Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from August 2002

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from August 2002

Street Version of GM's Hummer Stops Traffic in Dayton, Ohio, Area.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 1--CENTERVILLE, Ohio--The new Hummer H2 can become a traffic hazard, according to those who sell them. The civilian update of the 20-year-old military vehicle has been known to stop traffic on test...

Moody's Considers Downgrade of Dayton, Ohio, Utility's Credit Rating.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 1--Moody's Investors Service Inc., one of the country's top corporate credit ratings agencies, said late Tuesday it is considering a downgrade of DPL Inc.'s debt ratings. Moody's said it decided to...

Franciscans Set Deadline for Bids on Former Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Kevin Lamb Aug. 1--DAYTON, Ohio--The Franciscan Sisters of the Poor set a September deadline Wednesday for the four entities that are interested in buying the nearly vacant Franciscan Medical Center campus. Agents for the...

Utility Says Natural Gas Prices in Dayton, Ohio, Remain Constant to Low.
August 1, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 1--Vectren Corp. announced Wednesday that natural gas prices for the next three months will be flat to slightly lower than a year ago. The typical household using natural gas for heating will save about 14...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Critics Say Steel Tariffs Assist One Industry, Hurt Others.
August 4, 2002... Byline: Tim Tresslar Aug. 4--Wren Industries Inc. President Michael Tanner thinks the Bush Administration had good intentions when it imposed tariffs in March to bolster the domestic steel industry. That doesn't mean he supports them....

Colonel Sanders Look-Alike Meets His Match at Ohio KFC Restaurant.
August 6, 2002... Byline: Dale Huffman Aug. 6--It was a bit awkward when two Colonel Sanders look-alikes met face to face in the West Carrollton KFC restaurant at 680 E. Central Ave. recently. "They have these big fake ferns in there," Bob Dunker of...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Automation Equipment Maker DT Industries to Adjust Earnings.
August 8, 2002... Byline: Tim Tresslar Aug. 8--DAYTON, Ohio--DT Industries, a maker of automation equipment for a variety of industries, will restate financial results spanning nearly four years because of accounting errors at a Pennsylvania subsidiary. ...

Kettering, Ohio, Auto Industry Supplier Buys Control of Auto Products Firm.
August 20, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 20--KETTERING, Ohio--Ernie Green Industries, Inc., a locally-based auto industry supplier, has purchased control of a South Carolina company that makes new technology plastic film automobile used as a substitute for...

Kettering, Ohio, Restaurant L'Auberge Hires American-Born Executive Chef.
August 22, 2002... Byline: Ann Heller Aug. 22--The Kettering restaurant l'Auberge is pinning its reputation on an American-born chef for the first time since it opened 23 years ago. Richard Demers is taking over as executive chef for the restaurant,...

Top Dayton, Ohio, Trial-Law Firm Changes Its Name.
August 22, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 22--DAYTON, Ohio--Faruki Gilliam & Ireland, one of Dayton's top litigation firms, has changed its name to Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L. The move reflects the departure of Armistead W. "Bill" Gilliam, a high...

Michigan-Based Bill Knapp's Chain Closes the Last of Its Restaurants.
August 22, 2002... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 22--The last of the Bill Knapp's restaurants, including a Beavercreek location, abruptly closed Tuesday, three months after the company filed for bankruptcy protection. In addition to the Beavercreek...

Fitch Ratings Downgrades Dayton, Ohio-Based DPL Inc.
August 22, 2002... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 22--DAYTON, Ohio--Fitch Ratings, one of the country's top three credit-rating agencies, said Monday that it downgraded DPL Inc.'s debt ratings, citing lower-than-expected energy prices and concerns about...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Health System to Pursue Bid for Medical Center.
August 22, 2002... Byline: Kevin Lamb Aug. 22--DAYTON, Ohio--Premier Health Partners has received authorization from its board of directors to pursue a bid for the nearly vacant Franciscan Medical Center campus, which is scheduled to be auctioned off within...

Dayton, Ohio-Based NCR Signs $20 Million ATM Deal with Bank of China.
August 22, 2002... Aug. 22--BEIJING--NCR Corp. said Monday it has signed a $20 million deal with Bank of China in which the Dayton-based company will provide automated teller machines to the bank. The bank already has more than 6,000 ATMs, and it intends to...

70-Year-Old Fairborn, Ohio-Based Tire Co. Offers One-Stop Shop for Auto Work.
August 23, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 23--FAIRBORN, Ohio--As gasoline service stations gradually disappear, replaced by gas-and-go stores, John L. Marshall of Grismer Tire Co. sees opportunity. Motorists still need a handy place that can fix a flat,...

