Business Stories for May 2012
Stories for Wednesday, May 23
Does taking time off work worry you?
Are you reluctant to take time off from work because you think you’ll have to work harder when you get back from vacation?Are you concerned that your boss will view you as a slacker for taking too much time off?If so, you’re not alone. A new survey reveals that more ...
Associa acquires Community Management Solutions
Associa, a large community association management firm, has acquired Community Management Solutions, which provides similar services in the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Dayton areas, Dallas-based Associa said Wednesday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Passenger boardings rise slightly at Dayton airport
April figures for Dayton International Airport show that passenger boardings rose slightly to 102,900 last month from 102,010 in 2011.Total air cargo in April dropped, however, from 699.67 tons to 681.59 tons, or a decline of 2.6 percent. Nevertheless, total air cargo tonnage is up 54.7 percent year-to-date to 4,378.13 ...
I-70/75 Development Association meets Thursday
The I-70/75 Development Association will gather for its annual meeting Thursday, marking the organization’s 25th year.The association unites city managers and development directors, entrepreneurs, site selectors, real estate brokers, bankers and anyone interested in the growth of the Miami Valley, members say. Often, these are the same professionals working for ...
Macy’s partners with Chinese online retailer
NEW YORK — Macy’s Inc. said Wednesday that it acquired a stake in the operator of a Chinese online retailer, which will start selling some of the department store chain’s private label merchandise next spring.Cincinnati-based Macy’s said it had invested $15 million in VIPStore Co., which operates omei.com, a newly ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 22
AFIT training set for ROTC
Future military officers will compete in a large-scale cyber warfare event this summer as part of a cyber security program hosted by the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Center for Cyberspace Research.The Advanced Cyberspace Education (ACE) program was developed in response to a growing number of cyber security exploitations and ...
Environmental standards drive growth, official says
DAYTON — Environmental standards don’t impede commercial innovation, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator told a local audience Tuesday. Instead, standards spur industry growth and boost employment, he said.One of the few U.S. industries to enjoy a positive balance of trade — meaning U.S. exports exceed foreign imports — is ...
CareSource adding 200 more new jobs
CareSource said Tuesday it will add 200 new jobs on top of the 150 jobs announced Monday as the Medicaid provider’s business continues to expand.The 200 jobs — about half of which will be added at the North Main Street headquarters in downtown Dayton — will come later this year ...
Woolpert opens office in Dover
Woolpert, a Dayton-based architecture and engineering services firm, has opened an office in Dover, Ohio. The new office will support the firm’s growth in northern and eastern Ohio, company officials said.“Woolpert is proud to support Ohio’s economy, and we have built a strong history in Ohio spanning more than 100 ...
Ohio Third Frontier hosts tech validation and start-up fund workshop
The Ohio Third Frontier and YourEncore will host a workshop and bidder’s conference on Thursday for potential applicants to the Technology Validation and Start-up Fund program (TVSF). The conference will be held at 10 a.m. at TechColumbus, 1275 Kinnear Road, Columbus.Eligible lead applicants for Phase 1 TVSF awards are technology ...
Dayton area: double-digit increase in home sales
Home sales jumped more than 14 percent in the Dayton area in April from the same time last year, while the average sales price grew more than 12 percent, the Dayton Area Board of Realtors said Tuesday.The group said 948 homes were sold last month in Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Warren ...
Stories for Monday, May 21
Beavercreek pizza shop to add Dayton location
DAYTON — The owners of Beavercreek Pizza Dive are expanding to add a second location near the University of Dayton that will be called Belmont Pizza Dive. Owners J.R. and Teresa Geraci have purchased a property and building at 200 Shroyer Road at Wilmington Pike — within spitting distance of ...
$3M OK’d for Wright factory
The Clean Ohio Fund has approved $3 million for cleaning up and restoring the former airplane production factory south of Third Street once operated by the Wright Brothers early last century.“It’s a huge deal,” said Tony Sculimbrene, executive director of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance. “In fact, I would say ...
Manager quits Wright-Patterson Aero Club
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The manager of the Wright-Patterson Aero Club is quitting and its members are vowing to move with him to Greene County’s airport, now that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has finalized its plan to shut down its aero club sometime this summer. The base commander, Col. ...
U.S. SBA names KeyBank large lender of the year
KeyBank National Association was named today the large lender of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.One of the reasons it received the reward was because the bank grew by almost 31 percent its number of SBA-backed loans during the 2011 federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2011, ...
Cleanup funds approved for former Wright factory
Clean Ohio funds have been approved for cleaning up and restoring a former airplane production factory south of Third Street once operated by the Wright Brothers in the early 20th century.Materials manufacturers Liteflex and Utility Composite Solutions International will use the site for expansion of their local manufacturing operations, according ...
BBB revokes accreditation of 3 local businesses
The Dayton Better Business Bureau has revoked the accreditation of three local companies for failing to meet the bureau’s standards for trust. Accreditations for the three companies were revoked at the March meeting of the bureau’s board of directors, officials said.The three companies are ARC Roofing of Rockwall, Texas; Pro ...
NASA astronaut to appear at Dayton Air Show
DAYTON — Kroger Co. supermarkets on Monday began selling discounted tickets for the Vectren Dayton Air Show, scheduled July 7-8 at Dayton International Airport.Vectren Corp. and Kroger are the principal corporate sponsors of the annual air show.NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, a 1980 graduate of what was then Park Hills ...
Water conference begins Tuesday at UD River Campus.
The Dayton area’s third annual water conference begins Tuesday.Making Water Connections 2012 will start Tuesday morning at the University of Dayton’s River Campus, the former NCR Corp. headquarters building, 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton.The event explores the importance of water and water technologies to business and industry.Nina Joshi, president and ...
Stories for Saturday, May 19
Looking for a puppy? Start search at a local shelter
Are you looking for a new puppy? Don’t end up in the doghouse when searching for your new four-legged friend. A good place to start would be by contacting your Better Business Bureau before you get bitten by a scammer. Future pet owners may be shocked by how much a ...
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