Category Archives: Education

Great Lakes Truck Driving School near Brunswick Offers Short-Term CDL Training Programs and More

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GreatLakes_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

Individuals are often told that a 4-year degree from an accredited college or university is the only way to obtain a lucrative career. At Great Lakes Truck Driving School, individuals can obtain the education they need to begin a lucrative career as a truck driver or heavy equipment operator in a matter of weeks—not months or years. For this reason, individuals from Cadiz, Gahanna, and even Monroeville, Pennsylvania have chosen to enroll in the educational programs available at this local truck driving school over the years.

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Oil Field Safety Training and More is Offered at Great Lakes Truck Driving School near Strongsville

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GreatLakes_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

Since their opening in 2008, Great Lakes Truck Driving School has strived to provide an array of quality heavy equipment and commercial driver programs to their students. Today, this truck driving and heavy equipment school near Strongsville, Ohio continues to offer these courses and much more for their students to choose from to further their education. These NCCER approved courses include:

  • Class A CDL Training (Tractor-Trailer)
  • Class B CDL Training (Straight Truck)
  • Passenger Vehicle & Passenger Bus Training
  • Hazardous Materials (HazMat) & Hazpower Training
  • NCCER-Certified Heavy Equipment Training
  • And More

By offering these truck driver and heavy equipment operator training programs at their facility, Great Lakes Truck Driving School is able to help more individuals from Grove City, Ohio, Weirton, West Virginia, and beyond obtain the short-term education they need to begin their new career. Even students from outside of the state near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and more have chosen to enroll in the educational programs offered by this truck driving and heavy equipment school over the years.

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Great Lakes Truck Driving School near North Olmsted Offers Truck Driving and Heavy Equipment Training

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GreatLakes_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

As the drilling industry expands across the United States, more and more positions for truck drivers and heavy equipment operators are beginning to open. Even companies not affiliated with the drilling industry are looking for qualified individuals with experience operating heavy equipment or commercial vehicles to become a part of their team. Unfortunately, not everyone interested in a position with one of these companies has the formal training needed to obtain one of these lucrative careers. Fortunately, Great Lakes Truck Driving School near North Olmsted offers a wide range of heavy equipment and truck driving programs for individuals to choose from to further their education.

By offering such a wide range of quality courses in one location, this affordable truck driving school is able to help more individuals from Bergholz, Dublin and even Bethel Park, Pennsylvania obtain the heavy equipment and commercial driver education they need to begin their new career. All of these educational programs are also short-term, allowing students the opportunity to graduate with the education they need to become a professional truck driver or heavy equipment operator in a matter of weeks rather than a matter of months or years. These short-term educational programs include the following:

  • Class A CDL Training (Tractor-Trailer)
  • Class B CDL Training (Straight Truck)
  • Passenger Vehicle & Passenger Bus Training
  • Hazardous Materials (HazMat) & Hazpower Training
  • NCCER-Certified Heavy Equipment Training
  • And More

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Great Lakes Truck Driving School near Grafton Offers Commercial Driving Courses and More

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GreatLakes_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

Today, many lucrative careers seem to only be achievable to those who have earned a degree from a reputable university. What many individuals may not know is that there are still many lucrative career options available that don’t require an associates, bachelors, or masters degree – including careers in the drilling industry! In fact, there are many career options opening up across the drilling industry and throughout the United States for truck drivers and heavy equipment operators.  All it takes to begin one of these exciting careers is a short-term education at a local commercial driving school like that of Great Lakes Truck Driving School in Grafton, Ohio.

For nearly 20 years, Great Lakes Truck Driving School has offered a wide array of quality training programs at an affordable price to those looking to begin their career as a truck driver or heavy equipment operator. Today, this commercial driving school continues to offer short-term commercial driving courses, heavy equipment programs, and an oil field safety course for individuals to enroll in at their facility. Best of all, they are one of the few commercial driving schools in the nation that offer these three types of educational programs at one facility. As such, they have been known to host students from Moon, Pennsylvania to East Liverpool, Ohio and beyond looking to enroll in these short-term educational programs.

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Everything Education Offers a Wide Range of Instructional Aids and More at their Canton, OH Location

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Everything_LogoBy Fiona Vernon

Education is important to a child’s overall development as he or she prepares for the future. To ensure children are getting the best education possible, teachers and parents alike often strive to utilize an array of different resources to help them learn. However, finding the appropriate tools and resources needed to assist in the teaching process isn’t always an easy task. At Everything Education – located at 3828 Cleveland Ave NW in Canton, Ohio— educators of all types can find affordable teacher resources and supplies to assist in their educational endeavors.

