Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from April 2004

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from April 2004

Former Downtown Daytona, Ohio, Eyesore Gains New Life as Condo Complex.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Apr. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- A $4.5 million renovation to convert a downtown Dayton eyesore into a local landmark makes its debut this spring. Top 5 stories Inquiry requests increase for DPL Rogue broker to...

More Condos Ready for Downtown Dayton, Ohio.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Apr. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- A $4.5 million renovation to convert a downtown Dayton eyesore into a local landmark makes its debut this spring. New high-rise condominiums at 330 W. First St. will be ready for...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Voters to Use Touch-Screen Voting Machines.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Apr. 1--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Montgomery County voters will cast ballots on touch-screen equipment manufactured by Diebold Elections Systems of Canton, Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell decided Wednesday. ...

Inquiry Requests Increase for Dayton, Ohio-Based Utility DPL.
April 1, 2004... Apr. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- Cincinnati attorney Stanley Chesley, who in November obtained a $145.5 million settlement of shareholder lawsuits against DPL Inc., is asking a judge in the cases to determine if the company has violated the settlement's...

Dayton-Springfield Area Rated Best Place to Live in Ohio.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Apr. 2--The Dayton-Springfield metropolitan area is rated as the top place to live in Ohio and among the best in the United States and Canada, according to a new book whose authors have been ranking communities for two...

Ohio Official Reluctant to Support New Dairy in Greene County.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 2--ROSS TOWNSHIP, Greene County, Ohio -- State Rep. Chris Widener said he's not opposed to large dairies if they're put in the right place, but said he doesn't think the company funneling Dutch dairy farmers into...

Third Credit-Rating Agency Downgrades Ohio Utility DPL to Junk Status.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Apr. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Fitch Ratings on Thursday joined the nation's two other major corporate credit rating agencies by downgrading DPL Inc.'s debt rating to junk status, citing concerns about the company...

Analysis Shows Campaign Donations Rose Under 'Buy Ohio' Program.
April 3, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Apr. 3--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bankers, brokers and money managers who get state business through one Buy Ohio program more than doubled their political giving to lawmakers late last year, around the time legislators...

Board Member of Dayton, Ohio, Utility Speaks Out about Company.
April 4, 2004... Apr. 4--In the first in-depth interview granted by a DPL Inc. board member since controversies began erupting at the company almost two years ago, James F. Dicke II said DPL would have won a trial in shareholder lawsuits settled in November,...

Ohio Ranks 12th among 50 States in Defense Contracts.
April 4, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 4--Military spending on everything from oil to tanker jet engines pushed Ohio from 15th to 12th among the 50 states in defense contracts last year, according to government figures. Prime contract awards...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Business Briefs Column.
April 5, 2004... Apr. 5--BAR ASSOCIATION MOVES TO NEW SITE: The Dayton Bar Association will move its office to the sixth floor of Performance Place, the group announced Friday. Top 5 stories IRS issues advisory on payroll tax evasion Net revenue: News...

Galyan's Enters Dayton, Ohio, Sporting Goods Market.
April 5, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 5--A new Galyan's Sports and Outdoor Adventure store under construction at The Mall at Fairfield Commons could reignite the battle for dominance among Dayton's sporting goods retailers. The Fairfield...

Troy, Ohio, Urged to Approve $400,000 Business Invective Proposal.
April 6, 2004... Apr. 6--TROY, Ohio -- The City Council's Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended the council approve nearly $400,000 for work associated with the city's first tax increment financing agreement. The money includes $72,500 for engineering...

Troy, Ohio, Council Approves Small-Business Loans.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 6--TROY, Ohio -- As part of an ongoing effort to put vacant upper floors of downtown buildings to use, the City Council on Monday approved $124,000 in loans to help a marketing firm buy and relocate to the former...

Dayton, Ohio, Utility Head, State Regulator Meet to Discuss Corporate Woes.
April 6, 2004... Apr. 6--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- DPL Inc. Chief Executive Stephen F. Koziar Jr. came to the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Monday to answer PUCO Chairman Alan Schriber's questions about the controversies surrounding Dayton Power...

New Ohio Consumers' Counsel Vows to Get Best Rate Deal for Utility Customers.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Apr. 6--COLUMBUS, Ohio --The new Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Janine Migden-Ostrander, promised to get the best rate deal for utility consumers while also working to improve their options for power. "We're going to...

Adviser Wants Ohio Ready for Future Military Base Closings.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 7--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of Joe Renaud's top priorities as the new state aerospace and defense adviser will be to help Ohio prepare for the next round of military base closings. It's an issue the retired...

