On February 9, 2011, then-NineStar President and CEO Tim Hills stated, 'A lot of time, research and discussion went into the selection of the new name. The name NineStar Connect is the result of the newly merged cooperative that was previously known as separate entities, Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power. These two local cooperatives officially merged on January 1, 2011.

Central Indiana Power was incorporated in 1936 as Hancock County Rural Electric Membership Cooperative to offer electricity to what used to be rural portions of the county.

It became a cooperative in 1950 once merged with Maxwell, Mohawk, New Eden and Willow Branch Telephone companies. Soon three neighbors joined the line Hiram Dunham, James Thomas, and Robert Wilson – and the company was in business. Charles Peal, and installed the first telephone in the community. Helms, a telephone factory worker, strung a wire across a back fence from his mother's house to the home of his sister, Mrs. NineStar Connect actually traces in origins back to the McCordsville Telephone Company which was founded in 1895 by Loren Helms.

The company offers communication, electricity, water and sewer utility services. It is headquartered in Greenfield, Indiana, with assets in Central Indiana. NineStar Connect is an American smart utility cooperative. NineStar Connect corporate headquarters located in Greenfield, Indiana.

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