Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from February 2005

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from February 2005

Groby's Garden Center to close by March 31.
February 1, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 1--KETTERING, Ohio -- Groby's Garden Center, a popular site for green thumbs throughout the Dayton area, will close no later than March 31 because it's having trouble competing with such big-box retailers as...

Beer distributor Bonbright gains new brands for its 12-county market.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 2--DAYTON -- Bonbright Distributors, a Dayton-based beer distributor, has acquired the assets of Phoenix Beverage Co., a beer distributor and competitor in Springboro, the company said Tuesday. The...

State offers tax credits to attract jobs to region.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Mandy Zatynski Feb. 2--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio offered its bids Monday for 14 business expansion projects, two of which could draw 158 jobs to the Dayton area. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved job creation tax credits for...

Lockwood, key NCR engineer, dead at 76.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Feb. 2--CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Electrical engineer George Corbin Lockwood, an inventor and a leading figure in NCR Corp.'s transition from mechanical to electronic business machines and computers, died Sunday at his...

Big-box retailers prove too strong for local garden center.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 2--KETTERING, Ohio -- It's hard to separate business and family, but the Grobys never wanted to break the two apart. Eight generations of Grobys lived, worked and experienced joy from the fruits of their...

Deal distributes technology.
February 2, 2005... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Feb. 2--KETTERING, Ohio -- The National Composite Center announced a joint agreement with Composites One to distribute the center's Rapid Fiber Preforming technology in North America. The partnership will...

Wright-Patterson's ASC nears end of reorganization.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 3--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Aeronautical Systems Center is preparing to mark the completion of a major reorganization that its commander says has made the $18 billion operation more...

Region may bid on Airbus plant.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Feb. 3--DAYTON -- Dayton-area economic development officials are considering making a long-shot effort to lure an aircraft manufacturing plant that the European jet maker Airbus wants to place in the United States....

PUCO gives OK to DP&L fees.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 3--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved and modified an October agreement on fees the Dayton Power and Light Co. can charge if a competing power company wants to sell...

Groby's site attracting attention.
February 3, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 3--KETTERING, Ohio -- While development plans for Groby's Garden Center still are in the works, the site likely will cater to a mix of uses, said a Dayton-area developer-real estate broker. Groby's owners and...

Parking, downtown revitalization linked.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Dale Dempsey Feb. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Local officials are considering establishing a parking authority for downtown Dayton, a move they hope will spur development. "Every time there is a new development proposal, the issue is...

James Investment makes mark.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 6--BEAVERCREEK TWP., GREENE COUNTY, Ohio -- The Jan. 24th issue of "BusinessWeek" features a large photo of Frank E. James Jr., founder and president of James Investment Research Inc., looking sagacious standing in...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, My job column.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Feb. 6--CLIMBING GYM MANAGER: My Job: Karl Williamson, king of his own Krag I've been rock and ice climbing for 23 years. I opened Urban Krag Climbing Center after rehabbing the 140-year old Duetshe...

Realtors expect sales.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Feb. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- The owners of Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors expect to see more sales growth this year despite concerns among some industry observers that the nation's residential real estate market has become...

Will a digital pen write the next chapter for Standard Register?
February 6, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Charles Darwin greets employees at Standard Register Co.'s headquarters every morning when they arrive for work. Before reaching the spread of office cubicles, they see a framed quote by...

Total solutions fuel MTC Technologies' growth.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Since going public less than three years ago, MTC Technologies Inc. has looked like the legendary Pac-Man video game -- hungrily gobbling every small company in sight. But looks can be...

Why Tim Hortons is on a building spree.
February 6, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 6--DAYTON, Ohio -- Tim Hortons, a Canada-based chain of coffee, baked goods, sandwich and soup restaurants, is on a building spree in the Dayton area with new outlets from Troy to Springboro and more on the way. ...

Mortgage group moves to new office.
February 7, 2005... Feb. 7--Oberer Realty Services Ltd. announced National City Mortgage will take occupancy of approximately 68,000 square feet of office space in Newmark Centre III, located off Ohio 741 in Miami Township. "This is an excellent addition to...

Vectren compromises on 4.5 percent raise.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- Vectren Corp. announced that it reached agreement with the staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on a compromise 4.5 percent increase in its base natural gas rates for customers in the...

NCR president joins innovation-center board.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Dale Dempsey Feb. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- Mark Hurd, president and chief executive of NCR Corp., has been named to the board of directors of the Wright Center of Innovation for Advance Data Management and Analysis. The Wright...