Kerry Promises to Create 10 Million Jobs, Sees Better Days Ahead if He Wins.
April 7, 2004... Apr. 7--CINCINNATI -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told 2,700 cheering fans and a few hecklers Tuesday gathered near the Ohio River that if elected, he would create 10 million jobs in his first four years as president. The...

Investment Firm Member Leaves Board of Dayton, Ohio, Utility.
April 7, 2004... Apr. 7--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. announced Tuesday that Scott M. Stuart, a member of the New York leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., resigned from the DPL board of directors, effective Monday. The move apparently ends...

Winter Travel Boosts Sales for Cincinnati-Based Restaurant Chain.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 7--CINCINNATI -- Better traveling weather this winter helped Frisch's Restaurants Inc. on Tuesday report a 39.6 percent gain in fiscal third-quarter net income. Earnings jumped to $2.2 million compared with $1.6...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Electronics Firm Fails to Gain Self-Checkout Product.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 7--DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. lost its bid to acquire Optimal Robotics Corp.'s self-checkout technology Tuesday when Optimal shareholders approved selling the company's U-Scan brand to Fujitsu Transaction...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Considers Economic Development Grant Requests.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 7--DAYTON, Ohio -- The city of Dayton requested $400,000 from Montgomery County to help Delphi's Automotive Holdings Group prepare its Needmore Road plant for new contract work. The request was one of...

Dayton, Ohio, Offers Day of Free Medical Screenings.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Kevin Lamb Apr. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- For people without adequate health insurance, Saturday will be "a day of amnesty from co-pays," Karen Levin said. More than a dozen free screenings will be available at the Celebration of...

Ohio State Lawmakers Offers Bill to Stall State's Gas-Tax Boost.
April 8, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Apr. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio--With gas prices in Ohio at $1.70 a gallon or more, state Rep. Tim Grendell, R-Chesterland, on Wednesday introduced legislation to postpone for a year a 2-cent-per-gallon increase in the state...

Landmark Ohio Building Moves from Oakwood to Dayton.
April 8, 2004... Apr. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- A landmark building was moved Wednesday from Sugar Camp in Oakwood through Kettering to Carillon Historical Park in Dayton. The last cabin on its original site at the famed NCR training center on West Schantz Avenue...

Dayton, Ohio-Based NCR Corp. Anticipates Earnings Increase for 2004.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. announced Thursday it is raising its earnings expectation for 2004 to between $1.10 and $1.15 per share. NCR previously expected earnings for 2004 to reach between $0.85 to...

Using Offshore Workers Could Lead to Ban in Ohio.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Apr. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio--Companies that use "offshore" workers may be ineligible to work on taxpayer funded state projects if a proposed bill becomes law in Ohio. State Rep. Jim Trakas, R-Independence, and...

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to Issue $1.6 Million in Bonuses.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Apr. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio--Ohio's largest public pension system plans to pay out $1.6 million in bonuses to its investment staff by the end of April, system officials said. The payments, subject to the board of...

Ohio Panel to Open Inquiry into Dayton-Based Power Company's Finances.
April 8, 2004... Apr. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced Wednesday it is launching a first-of-its-kind investigation into the finances of Dayton Power and Light Co. to determine whether the utility is being harmed by the...

Ohio Legislative Committee Wants Paper Backup for Touch-Screen Voting Machines.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Apr. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio --A state legislative committee reviewing voting security wants Ohio to rebid its vending contracts so that each touch-screen machine has a paper backup. After a month of debate, the...

NCR Raises Earnings Expectations for 2004.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. on Thursday raised its earnings expectations for 2004, but the move failed to impress investors as NCR shares fell 25 cents in heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

Dayton, Ohio, Reporters Win National Award for Peace Corps Series.
April 9, 2004... Apr. 9--Dayton Daily News reporters Russell Carollo and Mei-Ling Hopgood are the recipients of the Edgar A. Poe Award for 2003, the White House Correspondents' Association announced Thursday. The reporters were honored for their series last...

New Consumer Advocate Intervenes in Investigation of Dayton, Ohio, Utility.
April 9, 2004... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Apr. 9--Ohio's new advocate for residential utility consumers is asking to join a state regulator's investigation of Dayton Power and Light Co.'s finances, saying she's concerned that actions of DP&L's parent company...

