Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from February 2007

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from February 2007

House OKs bill that cuts BRAC funds.
February 1, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 1--The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a $463.5 billion spending bill that includes less money than President Bush requested to carry out military base realignments and closings. A congressman said that shortfall...

Miami Valley Hospital dedicating kidney treatment center today.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Feb. 1--DAYTON -- Miami Valley Hospital will dedicate its new Transplant Center and Kidney Dialysis Unit today, a $2 million operation that will consolidate all kidney services in one location. The unit is...

Swim club to remain open.
February 1, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 1--KETTERING -- A couple who own and operate Melody Pool, a private swim club in Clayton, have agreed to buy the Christopher Club and continue operating it as a swim club and reception hall, the buyer and seller...

Cincinnati Bell wins rate ruling.
February 2, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Feb. 2--The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio this week voted to uphold its decision that gave Cincinnati Bell Telephone approval to increase rates for basic local telephone service and basic Caller ID without...

Gabriel Brothers to open store in Beavercreek.
February 2, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Feb. 2--BEAVERCREEK -- Gabriel Brothers Inc., an off-price retailer of national brands, is planning to open a store along North Fairfield Road in Beavercreek in mid-March . Company officials did not disclose...

Diabetics aren't only ones eating low-glycemic food.
February 4, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Feb. 4--CENTERVILLE -- Atkins, South Beach, Sonoma -- the quest to be healthy and trim has taken shape in a variety of trend diets. So what's next? A new report by Packaged Facts, a division of...

The (not so) sweet smell of success.
February 4, 2007... Byline: Ben Sutherly Feb. 4--CENTER TWP., Mercer County -- The VanTilburg family near Celina has a bustling business on their hands, thanks in part to finding a new home for animal manure. The family began dabbling in manure seven...

Bush budget made public; base anxious about funds.
February 5, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 5--The Bush administration was making public its funding requests to Congress on Monday, with officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base anxious to see whether they will receive money they need to prepare for an...

Funny commercials score big with viewers.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Feb. 5--KETTERING -- Budweiser calls itself the King of Beers. Sunday night it was in the running for King of Commercials. According to an extremely unscientific poll of Super Bowl XLI partiers at Buffalo Wild...

Bush's defense budget includes $8.2 billion for base realignment.
February 6, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 6--President Bush's defense budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year includes $8.2 billion to carry out the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure proceedings, which will bring new programs into Wright-Patterson Air...

MTC says it will miss earnings prediction.
February 10, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 10--DAYTON -- Defense contractor MTC Technologies Inc. said Friday that it will miss its earnings per share prediction for 2006, but that its revenue total should fall into the projected range for the year. MTC...

Air Force moves from planes to programs.
February 11, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 11--Air Force power in the form of warplanes and bombs is well known to the public. The service's effort to engage the enemy in cyberspace requires a stretch of the imagination. In laboratories and classes at...

Wright-Pat helps develop 'smart drops'.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Feb. 12--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Remember smart bombs? The Air Force and Army have teamed to create what you might call "smart drops." The high-altitude, satellite-guided system allows...

Competition for joint strike fighter engines encouraged.
February 13, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 13--The government would be well-advised to encourage competition in the supply of engines for the joint strike fighter, said two specialists who saw benefits in the 1980s for competing supply of engines for the...

Florists prepare for bloom boom on Valentine's Day.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Lisa Bernard Feb. 13--DAYTON -- They call it a "one-day" holiday. For countless area florists, Valentine's Day is hands-down the single busiest day of the year. "Mother's Day is more like Mother's Day week, Christmas lasts...

Ohio 7th, Dayton area 51st for January foreclosures.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Lisa Bernard Feb. 13--DAYTON -- Ohio ranked seventh in the nation for foreclosure filings during the month of January, according to data released by California-based RealtyTrac. Last month the Buckeye state saw 8,504...

State tax breaks are getting little scrutiny.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Feb. 13--COLUMBUS -- Ohio has 135 different tax breaks that cost the state billions of dollars in lost revenues every year, but officials rarely review the tax giveaways, a new study by Policy Matters Ohio said...

Navistar removed from the NYSE.
February 14, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 14--Navistar International Corp., the truck and diesel engine maker with a truck plant in Springfield, is being removed from listing on the New York Stock Exchange because of the company's delay in filing a...

School funding reforms would be pricey, study says.
February 14, 2007... Feb. 14--COLUMBUS -- Despite snow and freezing temperatures outside, the debate over school funding boiled over on two fronts Tuesday: -- House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, and backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to revamp...

Strickland cool to Husted's plan for axing state's estate tax.
February 15, 2007... Byline: William Hershey Feb. 15--COLUMBUS -- House Speaker Jon Husted's plan to cut or eliminate Ohio's estate tax got a cool reception on Wednesday from Gov. Ted Strickland. The tax -- which Husted called the "death tax" -- is levied...

