Rutherford Weekly

Our 19th Year • Issue No. 41 • October 13, 2011 "SMALL TOWN FRIENDLY"® October 29, 2011 | Noon-8pm Grover, NC • groverpumpkinfestival.com 369 Butler Road, Forest City, North Carolina 28043 • Phone: 828-248-1408 • Email: advertising@rutherfordweekly.com Take A Facebook Tour With Us... #1 Japanese After you enter the building and the reception area you come to a room with a massive facebook mural. The mural was created with 8000 facebook faces and takes up an entire wall. Many of the faces were drawn from Rutherford County. NCDC Operations Manager, George Henry, together with Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton and Governor Bev Perdue looking, on begins the informative media tour of facebooks Building #1. A World Within Our By: M.A. Andr:By M.A. Andrews Building #1 of facebook has been completedi and we were given a media tour which I'd like ant Governor of North Carolina headed the media delegation on the facebook campus i in Forest City NCDC Operations Manager George Henr headed the tour of the new t wo story building which has four foot fl oor- iing and very high ceilings. An important an- nouncement preceded the media occasion. nouncement preceded the media occasion. Construction will immediately begin on a Construction will immediately begin on a second 105,000 square foot building on the Rutherford County campus. First it was just one building, now it is two! Today, I'm taking hink of a world where the weather is com- pletely controlled. Tlp etely controlled. To maxmize the effi c ency of this state of the art and pace setting fa- second 105,000 square foot building on the Rutherford County campus. First it was just one building, now it is two! Today, I'm taking you on the tour and sharing it with you. you on the tour and sharing it with you. To simplify what Building #1 is all about, simplify what Building #1 is all about, tthink of a world where the weather is com- maximize the effii of this state of the art and pace setting fa- cility, facebook designed, developed, and and mind boggling thing about this is that fa- cebook is releasing all the patents for public "take a tour"! Tours will have to be requested by groups n advance and approved. Operations Man- ager,, George Henry, s committed to an amaz ng personal goal. It is almost unbeliev- manufactured and holds the patents for this futuristic data center design. The amazing futuristic data center design. The amazing and mind boggling thing about this is that fa- use. This translates to a great benefi t to you because now the public will be able to also because now the public will be able to also "take a tour"! ours will have to be requested by groups iin advance and approved. Operations Man- ager George Henr every year, in Rutherford County to have ac- cess to and tour our facility!" This in itself is a most gracious plan and the emerging fu- ture men and women of Rutherture men and women of Rutherford County will be given an insight that other students ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE To Advertise Your Restaurant, Event Or Establishment Call 828-248-1408 In & WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE Inspections & Service Center 49.99 WOW! 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT $ We will check for Free! All New State of the Art Equipment Best Alignment in Town 431 W. Main St., Forest City Across From Dollar General 828-247-6005 Honest & Fair Prices And Service In A Christian Environment! WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE On the second fl oor we entered the fi ltration room. Air passes from the outside through layers of fi ltra- tion. Once the air is cleaned, it's cooled in the most cost effective way designed to date. The air is then directed to the center fl oor. Out Everyone standing in front of the main outside air intake of the new building as George Henry explains the function. BEST BITES DINING & ganization"! The new facilities in Rutherford County emerges as a monument to "genuine cess to and tour our facility!" This in itself is a most gracious plan and the emerging fu- ford County will be given an insight that other students outside of Rutherford can only crave. This gesture embodies the facebook philosophy County emerges as a monument to "genuine concern and a successful company giving concern and a successful company giving back!" back!" Let's return to the tour. Building # l and soon Let's return to the tour. Building # l and soon Building # 2 are the maximum LEED Certifi ed Building # 2 are the maximum LEED Certifi ed eco friendly facility. The new Building # 2 will also further contribute to the economy of Rutherford County. With just the one build- eco friendly facility. The new Building # 2 will also further contribute to the economy of Rutherford County. With just the one build- ing complete, even with the incentives givening complete, even with the incentives given to facebook, the company presently is in the to facebook, the company presently is in the top ten fi top ten fi nancial contributors for the county. nancial contributors for the county The local maintenance of the plant will con- The local maintenance of the plant will con- tinue to create inside and outside jobs. Whentinue to create inside and outside jobs. When fully up and running, Building # 1 will ser fully up and running, Building # 1 will serve 30% of facebook customers and 850 million ve 30% of facebook customers and 850 million facebook users. facebook users. Within the building there are four rooms of Building # 2 the Rutherford County data center could end up serving over half of fa- center could end up serving over half of fa- cebooks' users. The last building employed cebooks' users. The last building employed 1500 people. With the addition of the new yond our original expectations. Most importantly, with the continued in- vestment in Rutherford County and its' prayers! To facebook, we thank you for believing in Within the building there are four rooms that are 1,000 foot long. With the completon that are 1,000 foot long. With the completon of Building # 2 the Rutherford County data 1500 people. With the addition of the new facility facility, there will be 2300 people working. It, there will be 2300 people working. It just gets better just gets better. The commitment and work- ing foring force of the facebook project is well be- yond our original expectations. . The commitment and work- ce of the facebook project is well be- Most importantly, with the continued in- vestment in Rutherford County and its' people, facebook sets the pace for a revital- ford County. For that, people, facebook sets the pace for a revital- ized and new Rutherized and new Rutherford County. For that, we must proudly say that's an answer to our we must proudly say that's an answer to our prayers! facebook, we thank you for believing in us. Let the progress and revitalization con- us. Let the progress and revitalization con- tinue!tinue! As television cameras roll Tom Furlong, Director of the Date Center Operations and Operations Manager George Henry explain and show how the facebook designed racks on the fi rst fl oor integrate with their localized battery UPS system. Row after row of the facebook racks take up the entire fi rst fl oor. in HD. ONLY WITH Watch over 3,500 live sports events in HD. Don't have TurboPower? Call (828) 245-1633 for more sports. SM As the group, including Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton and media people, gather around upstairs, the 30% cost saving achieved by using single pass cooling is explained. outside of Rutherford can only crave. This gesture embodies the facebook philosophy of being the ultimate "people to people orf o being the ultimate "people to people or- ganization"! The new facilities in Rutherford i is committed to an amazing personal goal. It is almost unbeliev-i able! He said that "I want everlab e! He said that "I want every s xth grader,y sixth graderi every year, in Rutherford County to have ac- ciencyi cility, facebook designed, developed, and manufactured and holds the patents for this cebook is releasing all the patents for public use. This translates to a great benefi t to you As we continued the tour, Operations Manager explains to us and Governor Perdue that instead of using a massive chiller plant, facebook sprays a fi ne mist of cooled water on the air fl ow through the system. Then, the water is constantly cleaned and reused. ews • maandrews@rutherfordweekly com Bu lding #1 of facebook has been completed and we were given a media tour which I'd like to share with you. The Governor and Lieuten- to share with you. The Governor and Lieuten- ant Governor of North Carolina headed the media delegation on the facebook campus n Forest City.. NCDC Operations Manager. George Henry, headed he tour of the new ttwo story building which has four foot fl oor ng and very high ceilings. An important an- maandrews@rutherfordweekly..com ake A Facebook Tour With Us... A World Within Our World! orld! ® . #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE • WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE • WE CHECK YOUR ALIGNMENT FOR FREE ©Community First Media #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese • #1 Japanese ©Community First Media #1 ADVERTISING SOURCE! RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S

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