Original owner Carolyn Meyer, who opened the store in 1999, announced months ago that she planned to close the store in May and retire. She sold the store to local resident Cathy Tapogna, who will continue selling toys, games, books and puzzles.
» READ ABOUT THE OWNER’S ORIGINAL DECISION TO CLOSE THE SHOP
The store has remained open the past two months while undergoing a few minor cosmetic changes and updating and replenishing the inventory, but the store celebrated the reopening on Saturday with a special event.
Blue Turtle is located at 2314 Far Hills Ave. between Triangle and Peach Orchard Avenues in Oakwood.
Electronics retailer to open second location near Dayton Mall
An electronics retailer will open its second Dayton area location near the Dayton Mall.
FixAPhone, a wireless repair center that focuses on same-day device repair services, will open a new 1,800-square-foot location in the Southland 75 Shopping Centre across from the Dayton Mall. The store will also have a conference room to host educational sessions on a series of topics. It will also have a one-on-one meeting space for customers. Southland 75 formerly housed the Cub Foods store before it closed down in 2012.
The store will also buy old devices and sell quality pre-owned phones and tablets for customers looking to upgrade. The store currently has three staff members and eventually plan to hire more experienced wireless repair technicians and sales force as the business grows, according to a company statement. This is the fifth FixAPhone location in Ohio and the second in the Dayton region.
The store will host a ribbon cutting on Sept. 22. The store is located at 8267 Springboro Pike. KARA DRISCOLL
RETAIL
Pet store opens new location
Pet Wants has opened a new store in Miamisburg. The pet store, which is locally owned by Jackie and Ray Covington, has opened its new retail storefront at 38 Fiesta Lane and offers free, personal delivery to Franklin, Germantown, Miamisburg, West Carrollton, Moraine, Trotwood, Englewood, Vandalia, Clayton and the surrounding areas.
The store open on Sept. 2, and will host a grand-opening celebration on Oct. 4 at 10 a.m.
Pet Wants makes slow-cooked pet food in small batches with fresh ingredients every month, and the new store offers multiple blends of dog and cat foods. It also offers healing salve, calming balm, anti-itch spray and paw wax. KARA DRISCOLL
TECH
Tax credit plan to help company move to city
Miamisburg is offering a Miami Twp. company a tax credit package to move to the Mound Business Park, bringing 32 jobs and a payroll of about $1 million.
Advance Service Technologies, LLC is being offered a 45 percent tax credit over five years to move from 2225 Lyons Road to 885 Mound Road, according to the city.
Advanced Service Technologies was founded in 1996 as a retail field service company, according to its website. It specializes in a variety of services, including project management, technology deployment, inventory management, and hardware and software integration.
The tax credit approved by Miamisburg City Council Tuesday night “is a major factor in the decision” to move, records show.
HEALTH CARE
CVS Health changes prescription limits
Local residents whose health benefits are overseen by one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers will soon be limited to how many opioids they can get at one time.
In the face of a sweeping opioid overdose epidemic — in part blamed on over-prescription of opioids — CVS Caremark plans to limit opioid prescriptions to seven days or less for some patients.
The company said in a statement that it will be
- Limiting to seven days the supply of opioids dispensed for certain acute prescriptions.
- Limiting the daily dosage of opioids dispensed based on the strength of the opioid.
- Requiring the use of immediate-release formulations of opioids before extended-release opioids are dispensed.
CVS Health Corp., the parent of CVS Caremark and the CVS retail pharmacy chain, also said it will have efforts to properly dispose of unused prescription medication, will have its pharmacists educate patients on opioid risks, and will continue to have its foundation donate to community health centers that have medication-assisted treatment and other addiction services. KAITLIN SCHROEDER