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

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

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business people column.
August 2, 2004... Aug. 2--CHERNESKY, HEYMAN & KRESS P.L.L., Dayton: Susan D. Solle has joined the firm. Solle, a Dayton native, practices in the areas of business and employment law. She received herJuris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law in...

Sidney, Ohio-based company benefits from energy-saving scroll.
August 2, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 2--SIDNEY, Ohio -- In January, a federal appeals court reinstated the Clinton administration's central air conditioner and heat pump standard, ruling that the Bush administration violated the law when it rolled...

Ohio utility DPL files long-delayed annual report.
August 2, 2004... Aug. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. said Monday it will resume regular quarterly dividends after the company files its long-delayed annual report, as well as its first-quarter and second-quarter earnings reports, with the Security and Exchange...

Cincinnati's Fifth Third Bancorp agrees to buy Florida bank.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- Fifth Third Bancorp, operator of the largest bank in the Dayton market, said Monday it has agreed to buy First National Bankshares of Florida, Inc. in a stock swap valued at $1.58 billion. ...

Dayton, Ohio-based manufacturer Amcast completes sale of assets.
August 3, 2004... Aug. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- Amcast Industrial Corp. said Monday it has completed the sale of most of the assets of its Flow Control operation. The sale was made to a U.S. subsidiary of the Dutch group Aalberts Industries N.V. The sale was made...

Agreement may end Tipp City, Ohio, canal boat dispute.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 3--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- The City Council on Monday approved an agreement it hopes will end a dispute with a downtown businessman and get the Marguerite II canal boat replica off city land. The council voted 6-0...

Ohio utility DPL plans to resume dividends.
August 3, 2004... Aug. 3--DPL Inc. said Monday it will resume regular quarterly dividends after it files a long-delayed annual report, as well as its first-quarter and second-quarter earnings reports, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But DPL...

Dayton, Ohio-area clean-air chief calls EPA plan a setback.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Aug. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- The director of the Regional Air Pollution Control Agency took part in a teleconference Monday with three environmental groups fighting the way the U.S. EPA is regulating old, coal-fired...

LexisNexis agrees to sponsor American Bar Association section.
August 3, 2004... Aug. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- LexisNexis U.S. and the American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice on Monday announced that LexisNexis will be the section's primary corporate sponsor. LexisNexis will provide the section...

Strong sales boosts numbers for RV manufacturer Thor Industries.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 3--JACKSON CENTER, Ohio -- Thor Industries, one of the nation's largest manufacturers of recreational vehicles and midsize buses, reported Tuesday that fourth-quarter sales increased 48 percent. Sales were...

Dayton, Ohio-area transit authority set to open director search.
August 3, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Aug. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- Minnie Fells Johnson is not seeking a new contract and will end her 14-year tenure at the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority once her contract expires in June 2005. "You have...

GM has record SUV sales in July.
August 4, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- General Motors Corp. had its best sales month of the year in July, with deliveries of sport utility vehicles, including those built at the company's Moraine Assembly plant, climbing 11 percent....

Private investment firm buys Vandalia, Ohio-based baby products maker.
August 5, 2004... Byline: LaToya Thompson Aug. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- An affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has sold Vandalia-based Evenflo Co. Inc. to Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity investment firm. KKR is not disclosing terms of...

Dayton, Ohio, ethics panel says firms must self-regulate.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Aug. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- New regulatory standards have improved workplace ethics considerably, but conscientious leadership and self-regulation are still the keys to preserving corporate integrity, said Raj Soin,...

Miami County, Ohio, trash pact attracts 4 bidders.
August 5, 2004... Aug. 5--TROY, Ohio -- Four companies are bidding on a five-year contract to haul Miami County's trash to an Indiana landfill. The County Commission voted in July to terminate a contract awarded last year and rebid because of differing...

Dayton, Ohio, council still backs downtown levy.
August 5, 2004... Aug. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton's City Commission renewed its support Wednesday for a special downtown property tax that supports the Downtown Dayton Partnership. The Partnership is seeking renewal of a five-year assessment to downtown...

Judge dismisses suit against Troy, Ohio, over sewer line contract.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 5--TROY, Ohio -- A Miami County judge has dismissed a Xenia contractor's lawsuit seeking more than $335,000 from the city of Troy in a dispute over a contract for a sanitary sewer line installed in 1993. ...

