For the first time in its history, Laketran is looking outside to hire full-time bus driver positions, in addition to part-time drivers and full-time mechanic positions, the agency has announced.
Laketran will hold a hiring event from 2 to 6 p.m. May 24 and May 25 at its headquarters located at 555 Lake Shore Blvd. in Painesville Township.
Laketran’s next driver training class begins June 6.
“We’re excited to be offering full-time positions that are in line with today’s starting wages,” said CEO Ben Capelle. “Everyone is feeling the pinch of a more competitive labor market. We have traditionally hired full-time positions from within, but are excited to be offering positions, with immediate benefits, to find more qualified candidates who want to join our team to serve Lake County.”
No commercial driver’s license is required to start a career at Laketran, Capelle noted.
Laketran is hosting its two-day hiring event intending to fill over 20 positions, including vehicle servicers. The event offers immediate interviews on-site.
Laketran encourages applicants to complete an employment application in advance by downloading the application at www.laketran.com.
A valid Ohio driver’s license is required for an interview, and all applicants must pass a background check and drug test on the day of the hiring event. Bus driver and maintenance positions also require an Ohio Department of Transportation physical.
Laketran employee benefits include:
Competitive salary – $20.64/hour after 120-day probation period
UPPER MERION — As more area employees start returning to their offices, the King of Prussia District is launching a series of food and fitness, to be held at corporate parking lots throughout the King of Prussia-area.
The King of Prussia District’s popular Food Truck Tuesdays are coming back, following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. A total of six Food Truck Tuesdays are scheduled during May, June and July.
King of Prussia District is bringing back its popular Food Truck Tuesdays after a two-year hiatus. This photo is from a 2019 Food Truck Tuesday event. The organization will also be hosting pop-up fitness events. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
A new event — Wellness Wednesdays — debuts this week, with four pop-up events scheduled for May and June. The pop-up events are free and open to the public.
“King of Prussia District enjoys bringing the community together through our pop-up outdoor events,” Eric Goldstein, president & CEO of King of Prussia District, said in a statement. “Events like these highlight opportunities for collaboration and community-building you can only achieve when you are in an office setting.”
The KOP Wellness Wednesdays will feature 45-minute workouts scheduled from 4:30-6:30 p.m., taught by fitness instructors from area gyms and fitness centers, according to a press release about the events.
The KOP Wellness Wednesdays roster includes:
• May 4 – at 2520 Renaissance Drive featuring yoga taught by a LA Fitness KOP instructor.
• May 18 – at 935 First Ave. featuring a fitness class taught by an Upper Merion Community Center instructor.
• June 1 – at 2520 Renaissance Drive featuring a Metabolic Conditioning class taught by a Dub Fitness and Wellness instructor.
• June 15 – at 935 First Ave. featuring Yoga Groove taught by an ELLE FIT Dance & Fitness instructor.
Attendees will receive samples and special offers from members of King of Prussia’s health and wellness community, and will have the opportunity to talk with supporters of this new event and King of Prussia District’s February event KOP Wellness Week.
It is not necessary for participants to pre-register for the wellness activities, according to Rachel Ammon, marketing and communications director for King of Prussia District. She added that there will be a waiver that can be filled out in advance. It will be posted at https://kopwellnessweek.com under each workout.
Food trucks will be returning to King of Prussia-area corporate parking lots as King of Prussia District brings back its popular Food Truck Tuesdays. The organization will also host Wellness Wednesday events. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
Food Truck Tuesdays is presented by The George Apartments, and will feature live music, food trucks, seating, games and sponsors during lunch hours — 11:30 a.m. to 1:39 p.m. through May, June and July. The six events are spread throughout King of Prussia and each features different food trucks and musicians.
The Food Truck Tuesdays roster includes:
• May 10 – at 630 Freedom Business Center Drive featuring Papermill Food Truck, Nick’s Roast Beef and Kresha’s Kreations. Live music by Sidney & Ted.
• May 24 – at 150 S. Warner Road featuring Dump & Roll, Albies Burger Truck and All of a Sudden Desserts. Live music by Judah Kim.
• June 7 – at 2520 Renaissance Drive featuring The Happy Pita, Chickie’s & Pete’s and The Sugar Plum. Live music by Rubber Music.
• June 21 – location TBD featuring Surf and Turf Truck, Pizza Wagon and Sweet Thang Nuts & Candy. Live music by Mike Greer & Co.
•July 12 – at 900 E. 8th Ave. featuring The Hedgehog Grill, Dos Gringos Mexican Kitchen and Dia Doce. Live music by Kendal Conrad.
•July 26 – location TBD featuring Southbound BBQ Company and Dia Doce. Live music by Ryan Tennis.
King of Prussia District engages public and private partners to collaboratively improve the economic environment in King of Prussia by making it more vibrant, attractive and prosperous. More information can be found at visitKOP.com
Laugh Breaks are 15 minute comedy shows that are offered in quarterly, bi-monthly, or monthly intervals as a way for virtual and hybrid workplaces to take a break from their workday to laugh with their co-workers. These minutes can be used for company, department, or team-wide meetings, or saved up to use for longer events throughout the holiday season or end of quarter celebration.
Founder Kevin Hubschmann says companies are excited about the length of time. “15 minutes has been the perfect amount of time for a mindless laugh because any longer can feel like too long away from their work responsibilities,” says Hubschmann. “Everyone has 15 minutes to spare in their day.”
So, why laugh in the middle of the work day? Laugh.Events’s advisor, Dr. Natalie Christine Dattilo, Ph.D., says it can help create a more positive association with work itself. “If you expose your team to laughter first, and then have a meeting, the meeting might still be experienced as stressful to the participants, but their bodies will be reacting differently,” says Dr. Dattilo, a Clinical & Health Psychologist and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. “The endorphins and the feel-good chemicals that are released during bursts and bouts of laughter attenuate the effect of stress on the body, lessening the damaging effects of cortisol when that is released.”
If you’re interested in booking a Laugh Break to help improve your team’s mental health and work experience, you can find out more at laugh.events/laughbreaks.
