Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from April 2007

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from April 2007

CORRECTION: Standard Register reports $828,000 loss.(Financial report)
April 27, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 27--The story slugged DY-DOCUMENT-SVCS, moved by McClatchy-Tribune Regional News for Apr. 27, was incomplete. Please delete or kill the previous version and use the corrected one below. Standard Register...

CORRECTION: Qbase helps area hospitals make sense of their data.
April 27, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 27--The story slugged DY-HOSPITAL-DATA, moved by McClatchy-Tribune Regional News for Apr. 27, was incomplete. Please delete or kill the earlier version and use the corrected one below. Qbase helps area...

Profits fall, revenue up at NCR.(Financial report)
April 27, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 27--DAYTON -- NCR on Thursday reported a 17 percent decrease in first-quarter profits, but it also reported a 5 percent increase in revenue, compared to the same reporting period last year. The drop in...

Enhanced soybean reduces trans fat.
April 27, 2007... Byline: Ben Sutherly Apr. 27--EAST LIBERTY -- Jay Ackley is among the vanguard of Ohio farmers ordering up a new breed of soybeans whose processed oil contains less saturated and trans fats. And he wants fries on the side. Ackley,...

Income-tax increase on ballot.
April 26, 2007... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 26--TIPP CITY -- City officials say they have stretched available dollars as far as they will go while delaying an increasing number of capital projects. To raise more money, the city is asking voters on May...

Robbins, UTEK form alliance.
April 26, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 26--DAYTON -- Robbins & Myers Inc. is positioning itself for the technology of the future. Robbins & Myers and UTEK Corp. have entered into a technology acquisition alliance, both companies said Wednesday....

Toyota edges out GM in sales.
April 25, 2007... Apr. 25--VANDALIA -- -- For the first time, Toyota sold more cars and trucks globally than General Motors Corp. in the last quarter, the clearest sign yet that the Japanese company is on track to overtake its U.S. rival as the world's top...

Costs higher for regional 911 dispatch center.
April 24, 2007... Byline: James Cummings Apr. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- Capital expenditures to develop a county-wide 911 emergency dispatch center could cost about $3 million to $5 million more than is currently set aside for those purposes, committee members...

University of Dayton student pushes business collaboration.
April 24, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- In an era of cutthroat global competition, one University of Dayton MBA candidate insists that it's time to work together. Matthew Gordon, 22, has penned a research paper pushing just that...

Miami Valley Hospital to renovate, expand neonatal unit to tune of $19 million.
April 24, 2007... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Apr. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- Miami Valley Hospital announced a $19 million renovation and expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit Monday. The project, scheduled to begin next month and be completed in...

Seafood supplier suspends delivery.
April 24, 2007... Byline: Mark Fisher Apr. 24--SPRINGBORO, Ohio -- MidWest Seafood, one of the Dayton area's largest wholesale distributors of fish and shellfish, has suspended deliveries to local restaurants. "Saturday was the last day" to place an...

Standard Register pays for performance.
April 24, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- Standard Register executives take their jobs knowing they will be paid well -- but not extravagantly so, the company's general counsel said recently. New federal rules on disclosing...

Ohio to look for student loan improprieties.
April 24, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Apr. 24--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann stepped up an investigation into potential conflicts of interest and illegal activity in the student loan industry on Monday, asking 111 Ohio colleges and...

DP&L, contractor attend to tree trimming complaints.
April 24, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Apr. 24--HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County -- The chairman of the Siebenthaler Co. nursery business and a neighbor who is a retired landscape architect said a crew cutting tree limbs away from power lines damaged trees...

Hospital plans $19 million neonatal unit.
April 23, 2007... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Apr. 23--DAYTON -- Miami Valley Hospital announced a $19 million renovation and expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit Monday. Construction of the 51,000-square-foot project will begin early next...

World of absolute stillness relies on local man's clamps.
April 23, 2007... Byline: Jim Debrosse Apr. 23--OAKWOOD -- Suppliers of surgical devices know that individual patient's lives depend on the quality of their products. But for Charles Dinkler of Oakwood, the lives of two very special patients can hang in...

Head of Chase in Western Ohio talks about love of area, hopes for tomorrow.
April 22, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 22--It's only been two months since he took the helm of Chase in Western Ohio as president and chief executive officer, but Joey D. Williams said he's loving every minute of it and he is especially...

Oakwood touts site for NCR's spinoff.
April 21, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 21--DAYTON -- The city of Oakwood is vying to become the new headquarters of Teradata, a data warehousing moneymaker that NCR spun off in January. However, Dayton officials said the company hasn't...

European company to acquire Day.
April 21, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 21--DAYTON -- The Luxembourg-based Flint Group announced Friday an agreement in principle to acquire Day International, a Dayton-based producer of printing products with more than 100 years of business history...

Potential investor drops out of Delphi reorganization.
April 20, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 20--DAYTON -- As United Auto Workers officials prepare to address local Delphi workers today, it appears that one potential investor is dropping out of a planned cash infusion into the bankrupt auto parts maker....

Ohio's opportunity for wind power grows, new data show.
April 20, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 20--COLUMBUS -- New wind maps and data released Thursday show far greater potential for wind power in Ohio than previously thought, including prime areas north of Dayton and surrounding Springfield. A...

Blocking sled is winner in University of Dayton competition for business ideas.
April 19, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Apr. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- On a picture perfect spring day, Andy Harmon and Vince Pecoraro take turns smashing blocking sleds, linebacker-style, behind the University of Dayton's Roesch library. As they catch their...