Dayton, Ohio-based tax service flourishes.
August 5, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- An income tax service started by an emigre fleeing war in East Africa is one of Dayton's most successful new businesses. Now even faster growth is forecast as the company begins selling franchises...

Miami County, Ohio, to decide on Troy annexation request within 30 days.
August 6, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 6--TROY, Ohio -- Nearly two months after starting a public hearing on a request to annex 288 acres to Troy's northeast side, the Miami County commissioners finished the hearing Thursday without receiving many more...

Williams-Sonoma to open soon in Beavercreek, Ohio.
August 6, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 6--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- The local cooking equipment and dinnerware market will heat up Saturday when Williams-Sonoma Inc. opens its first Dayton-area store. Williams-Sonoma is opening the 4,000-square-foot...

Operations merger cuts 600 MeadWestvaco jobs.
August 7, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 7--DAYTON, Ohio -- MeadWestvaco Corp. announced that it will consolidate operations of its Dayton-based Consumer and Office Products Group across the United States and cut 600 jobs by closing plants in Missouri and...

New banking technology means end of check writer's 'floatation' period.
August 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- In late October, checking accounts will change quietly but significantly and bank customers will see their money zip away faster. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, called "Check...

Former Air Force pilot offers air taxi service based in Dayton, Ohio.
August 9, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Aug. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- When Andrew Probert took early retirement from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2000, the economy was booming and the former Air Force pilot figured he could start a second career flying...

Centerville, Ohio-based apartment buildings operator changes name.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 10--CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Connor & Murphy Properties, apartment owners and managers in four states, has changed its name to the Connor Group to reflect the revised ownership of the $500 million firm. Larry...

First lady talks up tax cuts during Toledo, Ohio, visit.
August 10, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Aug. 10--TOLEDO, Ohio -- First lady Laura Bush praised her husband's tax cuts and policies that she said fuel economic growth and create opportunities for women entrepreneurs. "President Bush created an...

Ohio Farmer's Union says wait to approve new large farms until impact is known.
August 10, 2004... Aug. 10--ROSS TWP., Greene County, Ohio -- The president of the Ohio Farmer's Union on Monday called for a moratorium on new large livestock and poultry farms until government officials get a better handle on environmental impact. "We need...

Union, Kroger ratify labor pact.
August 11, 2004... Aug. 11--CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The Kroger Co. and UFCW Local 227 announced Wednesday that a new four-year labor agreement has been ratified. The agreement, which covers approximately 10,000 Kroger employees in parts of Kentucky and southern...

Clinton County, Ohio, man blames phone charges on Internet scam.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 11--MIDLAND, Ohio -- James Penwell, a retiree in this Clinton County hamlet, has $500 in bogus long-distance calls to Afghanistan on his phone bill. He blames Internet scammers. Penwell can't persuade Verizon,...

Senior workers choose to delay retirement; some for money, some to keep busy.
August 11, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Aug. 11--BELLBROOK, Ohio -- Evie Bochkay turned 86 on July 13, but she still works six days a week as a cashier at Bellbrook's Frisch's restaurant and another half-day a week doing bookkeeping for Graphic Design...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business briefs column.
August 12, 2004... Aug. 12--AIRPORT TO GET DELTA FLIGHT SCHOOL: A national aviation training program won approval Wednesday to move to Dayton International Airport. The City Commission approved a $70,000-per-year lease with Delta Connection Academy, a...

Bob Evans Farms sees earnings fall.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bob Evans Farms Inc., a restaurant operator and food packager, reported Wednesday that fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 26 percent to $14.2 million, while per-share earnings fell 27...

Moraine, Ohio, engine plant helps GM grab share of truck market.
August 12, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 12--MORAINE, Ohio -- On Main Line C at the DMAX diesel engine plant, Clevon Bell of Dayton finished attaching an injector to a diesel engine block. He passed his work on to Stuart Douglas of Dayton for...

Foreclosure sales soar across Ohio.
August 12, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Aug. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio --The number of Ohioans who lost their homes at sheriff sales caused by foreclosures skyrocketed in 2003, with Montgomery County emerging with the highest rate of sales among the state's...

CVS to move from Main Street location in Dayton, Ohio, to Courthouse Crossings.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 13--CVS pharmacy has outgrown its downtown Main Street location and is moving to a spot in Courthouse Crossings at Second and Ludlow streets. CVS will be the fourth tenant in the restaurant and retail center...