DP&L hopes policy makes workers healthier.
February 9, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Power and Light Co., a unit of DPL Inc., has enforced a total no-smoking policy for all employees since 1994, according to Bill Mercer, director of human resources. The smoking ban...

Budget to curb Medicaid.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Feb. 10--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Medicaid will be held to 4 percent annual growth in Gov. Bob Taft's proposed budget by eliminating dental and vision coverage for 800,000 low-income adults, removing up to 30,000 working...

Harley dealer to build new home.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 10--VANDALIA, Ohio -- F&S Harley-Davidson/Buell soon will begin construction of a new dealership at North Dixie Drive and Stop Eight Road. "We're really excited about it," said Jeff Stolzenburg, vice...

CiCi's to open fourth pizza place this month.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- CiCi's Pizza said Tuesday it will open two stores this month, giving the Texas-based chain four locations in the greater Dayton market. A Beavercreek restaurant at 2750 N. Fairfield Road...

Sugarcreek Twp. tract to be rezoned.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Feb. 10--SUGARCREEK TWP., GREENE COUNTY, Ohio -- The Sugarcreek Twp. Trustees will hold a special meeting today at 7 p.m. that could determine the future one of the township's hottest developing areas along...

Ex-nuclear workers to get free screenings for possible health woes.
February 10, 2005... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Feb. 10--Former nuclear workers will soon be able to visit free health screening clinics at their former work sites at the Mound in Miamisburg and in Fernald, according to U.S. Department of Energy officials. The...

Morris gets out of appliances.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- Morris Home Furnishings, a local chain that for decades sold furniture plus refrigerators, ranges and washing machines, is quitting the appliance business. President Larry Klaben said the...

DHL project 'a big deal'.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton/Montgomery County Port Authority and DHL Worldwide Express are forging ahead with the $300 million expansion of DHL's air cargo hub in Wilmington, a project that is expected to...

Interstate Ford will live up to name.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 11--Interstate Ford, a large Ford dealership in the Dayton market, will move to a larger site this year at Interstate 75 and Ohio 725, owner Chuck George confirmed Thursday. A dealership will be built on the...

Handyman opening new store.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 11--KETTERING, Ohio -- Despite the spread of dominant big box retailers, the Fairborn-based Handyman ACE Hardware chain is holding its own and growing. Handyman will open its eighth hardware, home improvement...

Trustee sues shopping center manager.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- The trustee for the Breitenstrater Family Trust, owner of Breitenstrater Square, is suing the shopping center's former property manager, Dayton-based Hutchins Commercial Real Estate, and the...

Central State loses $1 million under plan.
February 11, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Feb. 11--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Bob Taft's proposed budget for public higher education would reduce a special supplement for Central State University by more than $1 million over the next two years -- further evidence,...

DEA wants to seize 27 area properties.
February 12, 2005... Byline: Rob Modic Feb. 12--DAYTON -- The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking forfeiture of 27 residential and business properties in eight Miami Valley communities they claim are connected to a large-scale narcotics...

The business of headache relief.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 13--DAYTON -- One person's real estate headache can be another's business opportunity. Since 1999, Aviation Facilities Co. Inc. has made a business of headache relief for Dayton International Airport. It...

Skin cancer scanner helps detect changes on micro, nano scale.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Feb. 13--DAYTON -- James Hamilton can imagine a day when a doctor will be able to scan a patient's skin with an ultrasound device and detect the subtle tissue changes that can indicate skin cancer without making...

Coffee shop opens downtown.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Feb. 13--DAYTON -- Downtown Dayton workers and residents have a new place to eat breakfast and lunch thanks to Premier Health Partners and its desire to keep its downtown employees happy. Premier, which owns and...

Entrepreneurs: Free program assists individuals.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 13--DAYTON -- The University of Dayton Research Institute launched a free program to help beginning small business owners, and would-be entrepreneurs, thwart common obstacles. UD's Ohio Small Business...

Ginseng industry example of new revenue.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Feb. 13--COLUMBUS -- Asians prize it, Internet hucksters hawk it, and Ohioans in the Appalachian foothills dig it: wild ginseng. Ginseng is the most popular medicinal herb in the world, prized as an...

India's Revolution.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Mehul Srivastava Feb. 13--BANGALORE, INDIA -- The caller, in a slow, Southern drawl, describes a problem he is having with his video game. A Dayton area code flashes on the computer screen and, 12,000 miles away in India, Abhinav...

