The Precision Metal Fabrication program at Meridian Technology Center has new equipment thanks to a recent donation from E-Z Drill. The Perry-based manufacturing company specializes in concrete drilling, doweling equipment and dust collection systems. When E-Z Drill bought an upgraded pipe and tubing bending machine for their shop, rather than trying to sell the company’s […]

The Stillwater Home Builders Association recently presented a check to Meridian Technology Center to benefit students who are enrolled in the Building Trades programs at Meridian. The Stillwater Home Builders Association is a professional organization representing those individuals and companies dedicated to providing quality housing and industry services in the Stillwater area. Accepting the donation […]

I grew up in small family. I’m an only child, and I have an only child. Given that, you’d think that I’d be accustomed to cooking for a small number, right? Well, I did too. Then my son moved to college. Learning to cook for two has been more of a challenge than what my […]

Employees and supervisors have grown jaded about mission and vision statements. Too often, they become meaningless platitudes that decorate the lobby, but no one actually reads them. “Similarly, employees are all too familiar with the request to do more with less, whether it’s related to staffing levels, budgets or any number of variables that affect […]

Every journey begins with a single step. The hardest step is often the decision to venture into the unknown world of becoming an entrepreneur. For Mike Fox this meant walking away from a successful career to start a business that aligned his love of flying and his passion for entrepreneurship. His company, RPX Technologies, specializes […]

When Dennis Biggs walked into the Computer Aided Drafting classroom at Meridian Technology Center the first thing he noticed was that nothing was as he remembered. “Everything’s changed,” he said with a quiet laugh. “When I was here, the room was filled with drafting tables. The only thing that I even recognize from my time […]

One of my daughter’s favorite treats are cake pops. Whenever she sees them at a bakery or coffee shop, her big blue eyes quickly move from the cake pops and then to me. She doesn’t even need to say anything. I instantly know what her heart desires. Eventually her love of cake pops, and my […]