Donut Haus to expand menu, offer more goodies in Dayton, Ohio, area.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 13--Donut retailer and wholesaler Mike Hemmert thought he'd be doing big business from a second Donut Haus location in Englewood by this time. But tragedy intervened. An acute illness in the family forced...

Dayton, Ohio-based information management company lays off 135.
August 13, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 13--DAYTON -- In a bid to become a leaner, more efficient company, Standard Register laid off 135 people during the past two weeks. "Standard Register has continued to take action to simplify the business...

Applebee's plans restaurant for Kettering, Ohio.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 18--KETTERING, Ohio -- An Applebee's restaurant will likely be the next addition to the restaurants and retail development on the corner of East Dorothy Lane and Woodman Center Drive in Kettering. ...

Dayton, Ohio, building materials firm reports second-quarter losses.
August 18, 2004... Aug. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton Superior Corp., a maker and distributor of metal accessories and forms used in concrete and masonry construction, said second-quarter losses widened because of a slower-than-expected recovery in the construction...

Four candidates make final cut for Xenia, Ohio, city manager position.
August 18, 2004... Aug. 18--XENIA, Ohio -- They started off with 92, narrowed the list down to 25 city manager candidates and then down to 10. Now there are four finalists for Xenia city manager. The seven-member city manager screening committee released...

Sewage spills spur Sugarcreek, Ohio, officials to call for development halt.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Aug. 18--SUGARCREEK TWP., Ohio -- Sugarcreek Twp. trustees are talking with officials in Washington and Clearcreek Twp., and in Centerville, Kettering, and Bellbrook, to unite in a common effort to impose a...

Dayton, Ohio-based insurance firm stays busy, plans growth.
August 18, 2004... Aug. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Terrorist attacks, bankruptcies and hurricanes are the unexpected and unpredictable elements that make the insurance industry challenging. After 69 years in business, Brower Insurance Agency, 110 N. Main St., has...

New York Stock Exchange stops trading of Miamisburg, Ohio, sporting goods firm.
August 18, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 18--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- The New York Stock Exchange on Monday suspended trading of Huffy Corp. stock and said it will take steps to have the sporting goods company removed from the exchange. The trading...

Tipp City, Ohio, rejects developer's bid to lift construction limits.
August 18, 2004... Aug. 18--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- A developer's offer to delay housing construction for 26 months wasn't enough to convince the City Council to support residential zoning for 60 acres at Evanston Road and County Road 25A. The council Monday...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business briefs.
August 19, 2004... Aug. 19--YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- BOARD TO EASE TAXES TO AID MALL DEVELOPMENT: The Greene Town Center, a proposed $180 million open-air mall/entertainment complex, took another step toward reality Wednesday when the Greene County Career Center...

Indiana-based utility readies natural gas price increases.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Level-billing customers of Vectren Corp. may get a jolt this month when renewal statements arrive and show price hikes of 15 to 20 percent or more. Prices on the national market have remained...

Dayton, Ohio-based realty firm hires new executive to run downtown properties.
August 19, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 19--David M. Williams, former managing member of the Webster Station Development Group, will join Hutchins Commercial Realty Ltd. as the vice president of development services. Williams helped develop...

Survey shows satellite TV customers happier than cable users.
August 19, 2004... Aug. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Subscribers to satellite TV service are more satisfied than subscribers to cable TV, says a California-based research firm that largely known for its automotive satisfaction reports. J.D. Power and Associates...

Family Video adds outlet in Dayton, Ohio.
August 19, 2004... Aug. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Movie fanatics and video-game lovers soon will have another Dayton store catering to their rental needs. Family Video, the largest privately owned movie and game retailer in the United States and the fourth largest...

Air Force commander brings strong operational background to new post.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Aug. 20--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The next head of the Air Force Materiel Command will continue the Air Force's trend of putting generals with strong operational backgrounds in the top spot of the...

Ohio lawsuit charges Best Buy of unfair and deceptive acts.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 20--Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Minnesota-based Best Buy Co. Inc., alleging unfair and deceptive acts and practices by the electronics retailer. The lawsuit, filed in...

Developer seeks investor for final phase of Vandalia, Ohio, project.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 20--VANDALIA, Ohio -- Nearly 30 years after he bought 50 acres of open land off National Road in Vandalia, Don Stout still hopes he can find an investor to make his last dream for the property come true. ...

