CONWAY CORPORATION ConnectedWINTER 2015 • VOLUME TWENTY-SIX NUMBER 1 Data center nearing completion INSIDE 2 UCA Lewis Science Center Donation 3 Board of Directors Nominations 3 Cable Privacy Notice 3 New Network 4 Energy Audits 5 TVeverywhere 6 myConwayCorp app Conway Corporation’s “Our current facility is technical equipment and can 5,700 square-foot data center 800 square feet and was built support 750 kilowatts (kW) is expected to be completed in the 1960s as a service of critical load. in March. garage,” Chief Executive With a fully redundant en- IN EVERY ISSUE Construction began in Officer Richard Arnold said. vironmental control system, 2 Works In Progress February 2014 on the facil- “It has been used since the along with dual alternate ity located on the Prairie launch of cable service in power sources, equipment is 5 Thoughts on Paper Street campus in downtown the 1980s to house our cable better protected and backups EDITOR CEO Crystal Kemp Richard Arnold Conway. The center will service equipment.” are in place in case of a fail- This newsletter is published quarterly by Conway serve as the master facility “As technology continues ure in one of those systems. Corporation, operators of the city-owned electric, electronic and water systems. Conway Corpora- receiving television signals for to change and advance, we The building is FEMA tion is a not-for-profit organization dedicated processing and distribution needed a facility that would rated and built to withstand to exceeding our customers’ expectations in producing and delivering safe, affordable, over the cable system, and allow us to continue to keep winds up to 250 miles per reliable, innovative and environmentally-sound utility and telecommunications service while will support the equipment pace with those advances and hour. enhancing the quality of life in our community. necessary to deliver digital to protect the equipment Conway Corporation tech- Customer comments are welcome. Conway Corporation Newsletter video, Internet and tele- used to provide the vital ser- nology staff anticipate it will P.O. Box 99 – Conway, AR 72033 phone services for Conway vices to our customers.” take nine to twelve months conwaycorp.com – 501.450.6000 Follow us on: Corporation residential and The expanded facility will to move the current opera- Facebook: facebook.com/ConwayCorp Twitter: twitter.com/ConwayCorp business products. include sixty-four racks of tion to the new facility. see Data center, page 6 Conway Corporation pledges gift to UCA Lewis Science Center renovation Conway Corporation had thirty-four projects Conway Corporation’s facilities for our students. It is Board of Directors recently another manifestation of why under construction in January. Below is a list approved and pledged $3 Conway Corporation was of the eleven major projects: million to the University founded and continues the of Central Arkansas for the strong tradition of its sup- • Circuit D104 Rebuild, Donaghey Substation to construction and renovation port to higher education in Dave Ward Drive – Electric of the Lewis Science Center. Conway.” “Conway Corporation has The gift will be paid out at • Conway Corporation Data Center,1308 Deer at its foundation the sup- approximately $600,000 per Street – Water, Sewer and Cable port of higher education in year over five years, begin- our community. We were ning in 2016. • Conway Donaghey Substation – Electric founded for this purpose Conway Corporation was in 1929 and are proud to established in 1929 as the • Cottages of Conway - East German Lane at Rumker continue that tradition,” Conway community faced Road – Electric and Cable Conway Corporation’s CEO the threat of losing Hendrix Richard Arnold said. College and Central Baptist • Dave Ward & Farris Road - Second Baptist Church “We realize the importance College. of the University of Central In June of that year, Phase 2 – Electric and Cable Arkansas to Conway. This Conway Corporation was • 1155 Exchange Avenue – Electric, Water, Sewer gift will help continue to given the lease to operate the make UCA a premier institu- city’s electric light plan and and Cable tion of regional prominence. franchise. Bonds were issued It will also enable the Uni- in the amount of $215,000 • 3499 Lollie Road - Conway Municipal Airport versity to focus on providing and given to each of the three Terminal – Cable a quality academic infra- Conway colleges, along with structure for its students and the community’s public and • Orchard at Round Mountain Subdivision – Electric faculty.” parochial schools. and Cable The Lewis Science Center Since then, Conway expansion includes a 50,000 Corporation has continued • Salem Woods - S. Salem Road – Electric, Water, square-foot addition for its strong commitment to Sewer and Cable teaching