County rejects zoning request for housing.
April 19, 2007... Byline: Nancy Bowman Apr. 19--MONROE TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- County commissioners' concerns about low water production on property near the Deer Cliff Run subdivision helped sink a land owner's request to rezone and divide 10 acres for two...

Officials fear higher levy still won't be enough.
April 19, 2007... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Apr. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Franz Hoge puts it in the plainest of terms: Even if Montgomery County voters approve a higher human services property tax levy in November it won't be enough to meet all the needs. ...

Former area man imprisoned for tax evasion.
April 19, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Budd Apr. 19--CINCINNATI -- A former Springboro man was ordered Wednesday to pay the Internal Revenue Service $759,539 and serve six months in federal prison for attempting to evade federal income taxes while running a...

Dayton-based electric supplies seller expanding.
April 18, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 18--DAYTON -- The startup of an office in Kentucky and the acquisition of another company's net assets could mean hitting the goal of $100 million in under three years for a Dayton-based, family-owned...

Court may take months to decide on DP&L rate hike.
April 18, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 18--COLUMBUS -- It could be months before some 450,000 consumers in the Dayton area know whether to expect an increase in their annual costs for electricity. The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday heard...

WSU group developing next wave in surfing.
April 16, 2007... Byline: Jim Debrosse Apr. 16--To plan a family trip to Yellowstone National Park using the Internet, you typically use an online search engine to find the best hotel rates and cheapest air fares. But what if a single computer query...

Pay-to-play ruling alarms Webcaster.
April 15, 2007... Byline: Dave Larsen Apr. 15--The annual cost of operating WOXY.com could more than double under new rates that Internet radio stations must pay to play music. "This absolutely would have killed WOXY as a stand-alone operation...

Take the sting out of tax time with these helpful hints.
April 13, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 13--Yes, many of us procrastinate in filing our taxes. But sometimes it's with good reason. "We're really one of the last ones every year to file," said Springboro resident Tim Huffman. Huffman,...

Vectren credits to gas customers validated.
April 12, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 12--The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday reaffirmed that Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio owed customers $6.5 million in overcharges, but customers won't see any of that on future bills because Vectren...

400-plus new jobs expected in Beavercreek.
April 10, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Apr. 10--BEAVERCREEK -- Computer Sciences Corp., the company chosen to direct a massive database modernization for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force as a whole, will move at least 600 and perhaps as...

Group fighting Wal-Mart superstore.
April 9, 2007... Byline: Steve Bennish Apr. 9--MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- A new Wal-Mart Supercenter near the Dayton Mall, which would replace an older Wal-Mart store on Springboro Pike, seemed a sure thing. But a challenge from a local...

Students go from class to cockpit.
April 8, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Apr. 8--DAYTON -- Commuter airlines and their major counterparts are looking for new pilots. So are cargo carriers, and airlines in rapidly developing China and India. As a result, business is good for Sinclair...

Gas prices make dramatic jump in just 24 hours.
April 7, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 7--DAYTON -- Summer break, a holiday weekend and the switch over from winter- to summer-fuel blends is driving up gas prices, according to industry officials. Motorists met with sticker shock Thursday...

Preen opens new digs in Oakwood.
April 6, 2007... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Apr. 6--OAKWOOD -- Nicole Gianuglou finally feels at home. Owner of Preen, a New York style beauty boutique, Gianuglou recently completed her move into a newly remodeled 1,200-square-foot store at the Shops of...

Consumers' group fights Vectren plan to pass on costs.
April 5, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 5--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Consumer's Counsel on Wednesday filed papers with the state opposing a Miami Valley natural gas provider's request to pass along to customers the cost of a state investigation...

Company succeeds with unique items.
April 5, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Successfully selling unique product lines is what prompted the expansion and more than 50 years of service of Dayton-based Karen Carson Creations. "We try to be kind of the Buick,...

Senator encouraged about base funding.
April 4, 2007... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Apr. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown on Tuesday reassured a group of Dayton business leaders that funding considered critical for carrying out infrastructure projects at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...

P&G Pet Care assures customers its pet food is safe.
April 4, 2007... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Apr. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- P&G Pet Care, maker of Iams and Eukanuba food brands, is working to reassure pet owners that its dry and wet pet foods now on local store shelves are safe. Full page advertisements...

Golden Nugget to reopen with pieces of both former locations.
April 4, 2007... Byline: Mark Fisher Apr. 4--KETTERING, Ohio -- Customers of the Golden Nugget in Kettering will see plenty of familiar faces when the restaurant reopens on Friday, while the owner of the China Cottage in Centerville promises that patrons...

High employee turnover forcing downtown eatery to close.
April 3, 2007... Byline: Mark Fisher Apr. 3--DAYTON -- The owner of the Breakfast Club Cafe -- a breakfast-and-lunch mainstay at South Main Street and South Patterson Boulevard for decades -- has closed the restaurant because, he said, he has been unable...

Ruling could cost utility companies billions.
April 3, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Apr. 3--Two rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday could eventually cost utility companies billions of dollars, energy experts said. By unanimous decision, the high court ruled against Charlotte,...

Report: Defense needs better development cycle.
April 3, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Apr. 3--The Department of Defense needs to reduce the time it takes to develop and deliver new weapons systems to save money for both new warplanes and older military aircraft that need maintenance, federal...

Predatory lending, little oversight create bad situation for homeowners.
April 1, 2007... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Apr. 1--More than ever in recent history, Ohio homeowners are at threat of loosing their homes through foreclosure -- a crisis officials say has been fueled by predatory lending and lax regulations. Although...