Dayton, Ohio-area gas prices may reach $2 per gallon.
August 20, 2004... Aug. 20--Gasoline prices in the Dayton area approached $2 per gallon Thursday as the price of crude oil reached a record high of nearly $49 a barrel. The price of crude is 59 percent higher than a year ago and has spiked by almost 31...

Montgomery County, Ohio, jobless rate edges up to 7 percent.
August 20, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 20--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The unemployment rate in Montgomery County rose to 7 percent in July, up from 6.4 percent in June and 6.8 percent a year earlier, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported. ...

Delta's new Cincinnati prices still higher than Dayton, Ohio, fares.
August 21, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Aug. 21--DAYTON, Ohio -- Air travelers buying a last-minute Delta ticket could pay nearly twice as much to leave from Cincinnati than they would pay to fly out of Dayton, even with the new fares Delta Air Lines...

Grand jury indicts ex-member of Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund board.
August 21, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Aug. 21--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A Franklin County grand jury Friday indicted retired Dayton police detective Thomas Bennett on theft and ethics charges related to Bennett's time on the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund...

Dayton, Ohio, property owners, downtown partnership group spar.
August 22, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 22--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Downtown Dayton Partnership, the business group that fostered popular renewal projects including RiverScape and the Dayton Dragons ballpark, is asking for another five years of funding. ...

Overtime changes set to go into effect; millions could lose premium pay.
August 22, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 22--DAYTON, Ohio -- Just before the Christmas manufacturing rush in 1948, and a year before the Fair Labor Standards Act was amended, workers at Huffman Manufacturing Co., predecessor to Miamisburg-based Huffy...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business briefs column.
August 23, 2004... Aug. 23--DARKE COUNTY GETS $221,400 GRANT: Darke County will receive a $221,400 grant for an economic development expansion project for Ross Medford Farms LLC, State Development Director Bruce Johnson has announced. The $12.4 million...

Official praises Miami County, Ohio, emergency plan.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 23--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County is ahead of many Ohio counties in emergency preparations because one center handles communications with all of the county's emergency services agencies. Dale Shipley, Ohio...

Kerry's wife criticizes Republicans' health care plan.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Aug. 23--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- America needs a health care system that is focused on preventative medicine, improved access and lower costs, Teresa Heinz Kerry told a labor group here Monday. Heinz Kerry touted a...

Xenia, Ohio, company gives pilots-in-training real-life feel for war.
August 23, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Aug. 23--XENIA, Ohio -- Training military pilots for combat is the latest challenge tackled by Barco Simulation, a Belgian-owned company in Xenia that develops and manufactures visual display products. Barco,...

Centerville, Ohio, schools superintendent will likely announce retirement.
August 23, 2004... Aug. 23--CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Centerville School Superintendent Frank DePalma is expected to announce later today that he is retiring, effective Jan. 1. The school board is to accept his retirement at its Aug. 23 meeting and appoint Gary...

Dayton, Ohio-area automotive components maker sells division to Cleveland firm.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- Amcast Industrial Corp., a Washington Twp.-based maker of automotive components and copper and brass plumbing supplies, said Monday it sold the assets of its aluminum components business to...

GM shows off mid-size sport utility vehicle to be made in Moraine, Ohio.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- General Motors Corp., in an effort to stay competitive in the mid-size sport utility market, on Sunday unveiled the 2005 Envoy Denali, which will be built at the Moraine Assembly Plant and...

Dayton, Ohio, utility parent DPL sues former top executives.
August 24, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 24--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc., holding company for the Dayton Power and Light Co. and MVE Inc., a subsidiary, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Peter H. Forster, the former chairman and consultant for the company;...

Chairman of Cincinnati-based American Financial Group names sons co-CEOs.
August 25, 2004... Aug. 25--Carl Lindner, chairman and chief executive officer of American Financial Group Inc., said Wednesday that two of his sons will become the company's new co-CEOs as part of a succession plan. He said that Carl H. Lindner III and S....

New pilot training center to be unveiled at Dayton, Ohio, airport.
August 25, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Aug. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- Neither Hurricane Charley nor Delta Air Lines' financial woes have managed to foil plans by Sinclair Community College and Delta's subsidiary flight academy to open a pilot training...

