Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from August 2003

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from August 2003

Kettering, Ohio, Builder, Ben Wenzler, Dies at 79.
August 29, 2003... Byline: Mara Lee Aug. 29--KETTERING, Ohio--Ben Wenzler, a builder since he returned from World War Il, was still making plans the day before he died Aug. 19. He had long wanted to build an assisted living center near the...

Foreign Competition Tops Concerns during Roundtable in Kettering, Ohio.
August 29, 2003... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Aug. 29--KETTERING, Ohio--Local business executives brought a litany of concerns to Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, at a business roundtable held Thursday at the National Composite Center. Expensive health care and...

Miami County, Ohio, Backs Delay in Determining Transit System Operator.
August 29, 2003... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 29--TROY, Ohio--Miami County officials said a delay in a recommendation on who should operate the county's new urban public transit system was appropriate to ensure complete bid review, and a successful program...

Record Number of Motorists Expected to Hit Roads This Weekend.
August 28, 2003... Aug. 28--An early Labor Day weekend is expected to spur heavy highway travel with motorists growling at higher-than-ever gasoline prices. Folks who elect to stay home for the weekend, fortunately, will find plenty to keep themselves busy. ...

Coach Helps Centerville, Ohio, Contractor Build Business.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 28--SPRINGBORO, Ohio--Home builder Newt Bartel stands in the kitchen of a nearly finished brick ranch on the rolling acres of Stone Ridge subdivision, discussing paint colors with an eager young couple. The...

American Indian-Owned Montana Tech Firm Opens Dayton, Ohio, Office.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 28--Greg DuMontier's plan to bring technology jobs to the mountains of Montana may not have fit with the profile of the typical high-tech start-up of the late 1990s. Neither did the idea of having American...

Dayton, Ohio, Transit Authority Considers Independent Audit of Operations.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Mike Wagner Aug. 28--DAYTON, Ohio--Trustees of the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority are considering hiring a private company to conduct a performance audit of the agency's operations rather than using auditors employed...

Dayton, Ohio, Transit Authority Revives Trolley Plan.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Dale Dempsey Aug. 28--DAYTON, Ohio--The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority has revived a plan to put a Heritage Rail Trolley, looking very much like the ones Orville and Wilbur Wright rode to Huffman Prairie, through...

Emerson Makes Management Changes at Dayton, Ohio, Refrigeration Subsidiary.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 28--Emerson Electric Co. announced a handful of senior management changes Wednesday at its Sidney-based Copeland Corp. subsidiary, a maker of refrigeration and air-conditioning compressors. St....

Judge Rejects Challenge to Miami County, Ohio, Landfill Pact.
August 28, 2003... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 28--TROY, Ohio--A Miami County judge Wednesday rejected a challenge of the county's award of its trash landfill contract to an Indiana landfill. Judge Robert Lindeman found the county commissioners did not...

Sales of Previously Owned House Soar in Dayton, Ohio, Area.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 27--House-hunters closed on a record-setting number of houses in July, but increasing interest rates persuaded many to shun new houses and seek those previously owned. New houses in July sold at a 1.17...

Miamisburg, Ohio-Based Advertising Agencies to Expand.
August 27, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 27--MIAMISBURG, Ohio--Chisano Marketing, one of the Dayton area's top advertising agencies, is expanding into Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Tom Chisano, chief operating officer, said the firm has hired Dixie...

AK Steel Suspends 11 Workers Following Fatal Middletown, Ohio, Crane Accident.
August 27, 2003... Aug. 27--MIDDLETOWN, Ohio--AK Steel Corp. has suspended 11 workers -- including five subject to possible discharge -- in the crane accident July 10 that killed a worker at its Middletown Works, a union official said Tuesday. Ed Shelley,...

Xenia, Ohio, Theater Board Appoints New Top Directors.
August 26, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 26--XENIA, Ohio--The board of trustees of First Frontier Inc., producer of the outdoor drama Blue Jacket in Xenia, announced Monday the appointments of new top directors. The restructuring follows the...

