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Facebook Data Center, east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road, is in the first phase of construction.

DeKalb welcomes Facebook Data Center: First phase of construction

By Aidan Bengford | January 18, 2022

DeKALB — The first phase of construction of the Facebook Data Center, which will be located east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road is nearly complete and long-term hiring should begin soon. NBC Charlotte in A Look Inside Facebook's Forest City,...

Administration plans to combat falling enrollment with branding, targeted recruitment, equity

By Noah Thornburgh | July 12, 2019

The administration responded to falling higher education enrollment in Illinois with a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan, a five-year, three-goal plan laying out a timeline to bolster enrollment.Sol Jensen, vice president of enrollment management,...

Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

By Nathan Fulkerson | April 17, 2011

The Internet is a useful tool for social interaction, business, education and any number of purposes. However, this increasing use of the Internet for every aspect of our lives puts a lot of our personal information into online storage, which in turn...