Business Stories for May 2012
Stories for Tuesday, May 29
3 new stores coming to The Greene
BEAVERCREEK — The Greene is adding three new tenants with another half-dozen or so to come, according to Kelli Kooken, the development’s marketing director.The additions to The Greene’s roster of stores include:• Kilwins, a candy shop that offers chocolates, fudge, and ice cream, which will open this summer on Holly ...
Stories for Monday, May 28
Air Force rescue plan for stalled project to be revealed in August
The Air Force is considering whether to seek new bids for a planned restart of a stalled, system-wide computer modernization project, raising the possibility that management of the work could shift away from the Dayton area.The former prime contractor on the Expeditionary Combat Support System project, Computer Sciences Corp., once ...
Stories for Saturday, May 26
Asphalt can only be sealed; only concrete is resurfaced
Looking for a legitimate and trustworthy contractor can be a daunting task. If you’re in the market for a concrete driveway or porch, be wary of scammers pretending to do professional, quality work.Recently, a scammer hit our area scamming residents offering resurfacing. Concrete resurfacing is a process where someone bonds ...
Dollar stores get wider range of customers
The nation’s three largest dollar-store chains are attracting throngs of recession-ravaged consumers, seizing market share and expanding their presence in the Dayton area.And these deep-discount retailers are seeking new ways to retain newfound customers even after the economy improves, industry analysts and company officials say.Dollar stores already had a strong ...
Honda gets a double-shot of good consumer news
Our friends at Honda received a double dose of love last week. And good news for Honda is good news for the Dayton area and West Central Ohio, since Honda has more than 13,000 employees in Ohio and more than 1,300 workers who commute from the Miami Valley to the ...
Anthem puts emphasis on quality
Primary care doctors who provide better quality care to members of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will receive larger reimbursements, said Anthem Ohio Medical Director Dr. Barry Malinowski.Physicians who do more to make sure patients insured by Anthem receive preventative care, comply with medications and cut hospital admissions will ...
Stories for Friday, May 25
UD researcher uses know-how to photograph local eagles
DAYTON — A local sensor technology specialist is using some of the know-how from his vocation to pursue an unusual avocation: photographing American bald eagles from afar.Larrell Walters, executive director of the University of Dayton’s Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Sensor Technologies (IDCAST), has self-published a book featuring ...
Corporation awarded contract to kill roadside bombs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force Research Laboratory has hired Northrop Grumman Corp. to develop a capability to counter hidden, homemade bombs that enemies are using to kill or maim American troops.Improvised explosive devices have killed 13 U.S. troops in Afghanistan this month alone, the Defense Department said.Northrop ...
Area bank sees rising debit card fraud
WILMINGTON — National Bank and Trust is one of the latest financial institutions to limit non-PIN transactions of its customers out of state due to issues with debit card fraud.Earlier in May at least three local credit unions said they were taking extra security measures in response to recent spikes ...
Coalition: UAS conference to return to Dayton in 2013
The Ohio UAS Conference will return to Dayton in 2013, the Dayton Development Coalition said Friday.The conference will return April 23-25 to Sinclair Community College, the coalition added.Hosted by the coalition with the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council, the 2012 conference focused on unmanned aircraft systems and featured industry experts ...
Most job openings in health care, retail, trucking
Job seekers in the Dayton and Springfield region area most likely to find opportunities in health care, retail and trucking, based on analysis of online help wanted advertisements posted from March to April.Kettering Health Network posted 431 job advertisements over the month. That was the most by a single employer ...
Sales tax revenues continue upward trajectory
Sales tax revenues distributed by the state in May rose for the 24th consecutive month in Montgomery and Greene counties, and also increased in five other counties in west-central and southwest Ohio, according to a report released by the Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget and the Ohio Department ...
Aviaion-aerospace firm to hold tech licensing event
Aviation and aerospace firm EADS North America has chosen Dayton to hold its first technology licensing event, the company said.The two-day event will begin 8:30 a.m. June 4 at the Wright Brothers Institute, 5000 Springfield St., Suite 100, Dayton.“We are searching for companies that want to work with us to ...
Miami Valley Hospital plans $687,000 renovation
Dayton building officials are reviewing plans for the proposed renovation of an inpatient rehabilitation unit at Miami Valley Hospital. The city estimates the value of the work at $687,233, according to records from Dayton Building Services. App Architecture, located in Englewood, is listed as the architect for the project. Plans ...
AK reassigns five execs
AK Steel on Friday announced a shakeup of top management, giving new duties to five executives.Executives appointed to positions with new responsibilities are:• Albert Ferrara, Jr., 63, named senior vice president, corporate strategy and investor relations. Ferrara was previously the company’s senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer.• Roger ...
Stories for Thursday, May 24
Freight firm expects growth
Centerville — A freight brokerage firm founded by a University of Dayton graduate plans to add more than the 50 new employees it has already agreed to hire.Total Quality Logistics Inc. has an office at the Centerville Business Parkway. The state recently approved a 45 percent, six-year job creation tax ...
Dayton credit union moving local branch to Moraine
Incenta Federal Credit Union is building a new location in Moraine it expects to open by the end of summer, said Cheryl Roser, president and chief executive officer.The new branch, at 3000 Elbee Road, will be a relocation of the credit union’s branch on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. A lease ...
Incenta builds new Moraine branch
Incenta Federal Credit Union is building a new location in Moraine it expects to open by the end of summer, said Cheryl Roser, president and chief executive officer. The new branch, 3000 Elbee Road, Moraine, will be a relocation of the credit union’s branch on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. A ...
REX to announce earnings
REX American Resources Corp. announced Thursday that it will report its fiscal 2012 first quarter financial results on May 30 and the Company will host a conference call and webcast that morning at 11:00 a.m. to review the results.To access the conference call, interested parties may dial (212) 231-2935 (domestic ...
U.S. Bank introduces new credit card app
U.S. Bank on Thursday introduced an app for Android that allows customers of select retail partners to apply for a credit card while they are shopping and if approved, use it to pay for purchases before they leave the store.U.S. Bank Card App for Android mirrors that of the iPhone(R) ...
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