and laboratory space all levels of education in the to accommodate current and community. • Tupelo Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant – Water future teaching methods. “Conway Corporation rec- and Sewer The redesign will also ognized in the beginning and include improvements in recognizes now, the impor- • Tupelo Bayou Conveyance – Sewer equipment efficiency and tance of higher education to energy utilization with LEED our local economy,” Conway • UCA Greek Village – Electric, Water, Sewer and certification. Corporation’s Board of Di- Cable “This gift from Conway rectors Chairman Bill Adkis- Corporation is one of the son said. “The improvements most significant develop- and construction planned for ments in the history of the the Lewis Science Center are University,” UCA President of strategic importance for WINTER 2015 Tom Courtway said. “These the University and Conway.” funds will enhance Lewis Groundbreaking for the Science Center and will new expansion will be Spring Groundbreaking for the Lewis Science Center Expansion is scheduled for Spring 2015, and it will help provide state-of-the-art 2015, and it will be ready for be ready for students in January 2017. 2 laboratories and scientific students in January 2017. Conway Corporation accepting Justice Network added to board of director nominations cable package Justice Network was added to Conway Conway Corporation is accepting ing nomination; (2) name and address Corporation’s lineup on digital channel nominations for board membership. of nominee; (3) personal background 172 in January. The Conway Corporation Board of information, qualifications, and the Hosted by Emmy award-winning Directors elects one director annually reason(s) the nominee wishes to be con- to serve a seven-year term. Nominees sidered; and (4) signatures of nominator broadcaster John Walsh, the network are being accepted for the term to begin and nominee, if different. features stories of true crime and aims to May 8. Nominees must be Conway citizens make communities safer by empowering Nominations will be accepted at the willing to serve the community without viewers to take action. Working in office of the Chief Executive Officer, compensation, philosophically in tune partnership with Crime Stoppers USA, 1307 Prairie Street, Conway, Arkansas with municipal ownership of utility The National Center for Missing 72034, on or before March 8. Nomina- systems, free of conflicts of interest and and Exploited Children, and other tions should be submitted in writing firmly established in Conway. and include the following information: Information included in all applica- law enforcement agencies, the Justice (1) name and address of person mak- tions will become public information. Network dedicates 90 seconds to public service every hour, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This includes 30 seconds to Cable Privacy Notice the most wanted fugitives, 30 seconds The Federal Cable Communications Act [47 avoid disclosure of information relating to other U.S.C. 551] contains certain provisions regard- customers. If you wish to review your personal to help locate missing children, and ing the collection and disbursement of personally information, please contact us by letter or telephone identifiable information by cable television opera- to arrange for a review. The review will be at our 30 seconds to providing viewers with tors. In accordance with those provisions, Conway 1307 Prairie Street office. You may request correc- Corporation collects and maintains personally tion of any errors in personal information which invaluable safety tips. identifiable information concerning customers. we collect and maintain pertaining to you. Federal Additionally, Justice Network has That information includes, among other things, law prohibits collecting any personally identifiable your name, address, phone number, billing records, information other than information necessary to a range of entertaining programming service maintenance and repair records, subscriber carry on our business or to detect theft of service, selection subscription information, marketing unless you consent. and gripping stories of true mystery. information and customer complaints. To the extent that we are permitted to collect Personally identifiable information is generally personally identifiable information, we are per- This compelling content includes used for the normal business purpose of offering mitted to disclose such information only to the and rendering cable television service and other extent necessary to conduct our business. Conway popular series such as Body of Evidence, services to you. Some persons have access to such Corporation does not disclose your name and information, when necessary, in connection with our