A company that designs, constructs and operates secure computer data storage centers is planning a $12 million facility in Hiawatha. Enseva, a data colocation firm, broke ground Monday for the 17,000-square-foot multiple tenant data center at 755 Metzger Dr., off Hawkeye Drive in Hiawatha. The facility, which will open in the fall of 2012 and have 10 [...]
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The Cedar Rapids Community School District has received a nearly $70,000 rebate from Alliant Energy for energy efficiency improvements at Taft Middle School. The two-year geothermal project at Taft was completed in September. With the recent improvements to the heating and air conditioning, Taft is projected to decrease energy consumption by 56,831 kilowatt hours annually. [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Only one new face will grace the Cedar Rapids school board, as the three incumbents were re-elected Tuesday. John Laverty, Ann Rosenthal and Mary Meisterling retain their seats — two at-large and District 1 respectively — for another four years. “I appreciate the confidence the community has in me,” said Rosenthal, who [...]
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Cedar Rapids school board candidate John Laverty issued a mass e-mail late Sunday night encouraging people to vote in tomorrow’s school board election. In the e-mail, Laverty – who is currently the board’s president and one of three incumbents in this year’s election – said “‘Special interest groups’ are attempting to take control of the [...]
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There are many reasons to be proud of the Cedar Rapids Community School District. Two of our high schools are consistently recognized by U.S. News and World Report as being among the top 500 high schools in the country. Our students consistently score at high levels on Advanced Placement tests and other standardized [...]
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