CORRECTION: Fairborn, Ohio, Schools to Cut 64 Employees, Close 2 Schools.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Kelli Wynn Apr. 13--The story slugged DY-SCHOOL-VOTE filed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for Apr. 13 contains an error in the fourth paragraph. The cuts are a result of a 9.9-mill levy, not a $9.9 million levy. Please...

Fairborn, Ohio, Schools to Cut 64 Employees, Close 2 Elementary Schools.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Kelli Wynn Apr. 13--FAIRBORN, Ohio -- The Fairborn school board voted Monday night to eliminate 86 positions, lay off 64 workers, close two elementary schools and stop bus service to Fairborn High School. The 4-1 vote on...

Residents Urge Beavercreek, Ohio, to Study Income Tax Bid.
April 13, 2004... Byline: Amelia Robinson Apr. 13--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- The city of Beavercreek will examine a proposed 1 percent earned income tax at the urging of a 14-member residents' group. The City Council told city staff members to examine the...

Miami County, Ohio, Parks Board Approves Land Options.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 14--The Miami County Park District could grow by more than 250 acres -- including a new park in Concord Twp. and expansion of the Honey Creek Preserve east of Tipp City -- if a series of land purchases and grant...

Fiscal Crisis Prompts Fairborn, Ohio, to Close 2 Schools, Lay Off 64.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Anthony J. Gottschlich Apr. 14--Maxine Farmer takes no joy in Fairborn schools closing two elementary schools, laying off 64 workers, eliminating 86 positions and stopping bus service to Fairborn High School when the 2004-05 school...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Housing Agency to Boost Security, Revise Waiting-List Policy.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Apr. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority plans to bulk up security and change its waiting-list policy to give all applicants an equal chance to live at higher-grade public housing sites....

Audit Claims Vocational School in Warren, Ohio, Misspent Money on Cell Phones.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Budd Apr. 15--LEBANON, Ohio -- State auditors issued another finding for recovery of misspent funds at Warren County's vocational school. The finding for $24,832 in cellular telephone services follows a finding issued...

Dayton, Ohio, Area May Lose Some Offices as Banking Companies Merge.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- By the end of June, four bank-holding companies operating in the Dayton area will become two as the mergers of Provident Financial Group into National City Corp. and Unizan Financial Corp. into...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Grant Committee Tours Project Sites.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 15--The Montgomery County ED/GE Grant Advisory Committee took a closer look Wednesday at 17 economic development projects asking for county money. Committee members traveled the county by bus to visit...

Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Reversal in Grain Company Case.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 15--TROY, Ohio -- The Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals has upheld a Miami County judge's approval of Shepard Grain Co. Inc.'s request for relief from a $3.25 million default judgment obtained in 2003 by Fifth...

Late Dayton, Ohio, Tax Filers Get Doughnuts, Pizza.
April 15, 2004... Byline: Anthony J. Gottschlich Apr. 15--There was a time not long ago when Dayton Postmaster David E. Ashworth could expect a wave of 250,000 tax returns or more on April 15. Then e-file and Tele-file came along, those post office...

Dayton. Ohio, Airport Traffic Increases by 20 Percent.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Passenger traffic at Dayton International Airport increased 20.2 percent in March over the same month last year, continuing a strong growth trend that averaged 17.2 percent for the first...

Jamestown, Ohio, Residents Rally against Mega Dairy Farm.
April 16, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 16--JAMESTOWN, Ohio -- More than 350 people gathered at the Greeneview Junior High gym on Thursday. A handful distributed yard signs that read, "Save Ross Twp. -- No Mega Dairy." A few wore red T-shirts declaring,...

Lawmakers, Business Groups Debate Tax Plan.
April 16, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Apr. 16--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A comprehensive proposal to overhaul how Ohio taxes businesses, aimed at improving the state's competitiveness, received a cool reception Thursday from groups representing many of those...

Ohio House Panel Outlines Tax-Reform Plan.
April 16, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Apr. 16--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- State Rep. Sally Conway Kilbane, R-Rocky River, chairwoman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, has scheduled a news conference today to outline proposed changes in the way...

Ohio Utility Vectren Energy to Seek Rate Increase.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, the Vectren Corp. subsidiary that supplies natural gas in the Dayton area, filed notice Friday with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a $25 million rate...

Miamisburg, Ohio, Plans to Topple Water Tower.
April 17, 2004... Apr. 17--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- If you hear a loud thump this morning, blame it on the dismantling of the Main Hill Water Tower, part of the effort to prepare the site for industrial reuse by the city of Miamisburg, the Department of Energy said...

