Though I was born and raised in the Chicago area, it never ceases to amaze me how big an area it really is and the amount of places there are to visit-especially in the surrounding suburbs to the north and west of the city. Currently, I live about three hours south of Chicago and I usually make a trip up to the windy city at least once every other month. This column is about a recent visit I made to a training center that I was not even aware of until recently.
Steve Nelms invited me to tour this facility and I took him up on it. I felt you might be interested in what I learned on this tour. I was thinking it might give you an inside look at a training option that may interest you at some point in your career. I also think it's great to meet people in the industry who have a similar love for the plastering trade. With this in mind, the interview I had with Steve follows, along with some pictures and comments about this impressive training location.