Nationally, the cost is closer to $280 billion annually, one study says. Globally, raise that number to a trillion, according to other estimates.
However you measure it, the problem is expensive, professionally and personally — and it seems to be growing.
In this newsletter:
- How Shook Construction is celebrating 100 years in business.
- Kettering Health is reaching out to patients about its data breach.
- Yes, sports fans — the University of Dayton and Wright State will square off.
Scott McGohan’s new venture seeks a brighter morning for all
‘My soul is cooked:’ One January morning 18 years ago, Scott McGohan woke up and knew he needed help.
- The future chief executive of McGohan Brabender walked into a meeting of a SouthBrook Christian Church recovery support group and told those around him: “My name is Scott, and my soul is cooked.”
One Morning: McGohan found help. Now, his new venture seeks to help others do the same.
READ OUR SERIES: Mental Health Matters.
Kettering Health sends out data breach notices
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
What you need to know: Kettering Health has been sending new notices to patients whose personal data was breached following the May 20 cyberattack.
Plan of defense: The hospital system says it is looking for ways to prevent similar events from happening in the future, the letter states.
Central State faculty union challenges cuts
Credit: Bryant Billing
Credit: Bryant Billing
What you need to know: The Central State University faculty union says planned layoffs reflect only a partial picture of losses the university has seen in recent years. Members are concerned about the future.
ALSO: Xenia to incorporate CSU campus.
Report: Nixing Ohio’s property taxes will have a cost
Credit: Avery Kreemer
Credit: Avery Kreemer
What you should know: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently said the void left by canceled property taxes might have a serious cost —including a sales tax boost of up to 20% “We would be in a huge crisis in the state of Ohio,” DeWine said.
Another Wright-Patterson contractor expects to lay off workers
What happened: Astrion expects to lay off 61 employees after the “potential” loss of an F-15 contract at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the company recently warned the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
- A planned permanent separation day for workers tied to the F-15 program will come near the end of May, the company said in a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notice letter.
RECALL: Sumaria to lay off 50+ workers.
Newsletter numbers
$473 million: What Shook Construction saw in revenue last year. Read the story.
$41.9 million: The sale price this week for a distribution center near Dayton International. Read the story.
Contact me: Tell me about your business at tom.gnau@coxinc.com or on X, where DMs are always on. I’m also on LinkedIn and on our Dayton Business page, with my colleagues. Find me as well on my Facebook page.
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