State Auditor Joins in the Hunt for Project Firefly

If the Executive Board of the Ely Area Development Agency thought they were going to clear the air regarding activities like Project Firefly by having a March Mixer where questions could be asked and answers given they were wrong. At the end of a contentious one hour meeting where the questions were many and the […]

Project Firefly at the EADA business mixer

There was tension in the air at the EADA meet and greet meeting that felt like lightening building in a gathering storm. I was a little early, and after greeting several of the board members, I took my seat at one of the two tables in the board room of the Technology Center. Both WELY […]

Who presents the better value and service to Ely, Dave Kromer or Bill Roloff?

Ely Buzz Blogs; by Mike Hillman 4 March 2011

Just when you thought the buzz about the Ely Area Economic Agency couldn’t get any louder the town fairly vibrated with the news that came out this week about how the agency handled the elusive Project Firefly. Knowing that there are many inventive people working out […]

Project Firefly Documents, 2011 Summary, and Video of Feburary Special Meeting & Video of Firefly Explanation by Bill Roloff 3-9-2011

Larry Klun Memo 2005-Ely Entities & General Structure EADA Articles of Incorporation 1996 Firefly Summary-Nancy Larson-Jan 2011 Video of Special Meeting Video of Firefly Explanation by Bill Roloff If any of the information provided here is different than what you know or you have a different viewpoint please comment or email us. We are still […]

Background on Project Firefly by Mike Hillman

This year I was surprised when I heard that Project Firefly was causing quite a stir, and like many people around the area, I started to follow what was happening with Project Firefly. Project Firefly is nothing new. Firefly started flitting around the EADA, Ely Area Development Agency, a few years ago when Pat Henderson, […]

What do you have to say about Project Firefly?

Project Firefly is like…..

One of my earliest childhood memories is of the warm summer night when I first noticed fireflies. We were on a family picnic and as the evening gradually started to darken all of a sudden the sultry summer air was filled with tiny flashing lights. It was as if the […]