Tania Runyan

Since spinning yarns into a portable tape recorder on lazy summer days, I’ve been fascinated by the heart-stopping possibilities of words. I’ve earned two degrees in writing and another in education, devoting myself to writing, editing, and teaching others how to craft their tales.  For over twenty years, I’ve taught English, written and edited for educational publishers, conducted workshops, and consulted as a private college application coach who helps students perfect their own success stories to capture the schools of their dreams. Now I’m helping customers tell theirs through engaging web copy, landing pages, blog posts, press releases, interviews, and articles.  I’m an author of nine books, regular writer for a number of print and online publications, and winner of a Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Yep, I’m in for writing’s long and lovely haul. I’d love to have you along.

The Importance of Heat Treating in Aerospace

In the aerospace industry, there is little room for inefficiency or error. Without proper heat treating, metal parts can underperform or fail, putting equipment—and ultimately, human safety—at risk. Despite its name, heat treating is the controlled process of heating and cooling solid metals in order to help them better withstand wear and tear. After heat brings a metal or alloy to a specific temperature, the material is allowed to cool down and harden to produce a desired change in the treated

Just-in-Time Challenges in a Supply Chain Crunch

Just-in-time manufacturing has been a reliable way of doing business now for decades. It makes for a more efficient production system and reduces response time from customer to supplier. That was all well and good until the recent global supply chain disruptions. From government shutdowns to barges blocking major shipping arteries to plant shutdowns due to illness, the modern manufacturing world hasn’t faced this many business challenges since Amazon disrupted the way we all do business. With

What is Duro-Last Roofing Material and Why Do I Need It?

If you are like 99% of businesses choosing to replace a roof, your reasoning is simple: leaks. A prefabricated roof like Duro-Last will put an end to those concerns. Duro-Last is a type of commercial roofing system designed to cover flat or low-sloping roofs. Constructed with a PVC membrane, it is resistant to fire, chemicals, high winds, grease, and punctures. It accommodates the changing temperatures from one extreme to the other and continues to last through many years. Most importantly, up

It's in the Details: Commercial Cleaning for Medical Spaces

Keeping medical spaces clean? Talk about pressure! When it comes to maintaining a space where health is literally front and center, you don’t want to cut corners. Of course, it can be a challenge to keep track of, or even identify, the corners themselves. Meanwhile, you lose sleep at night with visions of viruses and bacteria dancing in your head. And it’s not a pretty dance. These are challenging times to work in the healthcare field, and you want to be able to funnel your attention to the one

Reasons for Accelerated Carbon Brush Wear

Motors perform only as well as the carbon brushes that support them, so it is essential that they be properly maintained and replaced when necessary. Sometimes, brushes lose their effectiveness with premature wear. Here are some of the reasons you may find your carbon brushes living shorter lives than expected. Springs maintain the all-important contact between the commutator and brushes, meaning that unequal spring pressure results in unequal wear. As springs age, so do their ability to keep c

What Is a 3PL?

3PL, or third-party logistics, refers to a number of supply chain services provided by an outside company. Whether transportation, warehousing, inventory management, or distribution, these services free up valuable time and resources a company can redirect toward doing what they do best: perfecting their product and customer experience. Here are just a few ways using a 3PL provider can help your business run its supply chain more effectively and gain competitive advantage. When you leave wareh

MWD Logistics Awarded with Service Excellence Award from Scotts Miracle-Gro

MWD Logistics Awarded with Service Excellence Award from Scotts Miracle-Gro Award Recognizes Suppliers that Exceed Expectations Ontario, OH: MWD Logistics is proud to announce that they have been named a recipient of the Service Excellence Award from Scotts Miracle-Gro. The award recognizes a company for meeting and exceeding a dashboard of metrics Scotts Miracle-Gro provides for suppliers. MWD Logistics not only met and exceeded the metrics for their category (operations logistics), but e

What Your Restaurant Roof Needs

As a restaurant owner, you face unique challenges with your building, particularly the roof. While regular roof repair and replacement are necessary for any long-standing establishment, there are steps you can take today to protect and extend the life of your roof. If you could sum up restaurant roof problems in one word, it would be GREASE! A roof’s daily, yearlong exposure to this mess can take a toll if you let it get away from you for very long. Kitchen grease can overflow traps, mix with

More Than Just a Once-Over Wipe: Cleaning and Disinfecting Needs at Schools

Crackers smashed into the carpet. Used, wadded up tissues bouncing off the rim of the wastebasket. Sticky fingerprints glistening on desks. It’s just another day in the classroom. In the age of COVID-19, MRSA, norovirus, and other monstrous microscopic creatures, the thought of keeping your school truly clean—a place, after all, where children roam—can be daunting. How clean is clean? How often should you disinfect? And how can you possibly keep up with so many health threats? A safe, clean sc