Troy, Ohio, Hopes to Spur Development in Older Neighborhoods though Incentives.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 17--TROY, Ohio -- Kelly Crego-Lee calls it the find of a lifetime. Driving down Walnut Street on a whim one afternoon last spring, she glimpsed the former Montross mansion, which was for sale. Within...

Some Beavercreek, Ohio, Residents to Ask for Change in Tax Structure.
April 17, 2004... Byline: Amelia Robinson Apr. 17--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- A group of Beavercreek residents will ask the City Council to place a 1 percent income tax on the November ballot, said Mark Walsh, a spokesman for the Beavercreek Needs Study Group....

Solicitous Wolves Don Sheep's Clothing to Circumvent No-Call List.
April 18, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Apr. 18--A Beavercreek woman received a letter in her mailbox earlier this month, which at first glance appeared to have come from a friend. When she opened the envelope, a pink "While You Were Out" slip was...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon Column.
April 18, 2004... Byline: Jim Dillon Apr. 18--This and that... In August 1999, many Miami Valley residents wondered what would happen to Iams Co., the premium pet food maker, after benevolent owner Clay Mathile announced he had sold the company for...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Business Briefs Column.
April 19, 2004... Apr. 19--SHORE TO SHORE OPENS NANJING SITE: Shore To Shore opened a new sales and service office in Nanjing, China, to serve the second largest textile and garment manufacturing area in China. STS Nanjing will be another local hub for the...

Dayton, Ohio, Cemetery Moves Past Traditional Role.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton's historic Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is once again changing with the times. Woodland hired a new full-time funeral director to help those who purchase cemetery plots,...

Troy, Ohio, Acts to Limit Smoking in Eateries.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 19--TROY, Ohio -- A divided City Council took its first step Monday toward banning smoking in city restaurants. Council President Bill Lohrer broke a 3-3 deadlock, voting in favor of preparing legislation that...

Engineer: Housing Plan's Impact Should Be in Warren County, Ohio, Road Study.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 19--LEBANON, Ohio -- Warren County Engineer Neil Tunison said a proposed 970-home subdivision in northern Warren County could increase congestion on Ohio 741 and should be included in a regional...

Ohio-Based Reynolds and Reynolds Unveils Computer Application for Car Dealers.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 20--KETTERING, Ohio -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. on Monday introduced Reynolds Applications On Demand, a business management system for auto dealers that uses computer servers and storage at LexisNexis in Miami...

Dayton, Ohio's Air Force Materiel Command Chief Describes Reorganization.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- Reorganization efforts under way in the Air Force Materiel Command are aimed at defining acquisition and supply functions much the way it's done in fighter squadrons, AFMC's top general...

Transportation Company CNF Reports Income Increase.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 20--CNF Inc., parent company of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $24.4 million, or 45 cents per share, up 53 percent from the first quarter of 2003. The 2003...

Director of Dayton, Ohio, Utility Resigns.
April 20, 2004... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Apr. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- For the second time in two weeks, DPL Inc. announced Monday that one of its directors has resigned. Michael W. Grebe of Milwaukee, president and chief executive of the influential,...

Airline Hopeful Tries New Terminal in Columbus, Ohio.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 21--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- John Weikle, the Tipp City entrepreneur who tried to start up an airline to serve Dayton business travelers, is leading a new effort to start an airline in Columbus, he confirmed...

Dayton, Ohio, Airport Seeks Bids on $67 Million Parking Garage.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Jim Bebbington Apr. 21--Dayton is moving ahead with a proposed $67 million parking garage at Dayton International Airport after waiting years because of uncertainty with financing and the future of the airline industry. Plans...

Miami County, Ohio, Judges Fights to Get More Pay for Employees.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 21--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners Tuesday said they hope mediation will keep them from a court battle with a juvenile/probate judge threatening to sue to get more money to pay her employees. ...

Dayton, Ohio, Board Debates Plan to Renovate Historic School Building.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Scott Elliott Apr. 21--Historic Roosevelt High School has a tantalizing opportunity for rebirth, if only a developer will come forward with the faith -- and the cash -- to make it happen. The Dayton school board Tuesday night...

Banks File Suit Against Kettering, Ohio-Based Audiovisual Equipment Firm.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 21--Seven large banks have filed suit accusing top executives of failed audiovisual equipment company MCSi Inc. of gross financial mismanagement and self-dealing that cheated lenders and investors. The banks,...

