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Candidate Profile: HD 99 Kurt Hubler

Kurt Hubler

House District 99

Council Bluffs

Contact: 402-812-8455

After a close race in 2008, Kurt Hubler is again seeking the office of Representative for Iowa House District 99.  Hubler grew up in the Council Bluffs area, where he was active in the city’s performing arts community.  He chose a career in journalism after graduating from the University of Northern Iowa, and went on to serve as a reporter for National Public Radio affiliates in Cedar Falls,  IA, Elkhart, IN, and Dallas, TX.  Hubler received several awards for his coverage of stories ranging from human interest to all levels of politics.

In 2007, Hubler returned home to Council Bluffs to organize and lead his father’s, Rob, congressional bid in Iowa’s Fifth District.  It was in March of 2008 when Kurt was approached to run for the seat in District 99, where he brought his campaign to within three points of victory.

Hubler’s family history in public service is also impressive on his mother’s side, where he has a grandfather, cousin,  and uncle who have served in the Iowa House.

http://kurthubler.com/

Tags: Council Bluffs, HD 99, Iowa House District 99, Kurt Hubler
Category Candidates 2011, Recent News |

Culver “Connects the Fiber” for new Google Project in Council Bluffs

Google has officially opened it’s new data center in Council Bluffs.  House Democrats brought forward a proposal in 2007 that helped lure Google to Iowa – helping create more than 200 jobs in the Council Bluffs area.  Similar programs were created to encourage Microsoft and IBM to locate operations in Iowa as well.  The story from the Omaha World Herald (photo courtesy of Omaha World Herald):

COUNCIL BLUFFS – The next time you Google something, that search might be processed a few miles away, at the Internet company’s new data center in the Bluffs.

About 650 people gathered at the construction site Tuesday to celebrate the Iowa center going online.

The $600-million data center, located on 55-acres northwest of U.S. 275 and South 11th Street, will eventually employ about 200 people. The center houses computers that will run some of Google’s services, such as the search engine, Gmail, and Google Maps.
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Tags: Council Bluffs, Culver, Data Centers, Economic Development, Google, IBM, Microsoft
Category Jobs & Economy |