Bridge collapses under school bus near Twin Cities
A school bus with 60 children ages 5 to 17 was riding on a bridge when it collapsed into the river gorge near Minneapolis. Rescue crews freed survivors from wreckage as two children and two adults were seriously injured and others escaped the water. Witnesses described cars tipping into the river and the scene as chaotic with many treated at local hospitals.
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Linn County study urges shared computer records system
A nine month initiative urged a countywide study of a shared computer records system for Linn County Cedar Rapids and Marion. The plan would standardize dispatch and records management, raise cost concerns, and propose internet based switches to link agency radios. The study cost about 80000 dollars and faces opposition from local law enforcement leaders.
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Lu Barron
Barron
Recommendations for Cedar Rapids and Linn County public safety comms
Public safety communication proposals advise keeping Cedar Rapids and Linn County centers separate while sharing a standard computer aided dispatch and records management system across Linn County Cedar Rapids and Marion. Use IP based switches to allow interagency radio communication and avoid a countywide 800 MHz system.
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Call center in Johnson County draws industry attention
A cedar rapids call center opened in May and is nearly full with about 250 employees. The center, led by Thomas L Cardella & Associates, serves Fortune 500 clients across finance, insurance, publications, technology, telecoms, entertainment, utilities and travel. Johnson County remains a popular call center hub despite industry shifts to Asia and the do not call registry, with TMONE, Revenue Cycle Partners, GEICO and Vangent operating there.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
Johnson County
Asia
TMONE
Revenue Cycle Partners
Geico and
Vangent
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