Better Dating Bureau Helps Separate Peaches from Lemons.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Dan Cox Aug. 22--Horror stories about blind dates are beginning to be replaced by horror stories about Internet dating services. The services, which act as personal ads online, are growing in popularity, but how do you know...

Claims Being Accepted for Heart Medicine Settlement.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Kevin Lamb Aug. 22--People who bought the heart medicine Cardizem CD or its generic equivalent from Jan. 1, 1998, through Jan. 29, 2003, may be entitled to compensation due to a settlement between drug manufacturers and the 50...

Englewood, Ohio, Pizza Operation Is Family Affair.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 22--ENGLEWOOD, Ohio--Kim Conklin worked for a major employment agency for 16 years when she decided to be her own boss. Now everyone who stops by Mombo's Pizza & Subs, 320 W. National Road, is her boss and...

Jif, Crisco Sales Boosts Income 61 Percent for Orrville, Ohio-Based Smucker.
August 22, 2003... Aug. 22--ORRVILLE, Ohio--The J.M. Smucker Co. Thursday said net income soared 61 percent in its latest quarter as the Jif peanut butter and Crisco shortening brands added to revenue. The brands, acquired in April 2002 from Procter &...

Middletown, Ohio, Grants Tax Abatement for Excelsior Steel.
August 22, 2003... Aug. 22--MIDDLETOWN, Ohio--The City Council approved an urban enterprise zone tax abatement for Excelsior Steel Processing. The 75 percent abetment on the company's investments will last for five years. The Toronto-based company will...

Air Force Changes Give More Acquisition Clout to Dayton, Ohio-Area Base.
August 21, 2003... Aug. 21--The Air Force late Wednesday announced a sweeping reorganization of its acquisition management structure that will give Wright-Patterson Air Force Base more direct oversight of most aircraft acquisition programs. The change will...

Big Lots Says Charges Led to Loss.
August 21, 2003... Aug. 21--COLUMBUS, Ohio--Big Lots Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a second-quarter loss, hurt by $6.4 million in charges, mainly on settlement of an overtime suit in California, but the company backed guidance for the balance of the year. ...

Huffy Names New President-Chief Operating Officer.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 21--MIAMISBURG, Ohio--Huffy Corp. said Wednesday its board of directors elected Paul R. D'Aloia, a six-year Huffy veteran, to the positions of president and chief operating officer. Don R. Graber,...

Standards Registration Firm Moves to Downtown Dayton, Ohio.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 21--DAYTON, Ohio--EAGLE Registrations opened a new office in downtown Dayton Wednesday, moving its headquarters from Kettering to the Kettering Tower. Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin, Downtown Dayton...

Crowds Fill New Dayton, Ohio, Wal-Mart.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 21--A few shoppers positioned themselves by the door of Wal-Mart's 210,430 square-foot Supercenter as early as 10:45 p.m. Tuesday in anticipation of grand opening specials. The 24-hour store at 1701 W....

Delphi Opens Talks with Union.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 20--Delphi Corp. and the Miami Valley's largest union opened national contract negotiations Tuesday, the same day an independent arbitrator handed the union a major victory in a labor dispute at two...

MetLife Cuts 35 from Dayton, Ohio-Area Payroll.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 20--MIAMI TWP., Ohio--MetLife Inc., which operates a regional insurance headquarters at 9797 Springboro Pike, this week notified 35 employees that their jobs will be moved elsewhere. The change, effective...

Jacksonville Center, Ohio, RV Maker to Spend $46 Million for Motor Home Unit.
August 20, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 20--JACKSON CENTER, Ohio--Thor Industries Inc. announced Tuesday it has agreed to purchase an Elkhart, Ind.-based motor home manufacturer for $46 million. Jackson Center-based Thor, a maker of...