Ohio House Speaker Urges Overhaul of State's Business Tax System.
April 21, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Apr. 21--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Conceding that he is "kind of an optimistic person," House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, said on Tuesday that he wants the legislature to overhaul the state's business tax system...

Cincinnati-Based Provident Bank Says Earnings Rose.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 22--Provident Bank, soon to merge with National City Bank, on Wednesday reported a 5 percent earnings gain in the first quarter, while Bowling Green-based Sky Bank chalked up a huge gain due to the sale of an...

Versamark Sales Help Boost Parent Eastman Kodak's Profits.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 22--Eastman Kodak Co., the new owner of the Kodak Versamark digital printing equipment plant in Kettering, reported Wednesday that corporate net income more than doubled in the first quarter. The long-time film...

Kettering, Ohio-Based Auto Software Company Reports Profit Drop.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 22--KETTERING, Ohio -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. reported Wednesday that second-quarter net profit fell 2 percent to $26.3 million while sales dropped 2 percent to $249.5 million compared with a year ago. ...

Dayton, Ohio, Utility Settles Job-Bias Complaint.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Apr. 22--The Dayton Power and Light Co. has dropped its longtime policy of not hiring people who don't pay their own electric bills after the U.S. Labor Department found the policy discriminated against blacks. ...

Huffy Losses Continue, CEO Points to Internal Issues.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Apr. 23--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- The chief executive of Huffy Corp., a sporting goods retailer, told shareholders Thursday that last year's earnings fell below expectations because of internal problems, but the recent...

Forest Products Firm MeadWestvaco Trims First-Quarter Loss.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 23--An upsurge in late March sales helped MeadWestvaco Corp. chop an expected first-quarter loss to $2 million, or 1 cent per share, the forest products company reported Thursday. The consensus estimate of 13...

New Dayton, Ohio, Police Director Is Not Certified.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Lou Grieco Apr. 23--Dayton's new top cop isn't a cop, legally speaking. Julian Davis is the new director of police, named Wednesday night by City Manager Jim Dinneen. Though Davis said it was an honor to be the city's "chief,"...

Fairborn, Ohio, School Board Opts for Levy, but Amount Undecided.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Apr. 23--FAIRBORN, Ohio -- The Fairborn school board has until May 14 to decide what millage will be sought for an emergency operating levy that will be put on the ballot in August to avoid a $3.2 million deficit. ...

UnitedHealthCare Announces 3 Dayton, Ohio-Area Hospitals for Cardiac Care.
April 23, 2004... Apr. 23--MINNEAPOLIS -- Three Montgomery County hospitals are among the premium hospitals for heart care that UnitedHealthcare announced Thursday. They are Miami Valley, Good Samaritan and Kettering Medical Center, which includes Kettering and...

Miami County, Ohio, Board Delays Decision on Voting System.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 23--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County Board of Elections said it will wait as long as possible before making a decision on the type of system county voters will use to cast their ballots. Whatever system is...

Riverside, Ohio, Company Fined for Clean-Air Violations.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- Mullins Rubber Products, Inc. of Riverside was fined $450,000 Friday and its president sentenced to four months of home confinement for violations of federal air pollution laws. Under terms...

Trotwood, Ohio, and Mall Owner Fail to Gain Accord on Property Price.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Derek Ali Apr. 24--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- After reaching impasse with Salem Mall owners on a purchase price, Trotwood will attempt to acquire the property through a court-supervised eminent domain procedure. "The city had been...

Mortgage Rates on the Rise; Trend Doesn't Concern Experts.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Apr. 24--Mortgage rates are creeping up from historic lows, but economists say the housing market is still strong and the country is poised for economic growth. Home sales in Ohio and the Miami Valley broke...

Auto-Parts Maker Flex-N-Gate Deuer to Lay Off Its Moraine, Ohio, Workers.
April 24, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Apr. 24--Auto-parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate Deuer filed a notice with the state Thursday that it will lay off the current workforce of 145 at its Moraine location. According to Flex-N-Gate's Web site, the...

Dayton, Ohio, Aviation Heritage Group to Hold First Meeting.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Apr. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Aviation Heritage Foundation plans to hold its first full board meeting Tuesday, picking up the torch from the now-defunct federal commission that created it. The...

Dayton, Ohio, Barbershop Offers Little off Top, Look at the Past.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Apr. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- Downtown barber Bill Clark isn't old enough to remember when a shave and a haircut were two bits and barbershop spittoons were always handy. Nevertheless, Clark, 60, the sole remaining barber...