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Alongside opportunities for community volunteering, Eastern prides itself on providing learning and development opportunities – including its ten-week internship program, developed by Caleb’ s sister-in-law.“ The program is extensive, and it’ s designed primarily for college students in their junior year looking for a learning opportunity over the summer,” he explains.“ We teach them the inner workings of the business, how we ship and move products, alongside sales, pricing, and communications. At the end of the ten weeks, they work on a project and present their ideas to our leadership team. It’ s also a big recruiting tool; we like all our branches to have one or two interns in the summer, as it enables us to discover new talent and train them the Eastern way.”
Regarding technological advancements, the company utilizes technology to speed up processes from a production standpoint, yet
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