| Highway Star |
When it comes to fixing things, Akron’s Tracine Locke keeps on truckin’
By Thomas Skernivitz | Photo By Don Bensman
When the rubber meets the road, whether it’s two wheels or 18, Tracine Locke loves to solve problems.
Locke has spent the last three years working as a field engineer for YRC Worldwide, a Fortune 500 transportation provider comprised of the trucking firms formerly known as Yellow Transportation and Roadway. Before that, she spent the summer of 2005 working as an engineer
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| Gauging Green |
Eco-SMART program allows area manufacturers to assess and improve their sustainability initiatives
By Lynne Meyer | Photo by Linda Ford
Sustainability and making a profit aren’t mutually exclusive. Savvy business owners are increasingly realizing that embracing sustainable practices can be a boon to their bottom line.
Greater Cleveland manufacturers can now join the environmental bandwagon through the new eco-SMART Manufacturing Program. The program was recently launched by the Manufactur
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| Lab Fabulous |
Nation’s second Fab Lab allows students unique engineering experiences
By Hollyanne Wetzel | Photos by Laura Watilo Blake
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” — Thomas Edison
While he may not have had access to cutting-edge tools and resources en route to inventing the light bulb, Edison did make the best use of what he had at the time. Imagine what he could have come up with if the space and materials had been at his fingertips.
Lorain County Community Colle
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| Quick Read |
Practical experience puts MAGNET intern “light years” ahead of peers
By Lynne Brakeman | Photos by Laura Blake
At 3 years old, Bryony Laura DuPont began establishing her engineering credentials by “reverse-engineering” her parents’ television set.
“We had this big, honking mid-80’s TV that sat on the floor — so it was easy for me to reach,” DuPont recalls with delight. “I think at least one of my two older brothers also had a hand in the plan to take it apart to see how
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