This school supply store offers homeschool supplies, basic classroom supplies, active play products, instructional aids, sensory products, and much more! By showcasing so many items in one location, Everything Education is able to help more educators from Alliance, Massillon, Hartville, and beyond obtain the materials they need to create an exceptional lesson plan for their students. Of course, their educational products can be used to create more than a just a basic lesson plan for grade school, middle school, or high school students.

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Great Lakes Truck Driving School in Columbia Station Offers CDL Training Classes and More

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GreatLakes_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

Since 2008, Great Lakes Truck Driving School has been helping individuals throughout the United States obtain the education they need to become a successful truck driver or heavy equipment operator. Today, this local truck driving and heavy equipment school –located at 27740 Royalton Rd. in Columbia Station, Ohio—continues to provide an array of training programs to individuals across the nation. They even offer short-term oil field safety training alongside heavy equipment and truck driving programs at their facility as well.

In fact, Great Lakes Truck Driving School is one of the few locations in the United States that offers heavy equipment programs, truck driving programs, and an oil field safety program in one location. For this reason, individuals from Steubenville, Columbus, and even Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania choose to enroll in the affordable training programs available at this local training facility. Furthermore, Great Lakes Truck Driving School offers something that other locations aren’t always capable of offering: hands-on equipment training. This training coupled with traditional class work helps aid students in obtaining the quality education they need to succeed in their chosen career.

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MacConmara Academy of Irish Dance in Akron Has Adult Dance Classes and More Planned for This Summer

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MacConmara_LogoBy Gemma Chriss

Aspiring dancers from all over the Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and Kent, Ohio areas regularly flock to MacConmara Academy of Irish Dance in order to take advantage of everything this reputable dance studio has available. Though this Akron, Ohio-based establishment has a long tradition of teaching the fundamentals of traditional Irish dance to local children, they’ve since expanded their course offerings to include both youth and adult dance classes. With many students going on to perform at various Irish festivals throughout the state, as well as competitions across the globe, it’s clear that the talented dance instructors at MacConmara are doing something right! Continue reading →

Great Lakes Training & Development Systems near Strongsville Provide Compliance and Continuing Education

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By Fiona Vernon

In certain positions, safety and compliance training is essential to maintaining a certain level of professionalism and to ensuring a job is completed correctly. Not only is safety and compliance training essential to many work positions, they’re also a requirement for many industries and municipalities to participate in throughout Canton, Cleveland, Medina, and more to ensure they are up to industry standards. For this reason, Great Lakes Training & Development Systems is dedicated to providing compliance and safety training programs for contractors, utility companies, manufacturers, and many other industries throughout the region.

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Local gun range The Massillon Gun Range at AJ Harris Tactical in Massillon, OH Celebrates Their Grand Opening

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AJHarris_BannerBy Fiona Vernon

In 2014, owners and Massillon, Ohio natives Amy and Jason Harris decided to create a local gun shop known as AJ Harris Tactical LLC. After successfully opening their location, they realized that they would soon have to expand and find a larger place where they could grow their business. In late December 2014, they moved into and renovated a much larger space to create what is now known as The Massillon Gun Range at AJ Harris Tactical. This two story gun range—located at 143 1st St. SE in Massillon, Ohio— was established in 2015 to fulfill the needs of all shooters from all levels of marksmanship and training. Furthermore, The Massillon Gun Range at AJ Harris Tactical combines a state of the art gun range with a full service gun shop to help provide more individuals across Northeast Ohio with the products and range services they need.

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Scott Talbot Salonspa Offers a Variety of Beauty Services and More to the Northeast Ohio Region!

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SalonSpa_CantonBy Fiona Vernon

For years, Scott Talbot Salonspa has been providing individuals across Northeast Ohio and beyond with a variety of beauty services to help them feel good about themselves. However, Scott Talbot Salonspa wasn’t always known by the name they are today.  Before this local hair salon and day spa was the company it is now, it was Gary’s Place.

Gary’s Place was first established by Gary Gerber in 1975 as a plant shop with two salon chairs. From those two chairs, Gary’s Place soon grew to have locations in Green, Canton, and Jackson Township where individuals could invest in a wide array of quality beauty services. In 1999, Gary’s Place was purchased by current owners Shelly and Jeff who first started with the company fresh out of beauty school.

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