Florida Schools Suffer After Hurricane Charley
TAMPA, Fla.-Hurricane Charley destroyed seven of the 21 schools in Charlotte County, on August 13. In DeSoto County, the storm left $6 million worth of damage to seven schools in…
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Los Angeles USD Selects Company to Centralize Library System
MINNEAPOLIS-Sagebrush Corporation announced that it has been selected by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to centralize its entire school library system. The LAUSD has 750 schools serving 750,000…
Firms Unite to Provide Floor Care Products
BEDFORD, N.H.-AmKing, maker of the MopKing and the MopKing Junior, announces a new alliance with the O’Dell Corporation, manufacturers of wet and dry mops, floor care products, brushes and brooms….
College Upgrades Fire Alarm System
SAVANNAH, Ga.-The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) occupies more than one million square feet and spans nearly 60 buildings. The college is located in Savannah’s historic and Victorian…
Georgia School District Upgrades CCTV
AUSTIN, Texas-The Security business of GE Infrastructure (NYSE:GE) recently announced that DeKalb County Schools in metropolitan Atlanta installed 3,500 GE cameras and 220 digital video multiplexer recorders. This major upgrade…
Electrical Team Wins Contract
ST. LOUIS-Guarantee Electrical Company was awarded the electrical contract for the new $60 million Alton High School in Alton, Ill. The electrical contractor is providing new power distribution, lighting, fire…
Company Provides Cooling tower Treatment for School System
WILLIAMSBURG, VA-Virginia’s York County school system is currently using Zentox’s Clean Streams ozone systems for cooling towers. The systems provide stand-alone, continuous, and automated treatment for cooling towers. A spokesman…
Siemens Helps College with Power Project
TROY, N.Y.-Siemens Building Technologies Inc., with the help of New York Gov. George Pataki, unveiled a power project at Hudson Valley Community College that has helped the college become more…
Corporate Naming Rights may Fund Schools
BROOKLAWN, N.J.-Corporate underwriting has become common at many schools across the country, from yearbook advertisements to company-sponsored sport scoreboards and band uniforms. Several states have allowed advertising on school buses….
Senator Succeeds at Getting Iowa Schools Funded
DES MOINES, Iowa-Senator Tom Harkin is very popular with Iowa educators. Since 1998, Iowa schools have received $108.6 million in “Harkin Grants,” as citizens have dubbed them, to fund school…