New communication business to be housed in old fire station

The former fire station at 1429 Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau soon will house a branch of Sho-Me Technologies, a telecommunications firm that is part of the Missouri Electric Cooperative family.

Rhonda Whitlock, account executive for Southeast Missouri, said Sho-Me Technologies originally started a fiber build in 1999 in the southwest Missouri area, near Springfield.

�We were amazed at how much power there was in fiber,� she said.

In 2012, the firm began serving businesses in southwest Missouri, and businesses in Southeast Missouri were asking for its services too.

The firm doesn�t provide residential services, Whitlock said, instead focusing on providing quality, high-security service for businesses such as banks or hospitals, or even the court system.

�When we sell a circuit, we�re the only ones on that circuit,� she said, adding there are several redundancies built in to enhance security.

�We are open for business right now,� she said, adding the company has purchased the former fire station No. 4 on Kurre Lane.

�We were thrilled to get the fire station,� Whitlock said, adding the company had been searching for a building with a tall enough garage ceiling to accommodate its equipment, with room for offices and secure equipment storage.

�When the station became available, we thought, �How perfect,�� she said.

Statewide, Sho-Me Technologies has more than 8,500 miles of fiber, according to a map at www.shometech.com.

The Cape Girardeau facility joins locations in Marshfield, St. Louis, Union, Lee�s Summit, Springfield, Reeds Spring, Fulton and El Dorado Springs, according to the business license application.

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Pertinent address:

1429 Kurre Lane, Cape Girardeau, Mo.