More college graduates choose other states.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 13--DAYTON --Dressed in a sharp black suit with resumes in hand, Ishema A. Umuhoza, 22, a University of Dayton computer science major, strolled confidently through UD's career fair Thursday, making extra sure to...

Harzell offers propeller kit it says improves plane's performance.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 13--PIQUA -- Hartzell Propeller Inc. has developed a propeller kit that it says improves the performance of a popular general aviation airplane. Employing Hartzell's new blended airfoil technology, the...

Taft budget plan raises fees.
February 13, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Feb. 13--COLUMBUS -- ATV owners, ginseng diggers and bakers are among the people who would pay more in state fees under Gov. Bob Taft's proposed two-year budget. The spending plan unveiled Thursday includes a...

'Subway guy' talks to area kids.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Feb. 14--DAYTON, Ohio -- It started with Nintendo. Jared "the Subway guy" Fogle's meteoric rise to 425 pounds and a 58-inch waist began with the popular video game player he got from his parents one...

National City growing with help of big promotions, Provident buy.
February 14, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 14--Boosted by a key acquisition and heavy spending on brand promotion, National City Bank has climbed to second place in the crowded Dayton financial market. Third-ranked National City moved past Bank One and...

Ousted execs want DPL to pay legal bills.
February 15, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Feb. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- They were removed from the executive suite, then sued by their former company for allegedly bilking it out of $33 million. Now Peter H. Forster and Caroline E. Muhlenkamp have asked a...

Famous military aircraft visits Wright-Patterson workers.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 16--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Some workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Tuesday got a rare inside look at America's most advanced bomber, the B-2 Spirit. They took advantage of...

Popular bookstore coming to The Greene.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Books & Co., one of the Miami Valley's favorite bookstores, will open a new, two-story store at The Greene. The retailer is the first tenant to confirm it will open a store at the $186...

Duel continues over financing of DHL hub.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- The two port authorities battling over which one will finance the $300 million expansion of DHL Worldwide Express air cargo hub outside Wilmington escalated Tuesday with more court filings and...

Troy, township may forge economic pact.
February 16, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Feb. 16--CONCORD TWP., Miami County, Ohio -- Foretelling a major shift in how the township and Troy interact, both governments have begun discussing a cooperative economic development agreement for the township's...

Chamber to offer tax options.
February 17, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Feb. 17--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the state's largest business advocacy group, plans to present the Ohio legislature with "options" to Gov. Bob Taft's proposed commercial activity tax, a key...

New center to nurse nurses.
February 17, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Feb. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- Samaritan Hospital's new $1.3 million nursing center not only gives the hospital a recruiting vehicle at a time of national nursing shortage, but also addresses two key problems that are...

DPL posts income gain.
February 17, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Feb. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc., parent of the Dayton Power & Light Co., on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter net income of $27.5 million, or 22 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $15.5 million, or 13 cent a...

New Reynolds CEO measures up.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 18--KETTERING -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co. shareholders heard apologies for last year's profit dip Thursday and watched the new boss tell his managers to get out and learn what car dealers want. Finbarr J....

Anthem offers discount.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Feb. 18--DAYTON -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which is saving millions of dollars by not having Premier Health Partners in its network, is adjusting premiums and offering discounts to Anthem's employer groups....

Clayton, Brookville businesses to get grants.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Feb. 18--DAYTON -- A Clayton tool and die manufacturer and a Brookville company that reproduces parts for antique automobiles received initial approval for Montgomery County economic development grants Thursday....

Schools brace for less money from state.
February 18, 2005... Feb. 18--COLUMBUS -- Thirty-three of the 40 school districts in Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Warren counties would see no increase in major state funding in 2006 and 17 would see a drop in the state aid in 2007 under Gov. Bob Taft's budget...

Sweet and sour treats.
February 18, 2005... Byline: Ann Heller Feb. 18--The opening of two Thai restaurants is just the right note to start a new year. In January, Taste of Thailand opened in the south suburbs, and Thai Smile took over the Huber Heights site previously operated...

RTA to pay to fix downtown ills.
February 18, 2005... Feb. 18--DAYTON -- The Miami Valley's transit agency should spend more to control rowdy crowds and pick up trash at downtown Dayton bus stops, its board president said Thursday. Don McLaurin, board president of the Greater Dayton Regional...

