KETTERING — City officials said this week a new restaurant is under development at 580 Lincoln Park Blvd. in space that formerly held The Tropics adjacent to Fraze Pavilion.
The space, vacant since September 2014, will become Park, under the direction of Dana Downs, owner of Roost Modern Italian restaurant in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District.
Kettering economic development manager Gregg Gorsuch said that Downs “has proven her expertise as a restaurateur and developed a strong following at Roost.”
Gorsuch said the city has worked to resolve parking problems around the space on Fraze concert nights, with city-hired parking attendants who will help ensure that a section of the building’s parking lot will be dedicated to restaurant patrons.
The owner of The Tropics cited parking as the primary reason he closed the restaurant after two years. MARK FISHER
CONVENTIONS
Dayton hosts state executives event
Dayton will host a conference for executives from about 100 state associations today through Friday, according to the Dayton Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Ohio Society of Association Executives annual conference will bring nearly 200 attendees to the city from groups such as the Ohio Society of CPAs, the Ohio State Bar, Ohio American Legion, Ohio Library Council and the Ohio Art Education Association, among others.
Dayton last hosted the conference in 2007.
Convention and Visitors Bureau officials said the conference provides Dayton with the opportunity to highlight its many assets as a state association meeting destination. Group events are scheduled at area locations that include the Dayton Marriott, Community Golf Course, Dayton Convention Center, Schuster Performing Arts Center and the Dayton Art Institute. DAVE LARSEN
HONORS
Dayton credit union makes top 200 list
Dayton-based Heartland Federal Credit Union has been named one of the top 200 healthiest credit unions in the country, according to a media release.
Heartland placed No. 74 in the Top 200 list compiled by Deposit America, the agent of review.
Deposit America conducts annual evaluations of all 6,655 federally chartered credit unions in the U.S., assigning grades based on factors that include capitalization, deposit growth, and loan-to-reserve ratios.
Heartland grew to $110 million in assets in 2015, serving nearly 12,000 members at four locations in Dayton, Springfield and Piqua.
In November 2014, Heartland merged with Affinia Federal Credit Union. DAVE LARSEN
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