Business Stories for September 2009
Stories for Wednesday, September 23
Export market workshop is Oct. 2 in Kettering
KETTERING — Businesses looking for information about export markets for their products are invited to attend a workshop on Oct. 2 at the Edison Materials Technology Center.EMTEC, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, International Trade Assistance Center and Ohio Department of Development are among the workshop’s sponsors.The event ...
Paper makers ask for duties to be placed on China, Indonesia
Domestic makers of coated paper — including two companies with operations in Dayton — and organized labor said Wednesday, Sept. 23, that they have asked the federal government to probe the trade practices of China and Indonesia and impose duties on some of the coated paper products they export. NewPage Corp., Appleton ...
Fairborn contractor gets WPAFB contract
FAIRBORN — Peerless Technologies Corp. said it has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to provide maintenance and operating support for an electronic system for administering inspector general inspections conducted through the Air Force.The system allows users to plan, schedule, report and follow up on inspections by the inspector general.The ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 22
Ohio’s tax system unfriendly to business, report says
Ohio has among the least business-friendly tax systems in the country, according to a Washington-based organization that monitors and analyzes tax policies.The Tax Foundation’s annual State Business Tax Climate Index, released on Tuesday, Sept. 22, rated Ohio 47th among the 50 states — roughly the same ranking Ohio has received ...
Dayton entrepreneurs form marketing firm for foreign governments
DAYTON — Two businesses with experience in serving either manufacturing companies or foreign governments have teamed to form VMA Worldwide, to offer branding design, image-building and marketing services to foreign governments looking for economic growth.It will function as a division of Visual Marketing Associates and be housed in VMA’s building ...
Fewer seeking work equals drop in unemployment rate
The unemployment rates for Montgomery County and Dayton both dropped in August, due mainly to a decline in the labor force. The August rate for Montgomery County was 11.8 percent in August, down from 12.5 percent in July, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported on Tuesday, Sept. ...
Verizon-Frontier phone deal opposed by consumer advocates
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators should reject a proposed merger of the landline telephone operations of Verizon Communications Inc. and Frontier Communications Corp. because it isn’t in the public interest, a nationwide organization of utility consumer advocates said.If the Federal Communications Commission does decide to approve the deal, the FCC should ...
Local bulk e-mail company celebrates new client
JangoMail, a Bellbrook-based provider of permission-based email marketing software, announced that Popcorn Palace, an Illinois-based online purveyor of gourmet popcorn, is using JangoMail’s e-mail marketing service.Popcorn Palace is using the software to extend the reach of its online catalog and offer promotions to prospective customers bi-weekly, JangoMail said in an ...
Stories for Monday, September 21
First Financial acquires failed banks
HAMILTON — First Financial Bancorp has purchased the operations of Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and Irwin Union Bank through an agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.The Indiana Department of Financial Institutions and the Office of Thrift Supervision closed Irwin Friday, Sept. 18, and appointed the FDIC as ...
Jobless offered help getting health care, other services
DAYTON — People who have lost jobs, are experiencing financial trouble or need affordable health care for their families are being offered information about available services, at an event next week. Montgomery County’s Job Center is sponsoring the “Reach Out” community resource fair on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. ...
Intellectual property law topic of event
DAYTON — Wisconsin law professor Shubha Ghosh will discuss intellectual property law at the University of Dayton School of Law on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to a news release.Ghosh is associate director of the Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship and a law professor for the University of Wisconsin, a ...
Area home sales inched up in August
DAYTON — Sales of single-family homes in the area held their own in August, thanks at least in part to a federal tax credit aimed at nudging first-time buyers to into the market. In August, 1,011 homes were sold, versus 1,007 homes sold during the same period a year ago, ...
Local business leaders to learn importance of defense-sector
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Business leaders have scheduled a second event to promote the importance of the defense sector to the region’s economy. The Dayton Defense Coalition, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and DaytonDefense, the regional organization of defense contracting companies, are sponsoring the Oct. 13 event. It is ...
Stories for Sunday, September 20
Make the right moves to avoid foreclosure
The Better Business Bureau was contacted by a Riverside man inquiring about a company called 21st Century Legal Services, Inc. The company had contacted him about a loan modification, promised to negotiate a lower interest rate with his mortgage company and requested three checks totaling more than $1,900.Suspicious when asked ...
$8 menu specials, free bracelets part of pizza eatery's 8th anniversary celebration
Mombo’s Pizza & Subs is celebrating its eighth anniversary this month, according to a press release.The family-owned and operated restaurant, which is at 320 W. National Road in Englewood, has expanded from a carry-out venue to a 15-table restaurant. The company has outdoor seating for larger groups, the company information ...
Miller-Valentine exec sees opportunity knocking in region even through the gloom
Chris Knueven, the head of Miller-Valentine Group’s commercial construction business for southwest Ohio, doesn’t deny it’s been a tough recession. Like a lot of executives, though, he likes to mine the gloom for new opportunities.Topping the list, of course, is the projected growth at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as operations ...
Local publisher breathes new life into magazines
YELLOW SPRINGS — In the summer of 2008, Benjamin Smith and Vicki McClellan spotted a small magazine out of Fort Myers, Fla., calling itself Patriots of the American Revolution.After seeing it, they knew two things.First, they liked the magazine, its exploration of a certain corner of history, its direction and ...
Base’s electric system gives DP&L new mission
DAYTON — A new mission for Dayton Power and Light Co. sounds like a daunting challenge: taking over ownership, operation and maintenance of the electric power distribution system at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio’s largest single-site employer.But the utility already serves Wright-Patterson and has the expertise to handle the task, ...
Stories for Saturday, September 19
Group creates a new view of Dayton
Perceptions can be misleading...Just ask Theresa Gasper, Carli Dixon or Lisa Grigsby, three of the people behind a newly launched “This is Dayton” campaign.The campaign, which was created by the women along with several other catalysts involved with the DaytonCREATE communication team, is intended to be “a grass-roots effort to ...
Stories for Friday, September 18
'Rebuild America,' urges AFL-CIO official during Dayton visit
DAYTON — An AFL-CIO roundtable discussion Friday, Sept. 18, to kick off its “effort to rebuild America” was well received.More than 50 people came out to Corinthian Baptist Church to hear Arlene Holt Baker, AFL-CIO executive vice president. County officials and citizens also shared their personal and professional stories.Holt Baker ...
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