By Max Reinhart MReinhart@News-Herald.com  During his State of the Union Address earlier this week, President Barack Obama said America’s own engineers gave the nation a grade of “D” on the subject of infrastructure.  Also during the speech, the president asked for a redoubling of government efforts in rebuilding the country’s infrastructure. Like other officials in […]

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Painesville, OH – At the January 24 meeting, the Laketran Board of Trustees unanimously re-elected Kevin Malecek as Board President and John Redmond, CPA as Board Vice President for a second, one-year term for 2011. President Malecek has been a Laketran Trustees since May 2005 and Vice President Redmond has served on the Laketran Board […]

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Painesville, OH — At the January Board meeting, Laketran’s Deputy General Manager, Andy Altenweg reported Laketran provided over 51 man hours, including 10 drivers and an additional dispatcher to assist with the emergency evacuation of the Fairport Harbor community. Laketran used 12 buses during the evacuation and relocation. “People don’t always consider Laketran as an […]

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Laketran is offering evacuation for residents and pets from Fairport Harbor. A bus is currently circulating the community. Feel free to board any Laketran bus. If you need assistance from your home call Laketran at 440-354-6100 and we will send a bus to your home.  Route 5 (Painesville Circulator) is operating as far north as […]

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Full Story @ http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/12/28/news/nh3459616.txt When Laketran implemented its financial recovery plan in 2009, the organization knew it had to cut spending where possible. Now, busing services are being restored and the agency is steadily gaining financial footing. While Laketran officials say the entire organization has been instrumental in the ongoing recovery, Laketran General Manager Raymond […]

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