‘Mystery project’ in Lenoir
News-Topic is reporting that there is a “mystery project” located off N.C. 18 in the Overlook Drive area. They also state that the Caldwell County Economic Development Commission, acting as a separate limited liability company, purchased more than $3 million in property, according to county real estate records.
Could this be the site of the once mentioned Google Data Center possibly coming to Caldwell County? That would be nice , but I do not know. The story mentions that the land was being graded. Most data centers are placed either partially or fully underground to protect the center from disruption from natural and man-made disasters.
**UPDATE**
The State has released an article regarding Google and NC push to land the search engine in Caldwell county.
Let’s get started again
Some people are interested in getting the blog back up and going. Well, I need your help. I need new stories. I particularly would like to get an election information page with the candidates on it. Anyone have any other suggestions? Let me know.
Should the FDA regulate restaurant portions?
Today there were several news release about the FDA talking about regulation restaurant portions. Yahoo! has the story here. Should they do this? What are your thoughts?
New Orleans is not the only place devastated by Hurricane Katrina
This is a post that I put on my personal blog. I wanted to post it here so that people can understand what is really going on in the Katrina devastated areas.
Powerball
Starting today, you can purchase Powerball tickets at your local lottery retailer. So with Wednesday's drawing estimated at $38 Million, how many people are going to stand in line and wait?
Burke Independent Update
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