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

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

Paper Records Pain Medical Profession in Dayton, Ohio, Area.
December 1, 2003... Byline: Kevin Lamb Dec. 1--DAYTON, Ohio--His labored breathing prompted Robert Gridley to go to the emergency room around midnight. The medication he received there almost killed him before dawn. "Being diabetic," he said, "I had a bad...

Program Leads Small Businesses to Large Corporations in Dayton, Ohio, Area.
December 1, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Dec. 1--To get big customers, you have to have big customers recommend you. That endless circle is what the i-Zone hoped to break last year when it announced a program that matches small businesses with the...

Kettering, Ohio, Customers Soon Can Buy Phone Service from Cable Provider.
December 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Dec. 10--KETTERING, Ohio--Beginning about April 1, cable television customers in parts of the Miami Valley can buy home telephone service from Time Warner. The new service, in competition with telephone hookups from...

Dayton, Ohio, Delegation Travels to London Seeking $55 Million Airport Project.
December 11, 2003... Byline: Jim Bebbington Dec. 11--DAYTON, Ohio--A delegation of Dayton development officials is in London, England, this week to push a proposal that could bring a $55 million aviation training center to Dayton International Airport. Two...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Approves Economic Development Grants.
December 11, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Dec. 11--Redevelopment of the Salem Mall, the former Harrison Radiator site and the former DAP site in Riverside were among six projects approved Wednesday for $1.5 million in Montgomery County economic...

Jackson Center, Ohio, Recreational Vehicle Maker to Split Stock.
December 11, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Dec. 11--JACKSON CENTER, Ohio--Thor Industries Inc., enjoying big demand for its Airstream and assorted brands of recreational vehicles, split its shares 2 for 1 Wednesday and doubled the cash dividend. The split...

S&P Downgrades Ohio Utility's Credit Rating.
December 11, 2003... Byline: Jim Dillon Dec. 11--Standard & Poor's Rating Services on Wednesday lowered its corporate credit ratings on DPL Inc. and its subsidiary, Dayton Power and Light Co., citing ongoing concerns over DPL's controversial $1 billion...

Ohio Is Losing College-Educated Adult Population.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Ken McCall, Dec. 12--If the key to attracting good-paying jobs is an educated work force, Ohio and the Miami Valley are losing out to other cities. The Dayton-Springfield area ranked in the bottom quarter of the nation's...

President of Dayton, Ohio, Heart Hospital to Leave for Phoenix Job.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Dec. 12--DAYTON, Ohio-- Kenneth G. Howell, who more than doubled revenues at the Dayton Heart Hospital over the past three years, will move to the top spot at a sister hospital in Phoenix. Howell, 41, president of...

Panel Approves $450 Million for Dayton, Ohio-Area Road Work.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Kristin McAllister Dec. 12--A state advisory committee in Columbus on Tuesday approved $3.6 billion in new highway projects including $450 million for the Miami Valley and $125 million for overlapping areas in Butler and Warren...

Report Criticizes Oversight of Ohio Grants to High-Tech Businesses.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Dec. 12--COLUMBUS, Ohio--A grant component of Gov. Bob Taft's Third Frontier Project has modest economic benefits while the oversight of its administration is inadequate, according to a report being released today....

Dayton, Ohio, Electric Utility Is Accused of Trying to Undermine Competition.
December 12, 2003... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Dec. 12--CENTERVILLE, Ohio--Dayton Power and Light officials are trying to undermine a six-city effort to negotiate with other utilities, which for the first time would give consumers a choice about where they buy...

Marketing Effort, Price Drop May Bring Buyers to Dayton, Ohio, Complex.
December 13, 2003... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Dec. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- Performance Place, the luxury office and residential high-rise adjacent to the Schuster Performing Arts Center, has lowered its condominium prices, changed the interior design of the...

Ohio Credit Counselor Discusses Problems of Industry.
December 13, 2003... Byline: James Cummings Dec. 13--DAYTON, Ohio--In the long run, federal efforts to clean up the credit counseling industry will be a good thing, said Bill Staler, spokesman for Credit Counseling Service of the Miami Valley. But in the...

Ice Rink Open for Business in Dayton, Ohio.
December 13, 2003... Byline: Jim Babcock Dec. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- The downtown temperature was 26 degrees with a nippy 15-degree wind chill factor, but Miriam Cook and her three daughters found it an invigorating accompaniment to their skating on the...

Dayton, Ohio, Looks to Neighbor for Example of Successful Dumping Crackdown.
December 14, 2003... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Dec. 14--DAYTON, Ohio--Three times this year, Erbe Avenue resident Don King caught haulers in pickups loaded with construction debris illegally dumping on nearby abandoned lots in the Highview Hills neighborhood....

Gift-Card Holders Lead Day-After Shoppers.
December 27, 2003... Byline: Dan Cox Dec. 27--DAYTON, Ohio--Discounts and gift cards brought people out to the stores Friday, which according to CNN, is traditionally the ninth busiest shopping day of the year. "We're taking back a few things that didn't...

Commercial Brokers Who Split Up Five Years Ago Merge in Dayton, Ohio.
December 29, 2003... Byline: Jim Bohman Dec. 29--DAYTON, Ohio--Commercial real estate broker Paul Hutchins is looking for better times in 2004 after a sluggish 2003. "Business is picking up," said Hutchins, whose Hutchins Commercial Realty is second...

Asbestos Victims in Ohio Face New Obstacle under Proposed Legislation.
December 31, 2003... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Dec. 31--COLUMBUS, Ohio--Ohioans exposed to asbestos would not be allowed to sue companies that used or made the material until they become very sick, if a pending bill becomes state law. After the bill passed...