Xenia, Ohio, residents can meet city manager candidates.
August 25, 2004... Byline: Amelia Robinson Aug. 25--XENIA, Ohio -- People in Xenia can meet the next city manager before he is hired. The four finalists for the position will give five-minute presentations during a special Xenia Chamber of Commerce Toast...

Dayton, Ohio, home sales decline from June's blistering pace.
August 25, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 25--Although July produced the third-best national pace on record for the sale of previously owned homes, the red-hot market may be cooling as fall approaches. Nationally, existing single-family home sales...

Vandalia, Ohio-based Iams opens veterinary MRI operation in North Carolina.
August 25, 2004... Aug. 25--RALEIGH, N.C. -- Vandalia-based Iams Company announced Tuesday the opening of a state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging center on the campus of North Carolina State University. The Iams Pet Imaging Center is the first corporate...

Parent of Dayton, Ohio, power firm sues 3 former executives.
August 25, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Aug. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc., the parent of Dayton Power and Light Co., on Tuesday sued three former top executives, claiming they ignored their duties and abused their positions to defraud the company of $33...

MT Picture in Troy, Ohio, finishes line upgrade to make TV cathode ray tubes.
August 25, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Aug. 25--TROY, Ohio -- MT Picture Display Corp. of America on Tuesday announced completion of $3.8 million in modifications to one of its production lines, enabling it to make a 32-inch cathode ray tube for digital...

Wilberforce, Ohio, university names financial officer.
August 25, 2004... Aug. 25--WILBERFORCE, Ohio -- Central State University has named a former university trustee and former bank executive, Mervyn L. Alphonso, vice president for administration and chief financial officer. CSU President John W. Garland said...

Neighbors oppose Dayton, Ohio, bar's transfer of liquor license.
August 26, 2004... Aug. 26--Longtime club owner Dennis Stewart faces city and neighborhood opposition to his effort to transfer his liquor license and the Walnut Hills bar three blocks south of its location at 1001 Brown St. Stewart wants to relocate to...

Retailer Bon-Ton names new president.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Aug. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- Former Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. President and Chief Executive Byron "Bud" Bergren, who engaged in a bidding war against The Bon-Ton Stores and lost, now will lead Bon-Ton into the future....

Dayton, Ohio's payroll hit for $32.6 million.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Aug. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- City officials expect to pay $32.6 million in higher wages and health benefit costs for all employees over three years as a result of a fact-finder's recommendation in the city's dispute with...

Former clerk in Montgomery County, Ohio, settles for $21,413.
August 26, 2004... Aug. 26--A former clerk for the Montgomery County Board of Elections will be paid $21,413 in a settlement involving her threat to sue about allegations the board director discriminated against her. The board of elections approved the...

Tipp City, Ohio, to tighten rules involving historic structures.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 26--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- Proposed changes in regulations for demolition of buildings in the Restoration and Historic District would make the application process longer, and removal much harder. The City Council...

Investment income on track in Miami County, Ohio.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 26--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County Treasurer Lydia Callison said Tuesday general fund investment income should reach her $600,000 estimate for 2004, but cautioned the county commissioners to expect little more this...

Ohio base medical center workers head to Iraq.
August 26, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Aug. 26--Maj. John Rose, a member of the 74th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has been in the service nearly 17 years and has never been deployed. Until now. Rose was one of 25 medical...

Air traffic controller shortage looms in Dayton, Ohio, elsewhere.
August 27, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Aug. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Federal Aviation Administration held press conferences across the country Thursday to discuss a looming shortage of air traffic controllers. Some 7,100 people the FAA hired in...

Passenger traffic figures increase at Dayton, Ohio, airport.
August 27, 2004... Aug. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- Nearly 135,000 travelers boarded flights from Dayton International Airport last month, 7 percent more than in July 2003, according to figures released Thursday. So far this year, 856,727 people have taken off from...

Annexation nets Troy, Ohio, 288 acres.
August 27, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Aug. 27--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners Thursday approved unanimously the annexation of 288 acres from Staunton Twp. to Troy, saying they had no legal reason to deny the request. The commissioners...

GM warns production cuts may be coming for Moraine, Ohio, plant.
August 27, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Aug. 27--MORAINE, Ohio -- Managers at the General Motors Corp. Moraine Assembly Plant warned union officials earlier this month about possible production cuts because high gas prices, increased competition and a...