minn., June 23, 2009 — HickoryTech (Nasdaq: HTCO) today announced the winner of the HickoryTech Phone Book cover contest. The photograph taken by Mankato, Minn. resident and amateur photographer Jennifer Prochaska will appear on the cover of the HickoryTech 2009-10 Phone Book. The scenic photograph was taken at Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn.
More than 40 entries were received during this year’s HickoryTech Phone Book cover contest, which is open to amateur and professional photographers. HickoryTech’s Phone Book is distributed to more than 30 communities in southern Minnesota with a distribution of more than 100,000 copies. In addition to the full-size Phone Book, a smaller companion book featuring white and yellow pages will be distributed to residents and businesses. The HickoryTech Phone Books are available to customers at no charge with delivery scheduled in July.
HickoryTech offers Phone Book recycling bins at its main office, located at 221 East Hickory St., Mankato, Minn. and at Mankato Hy-Vee store parking lots, located in hilltop and downtown Mankato. In addition, HickoryTech will collect old phone books for recycling at the Mankato MoonDogs baseball game on Tuesday, July 14. The first 500 attendees at the game will receive a free MoonDog t-shirt. As a reminder, residents with community curbside recycling may recycle their phone directories through their regular curbside pick-up. Minnesota law requires all phone directories to be recycled. Each year, HickoryTech recycles more than 70 tons of phone directories.
Photo Opportunity
A framed HickoryTech 2009-10 Phone Book cover will be presented to contest winner Jennifer Prochaska on Friday, June 26 at 9:30 a.m. at HickoryTech’s office, located at 221 East Hickory St., Mankato, Minn.
About HickoryTech
HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ: HTCO), headquartered in Mankato, Minn., offers integrated communication solutions to business and residential customers over a regional fiber network. The company, founded in 1898, has approximately 430 employees. The Telecom Sector, with facilities-based operations in Minnesota and Iowa, offers local voice, long distance, high-speed Internet, Digital TV, and IP networking services to residential and business customers. In addition, the Telecom Sector develops telecom and carrier access billing solutions and customer management systems. The Enventis Sector provides IP-based voice, data and network solutions to businesses across a five-state region. For more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.