Entrepreneur to Speak on Business Issues in Vandalia, Ohio.
August 19, 2003... Aug. 19--VANDALIA, Ohio--Entrepreneur Kelly J. Glasser, president of Exhibit Concepts Inc., will host the Ohio Area Action Council of the National Federation of Independent Business and U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, today to discuss...

Tax-Evasion Case Trial Opens in Dayton, Ohio.
August 19, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 19--DAYTON, Ohio--Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in the criminal trial of former investment adviser Mark W. May on six counts of federal income tax evasion. The proceedings will begin at 9 a.m. and...

Former MCSi CEO Countersues for $10 Million.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 12--KETTERING, Ohio--Former MCSi Inc. President and Chief Executive Michael E. Peppel has countersued MCSi for at least $10 million claiming the company broke a separation agreement he signed shortly...

Moraine, Ohio, Accounting Firm Opens Mergers, Acquisitions Operation.
August 11, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 11--MORAINE, Ohio--Battelle & Battelle LLP, one of the Dayton area's oldest accounting firms, has started a mergers and acquisitions operation, adding to Battelle's portfolio of business services and,...

Kettering, Ohio, Broker Helps Firms Sort through Health Insurance.
August 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 10--KETTERING, Ohio--A new name is posted at 3931 S. Dixie Drive, where the Dayton Power and Light Co. previously helped customers and, before that, Amcast Industrial Corp. managed foundries. McGohan Brabender...

Dayton, Ohio, Downtown's Condo Boomlet Continues.
August 9, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 9--DAYTON, Ohio--On Fridays, the future residents of Cooper Lofts gather at East Second and North Jefferson streets to check on their new homes. Real estate broker Judy Seubert calls the gatherings...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Apartment Complex Slated for Demolition.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Aug. 8--DAYTON, Ohio--After $4.39 million in federal loans and more in tax giveaways, the Kings Crossing apartment complex has run out of rebirths. Demolition of the 298-unit, privately owned townhouse...

Moraine, Ohio, General Motors Plant Rolls Out New Buick SUV.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Aug. 8--MORAINE, Ohio--General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant on Thursday starting shipping the all-new Buick Rainier to dealerships nationwide. After several months of pilot production, which...

Clark County, Ohio, Cattle Farm on Cusp of Obtaining Permits.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Ben Sutherly Aug. 8--Five years after reopening without regulatory oversight, Ohio's largest cattle farm is on the cusp of obtaining permits from the state Department of Agriculture. The department issued draft permits this...

Severed Phone Line Temporarily Shuts Down Dayton, Ohio, Internet Provider.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 8--DAYTON, Ohio--A severed telephone trunk line shut down operations temporarily at Dayton99, a local Internet service provider with customers around Ohio. James Evans, owner of Dayton99, formerly...

Rehabilitation of Harrison Twp., Ohio, Shopping center Moves Forward.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Aug. 8--HARRISON TWP., Ohio--Enhancements to Forest Park Shopping Center show signs of life after five years. "The township is really delighted this is moving forward," Marlyn Flee, township administrator,...

President of Dayton, Ohio, Hospitals Will Resign.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Kevin Lamb Aug. 7--DAYTON, Ohio--Joseph Krella will resign as president of the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association next month to take a similar job with the Utah Hospital Association. "It's an opportunity to be involved...

Heart Hospital Operator MetCath Sees Quarterly Income Plunge.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 7--CHARLOTTE, N.C.--MedCath Corp., a medical services chain that operates the Dayton Heart Hospital, reported Wednesday that fiscal third quarter net income plunged to $778,000, or 4 cents per share, compared to...

Piqua, Ohio, Expects Revival along Retail Corridor.
August 7, 2003... Byline: Ben Sutherly Aug. 7--PIQUA, Ohio--Reuse of the former Roberds store and redevelopment of the former Rax site are the latest signs of this city's revitalized retail trade along U.S. 36 east of Interstate 75. Discount...