Group wants referendum on Greene tax incentive deal.
February 19, 2005... Byline: Amelia Robinson Feb. 19--BEAVERCREEK -- Developers of a $186 million entertainment and retailer complex said it is too soon to say what will happen if a group's effort to block the city's participation in a $14.8 million incentive...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
February 20, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Feb. 20--The news elated some and concerned others. The news I speak of is the confirmation last week that Books & Co. will open a new two-story store at The Greene, the $186 million mixed-use development at the...

Miller Lane to get more retailers; Office Depot coming to development off I-75.
February 20, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 20--BUTLER TWP., MONTGOMERY C OUNTY -- Office Depot soon will join Super Wal-Mart as the newest retailers in the Miller Lane development, nicknamed restaurant row for its vast array of national eateries. The...

Meet Finbarr J. O'Neill, new president and CEO of Reynolds and Reynolds Co.
February 20, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 20--What's the first task for Finbarr J. O'Neill, new president and CEO of Reynolds and Reynolds Co.? Meet 10,000 customers. O'Neill, 52, named in January as Reynolds' new president and chief executive officer,...

Subsidy cuts stun farmers.
February 20, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Feb. 20--Owners and operators of farms growing crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat in the Miami Valley and elsewhere would see their federal payments trimmed by 5 percent as part of President Bush's effort to reduce...

Public schools feel charters' effects.
February 21, 2005... Feb. 21--DAYTON -- Michelle Powell watched her daughter, Alexis Slate, 13, struggle in class at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School before moving her in August to a Dayton charter school. "She wasn't doing well. She wasn't happy. We felt...

Standard reports quarterly profit.
February 22, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 22--DAYTON -- The Standard Register Co. reported a fourth-quarter profit Monday, but the $30.2 million loss posted for all of 2004 was the fourth annual loss in the last five years for the company as it...

Systemax to revise earnings.
February 22, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Feb. 22--Systemax Inc. will revise its earnings for 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004 after finding errors in accounting for inventory at Misco, a Systemax subsidiary based in Wellingborough, England, the...

E-Check end won't stop company's run.
February 23, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 23--It is unlikely that losing some of Ohio's emissions inspection business will hurt East Granby, Conn.-based Environmental Products Holding Inc., the parent company of Twinsburg-based Envirotest Systems Corp....

Investment symposium set at UD.
February 23, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Feb. 23--DAYTON -- Top Wall Street figures and the president of Wal-Mart Stores Corp. will take part in the University of Dayton's annual student investing symposium. More than 1,000 participants, including students...

MTC reports net increases in 2004 revenue.
February 23, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Feb. 23--DAYTON -- MTC Technologies Inc. on Tuesday reported record quarterly and full-year earnings for revenue, net income and earnings per share. The defense contractor reported $76.4 million in revenue...

Delphi CEO to retire after 44-year career.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 24--Delphi Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive J.T. Battenberg III said Wednesday he will retire later this year, ending a 44-year career at General Motors Corp. and Delphi. Delphi, the world's largest...

DMAX gets tax break.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 24--MORAINE -- The Kettering Board of Education on Tuesday approved an agreement allowing the city of Moraine to offer DMAX Ltd., a Moraine-based manufacturer of Duramax diesel engines, a $41 million tax...

Medical debt leads many to bankruptcy.
February 24, 2005... Byline: Mara Lee Feb. 24--Two years ago, when Vicki Brown started having severe headaches, she didn't want to get tested because, without health insurance, she couldn't afford it. But the illness finally got the best of her. After...

Mall owner posts gains.
February 25, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Feb. 25--DAYTON -- Glimcher Realty Trust, the Columbus-based owner and manager of the Dayton Mall, the Mall at Fairfield Commons and several other regional mall properties, Thursday reported solid financial results...

State bids to plug Medicaid losses.
February 25, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Feb. 25--COLUMBUS -- Officials in the department that runs the state's Medicaid health insurance program already have begun working with Attorney General Jim Petro and Auditor Betty Montgomery on problems identified...

UPS to close Dayton hub.
February 25, 2005... Feb. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- About 1,400 people will lose their jobs next year when United Parcel Service closes its freight hub at Dayton International Airport. The announcement comes barely two months after UPS closed a deal to buy Menlo...

UPS employee no stranger to change.
February 25, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Feb. 25--DAYTON -- Kathy Johnson, 52, of Dayton works the graveyard shift for United Parcel Service Inc., where she has labored as a cargo handler loading freight for the past seven years, two months and 24 days. ...