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This partnership with an industry specialist will expand and accelerate company growth. Marked Tree, Ark. (August 12, 2019) – Grain Management, a leading private equity firm investing in the global communications industry, together with E. Ritter and Company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Ritter Communications.  A leader among local independent communications providers in Tennessee and Arkansas, Ritter Communications offers internet, phone, video services and cloud solutions to business, residential and wholesale customers.

Marked Tree, Ark. (May 17, 2019) - The board of E. Ritter and Company of Marked Tree, Arkansas has approved an initiative to seek an equity partner for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ritter Communications, to enable the regional broadband company to accelerate its strategic growth plan. 

The Ernest and Anna Ritter Family Endowment recently presented Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation a $50,000 grant. 

Ritter Communications’ local content channel will now offer more shows and programming. Tubetown, the Ritter Communications local content channel, has partnered with Right Now TV to offer TV subscribers more new and exciting content than ever before. Appearing on channel 21 in Arkansas and channel 11 in Tennessee, Tubetown is the number one source for everything local, from community events and festivals to exclusive coverage of high school sports and more.

Ritter Communications is bringing state of the art communications technology and advanced business services to Hot Springs. Ritter Communications, headquartered in Jonesboro, is investing $7 million in infrastructure construction to give businesses in the Spa City access to the highest speed, 100 percent fiber internet, voice, cloud solutions, networking and television services by late summer. Click here for the company's official news release. 

Click here to see the Jonesboro Sun media coverage. Click here to see the KAIT media coverage.  Breast & Prostate Cancer Screening Vouchers Offered at Hoping for a Cure JONESBORO, AR – Ritter Communications is proud to once again participate in the 9th annual Hoping for a Cure event, which took place Friday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Pier One in Jonesboro. Volunteers collected donations from cars that passed through the intersection of Highland Drive and Caraway Road. A limited number of free mammogram and prostate cancer screening vouchers were available at Hoping for a Cure to those who qualify. The event, a partnership between Ritter Communications, NEA Baptist Hospital, East Arkansas Broadcasters and KAIT 8, hopes to raise awareness and funds for breast and prostate cancer during A Season of Hope 2018.

Nickelodeon and Ritter Communications invite Millington-area kids to meet SpongeBob, star of Nickelodeon's hit animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, on Sept. 8 at the International Goat Days Festival in Millington. The Nickelodeon costumed character will be roaming about the International Goat Days Festival and checking in with the Ritter Communications booth in twenty-minute intervals from 9am to 4pm. Swing by the booth to enter to win the door-prize and take photos with your favorite pal! 

Ritter Communications President Alan Morse issued the following statement regarding House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise’s introduction of the "Next Generation Television Marketplace Act."

The Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music festival announced plans for their 10th annual event.  The Festival will include two nights of music this year with FUEL performing Friday night September 28th and SmashMouth performing Saturday September 29th on the Ritter Communications Stage.

Ritter Communications recently promoted Heather Terry to Director of Carrier and Wholesale Services. Read the announcement in Arkansas Business