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$Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, shakes hands with Joby Aviation Inc. founder JoeBen Bevirt at Hawthorn Hill, the home of Orville Wright in Oakwood, to announce Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, his company's pledge to bring thousands of jobs to the region at through a facility near Dayton International Airport that specializes in the production of "flying cars." MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

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Construction of the L-H Battery Company plant near Jeffersonville, a joint venture of Honda and LG Energy Solution, is nearing completion, Sept. 2025. This joint venture between Honda and LG Energy was awarded a tax credit, in 2022, from Ohio valued at approximately $71.3 million. L-H BATTERY CO. / CONTRIBUTED

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Payroll Project: Dayton’s highest paid employees in 2024

Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein at a city commission worksession in May 2024. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Dayton city manager’s pay climbs despite no performance review for years: Payroll Project

$Erhardt Preitauer, president and CEO of CareSource, was one of the speakers at the Dayton Development Coalition's annual meeting Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The event was held at the National Museum of the U. S. Air Force. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Dayton Daily News investigates: Nonprofit executive compensation