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Dave Larsen

Reporter

Dave Larsen covers high-technology, Dayton-area research industry and consumer electronics such as smartphones.

He started at DDN in 1990 and previously has served as film critic and pop music critic. Dave graduated from the Boston University College of Communication. Larsen wrote for his junior high school, high school and college newspapers before embarking on a professional journalism career. 

He also has written and illustrated both daily and weekly comic strips for several newspapers.

Latest from Dave Larsen

Verizon Wireless to host connected technology seminar

Southwest Ohio businesses can learn about machine-to-machine technology on Thursday at a free interactive seminar hosted by Verizon Wireless in Mason.Machine to machine (M2M) technologies allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices that have the same capability. Recent advances in wireless technology are revolutionizing how businesses ...

Buckle will soon be opening in the former Cardboard Heroes location at The Greene.  Buckle is one of eight new tenants opening in the mall over the next few months.

Buckle announces opening at The Greene

The new Buckle store at The Greene Town Center will open July 25, company officials announced Tuesday.The women and men’s clothing and accessories store will be interviewing for various positions, including assistant manager, full- and part-time sales, freight coordinator and tailor-seamstress. The number of jobs created was not immediately available.Buckle ...

Motoman Robotics acquires Texas software firm

The Motoman Robotics division of Yaskawa America Inc. has acquired all outstanding shares of Agile Planet Inc., a company that develops intelligent robotics software and hardware products that improve the efficiency and functionality of industrial robots. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Agile Planet, based in Austin, Texas, currently is ...

Mathnasium learning center to open in Centerville

A Springboro couple plans to open the Dayton area’s first Mathnasium in mid-August at the Centerville Place Shopping Center. The learning center at 977 S. Main St. in Centerville will provide supplemental math instruction to students in grades 1-12, through SAT and ACT test preparation. “Mathnasium is for remediation, for ...

noxgear co-founder and CTO Simon Curran, left, with co-founder and CEO Tom Walters wearing their Torch illuminated sports vests. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Noxgear beats Kickstarter goal by 61 percent

A Dayton-based startup that makes innovative fiber optic athletic gear has surpassed its Kickstarter crowd-funding goal by more than 61 percent and is two months ahead of its production schedule, company officials said.Noxgear, founded by former aerospace engineers Tom Walters and Simon Curran, raised $29,041 through a Kickstarter campaign that ...

Standard to open Atlanta center

Dayton-based Standard Register will establish a health care software and services “center of excellence” in Atlanta. The center will provide communication products and services to the health care industry. Standard Register’s health care business unit will maintain its presence in Dayton and add to its technology-focused presence in Atlanta, officials ...

American Girl store to open in Columbus

Ohio’s first American Girl store offering dolls and accessories will open June 22 at the Easton Town Center in Columbus.The 11,500-square-foot “experiential retail store” is part of mall developer Steiner & Associates’ plans to create a 40,000-square-foot district at Easton with 15 new stores dedicated to family-oriented retailers.The American Girl ...

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Of the Miami Valley’s three largest shopping malls, The Mall at Fairfield Commons has reported the highest number of crime incidents over the past two years, according to an analysis by the Dayton Daily News.

Five new stores coming to Mall at Fairfield Commons

The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek announced Thursday that five new stores are now open or will open in the coming months. The new tenants — a woman’s boutique, an arcade and three food vendors — fit the mall’s “experience retail” approach, said Bruce Goldsberry, general manager. “Experience is ...

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