Ohio Commission Approves Vectren Corp.'s Natural Gas Deregulation Plan.
August 23, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 23--COLUMBUS, Ohio--The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Thursday approved Vectren Corp.'s plan for natural gas deregulation to begin Jan. 1, 2003, in Dayton and the Miami Valley. Under Vectren's Energy...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Retailer Announces $1.7 Million Second-Quarter Loss.
August 23, 2002... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 23--MORAINE, Ohio--Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. said Thursday that cost-reduction and inventory-management programs helped the company narrow its second quarter losses. But the company also said it experienced...

Dayton, Ohio, Warehouse Is Sold at Auction, May Be Home to Offices.
August 23, 2002... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 23--DAYTON, Ohio--Webster Station Warehouse was sold at auction Thursday to a local cabinet-making company. Craig Vaughn, executive vice president of Vaughn Interior Concepts and American Casework,...

Baseball Strike Would Affect Other Downtown Cincinnati Businesses.
August 26, 2002... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 26--CINCINNATI--Helen Thomas' baseball card store undergoes a transformation when the Cincinnati Reds play a home baseball game. Instead of downtown workers looking for a lottery ticket or a newspaper, her...

Centerville, Ohio, Bartender Tries to Break World Record of 15 Days Behind Bar.
August 27, 2002... Byline: Dale Huffman Aug. 27--An exercise in perseverance in Centerville just might put bartender Leon Smith into the Guinness Book of World Records. Smith, 28, is trying to spend more than 14 days behind the bar at Bargos Grill & Tap,...

New, Existing Home Sales Rise in July with Help of Low Mortgage Rates.
August 27, 2002... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 27--The housing market remained strong throughout July as low interest rates created an increase in new and existing home sales, especially in the Midwest. New-home sales in July jumped 6.7 percent from June...

Survey Predicts New Jobs in Dayton, Ohio, but Not as Many as Last Year.
August 27, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 27--DAYTON, Ohio--The outlook for jobs in the Dayton area will be positive this fall but less optimistic than last year, according to a survey by Manpower Inc., a staffing service. Twenty-eight percent of...

Ohio Board Puts Nearly $40 Million toward Cleaning Contaminated Sites.
August 27, 2002... Byline: Kristy Eckert Aug. 27--COLUMBUS, Ohio--The state Controlling Board on Monday approved nearly $40 million in spending to clean up brownfields around the state, including the former GHR foundry site in Dayton. This is the first...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Doctors Stage Rally to Push for Tort Reform.
August 28, 2002... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Aug. 28--DAYTON, Ohio--While Dayton-area physicians claim they don't have a cure for the rising costs of medical liability insurance, they suggested a treatment plan at a public rally Tuesday. "For us, tort...

Chairman of Paper Company MeadWestvaco Plans to Retire.
August 28, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 28--Jerome F. "Jerry" Tatar, who pushed Dayton-based Mead Corp. into a "merger of equals" with Westvaco Corp. in January, announced retirement plans Tuesday. Tatar, 55, said he will step down as board chairman...

Restaurants Will Be Part of Wal-Mart's Kettering, Ohio, Site.
August 28, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 28--KETTERING, Ohio--Two restaurants, including an upscale steak house, and a strip shopping center will join the Super Wal-Mart store under construction at West Dorothy Lane and South Dixie Highway, according to...

Moraine, Ohio, Retailer Says It Has Met Its Cost-Cutting Goals.
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 29--DAYTON, Ohio--The chief executive of Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. said Wednesday the company has met its goals so far for cutting expenses, even though some of those cuts have been difficult. Byron...

Atlanta-Based Sandwich Chain to Enter Dayton Area.
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 29--A master franchiser of Roly Poly brand rolled sandwich restaurants is entering the Dayton market and hopes to sell 26 franchised locations during the next two years. Thomas Coyle, president of Shamrock...

Agency Downgrades Debt Rating of Dayton, Ohio, Utility.
August 29, 2002... Aug. 29--Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Wednesday it cut DPL Inc.'s senior unsecured debt rating because of risks associated with the company's $1 billion investment portfolio and weak wholesale energy prices. New York-based Moody's,...

Dayton, Ohio, Development Director Sees Area on 'Upswing'.
August 30, 2002... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 30--DAYTON, Ohio--Donna Buchheit admits she'll have an ambitious goal to meet when she begins work at the Dayton Development Coalition in September. Buchheit and the staff she will assemble will manage...

Former Montgomery County, Ohio, Treasury Worker Pleads Guilty to Theft.
August 30, 2002... Byline: Wes Hills Aug. 30--DAYTON, Ohio--A former employee of the Montgomery County Treasurer pleaded guilty Thursday to theft in office for cashing more than $10,000 in property tax checks and pocketing the cash. Bonita Lashawn Smith,...