Bad loans take toll on bank's bottom line.
February 16, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 16--Increased provisions to cover losses from overdue or uncollectible loans drove Peoples Community Bancorp Inc., owner of Peoples Community Bank, into the red last year, compared with profits in 2005. The...

Voinovich, Brown urge full BRAC funding.
February 16, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 16--Congress and the Bush administration must ensure that scheduled military base realignment and closing programs are fully funded and carried out, Ohio Sens. George Voinovich and Sherrod Brown jointly urged on...

Government contractor shooting for $100 million in business.(Company overview)
February 16, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 16--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- Amos Otis hoped for business growth when he founded government contractor SoBran Inc. in 1987, but says he didn't anticipate its expansion to the current 600 employees and operations in nine...

Wright State opens its new neuroscience center today.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Feb. 16--FAIRBORN, Ohio -- Wright State University's medical school opens its Comprehensive Neuroscience Center today, a new program designed to boost research efforts across an array of neurological...

Pizza chain to open in Kettering.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Lisa Bernard Feb. 16--KETTERING, Ohio -- The Cincinnati-headquartered pizzeria chain LaRosa's is slated to open its Kettering location on Monday. The 2801 Wilmington Pike location will be the Dayton area's fourth pizzeria, with...

Strickland warns about shortage of funds for highway plans.
February 16, 2007... Byline: William Hershey Feb. 16--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland on Thursday set off an alarm about a projected $1.2 billion shortfall by 2014 for the program that designates money for highway projects such as the proposed $175.9...

Piqua seeks 2 percent school tax.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Doug Page Feb. 16--PIQUA, Ohio -- The school board voted Thursday to put a 2 percent earned income tax on the May ballot. The district faces a $3.2 million deficit projected for the 2009-2010 school year. The earned income...

Projects could be tipping point for area.
February 18, 2007... Byline: Lisa Bernard Feb. 18--DAYTON -- It's not easy to pinpoint just when and where new investment may begin taking off. At least not for those working to fuel new investment in the neighborhoods of Grafton Hill, Riverdale, Dayton...

Marketing area's aviation history taking off.
February 18, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 18--DAYTON -- Aviation heritage boosters are working on a plan to take promotion of the region as the "birthplace of aviation" far beyond Ohio auto license plates. Taking advantage of the international renown of...

Scientists find big hope in tiny diamonds.
February 19, 2007... Byline: Jim Debrosse Feb. 19--DAYTON -- They're extremely tiny but very tough -- manufactured diamonds so small that 8,000 in a line would hardly match the thickness of a human hair. Nanodiamonds ("nano" comes from the Greek word for...

Businesses want more emphasis on math, science.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Scott Elliott Feb. 20--A statewide group of business leaders and educators wants Ohio to make a strong push for more and better math and science education, matching a similar effort locally. The 23-member commission known as...

Senator urged to secure full BRAC funding.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Feb. 21--DAYTON, Ohio -- In this community hit hard by manufacturing loss and struggling to transition to a high-tech economy, local leaders gave U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown a pointed message Tuesday: Make sure $279...

Gas prices continue to climb and will likely move higher.
February 22, 2007... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Feb. 22--DAYTON -- Karrieann Chase didn't fill up the tank of her Honda Pilot when she stopped for gas in East Dayton on Wednesday. The $2.35 per gallon price, a spike of more than 37 cents over average prices...

$7.6B transportation budget unveiled.
February 22, 2007... Byline: William Hershey Feb. 22--COLUMBUS -- Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday rolled out a proposed two-year $7.6 billion transportation and public safety budget that calls for a "top-to-bottom" reassessment of new major highway projects...

DPL says fourth-quarter earnings drop despite increase in revenue.(Financial report)
February 22, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 22--DAYTON -- DPL Inc., owner of Dayton Power and Light Co., said its earnings per share in the fourth quarter fell to 6 cents from 41 cents a year earlier, although revenues increased to $350.9 million from the...

Dayton, Ohio, airport chief wants more amenities.
February 23, 2007... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Feb. 23--DAYTON -- Restaurants, speciality shops, live music, art exhibits -- the director of Dayton International Airport wants to attract more businesses inside his terminal and around it, a plan he believes...

Talks aim to spare Ohio from power rate spikes.
February 23, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 23--Discussions are under way at the Ohio General Assembly and between utility regulators, electric utilities and consumer representatives about how to protect Ohioans from the possibility of massive electric rate...

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in high-tech crosshairs.
February 25, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 25--The attacks can come from domestic sources or the other side of the planet. Protecting the security of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's computer network against an average of 1,300 intrusive attempts per month...

Bitter cold affecting local syrup harvest.
February 26, 2007... Byline: Ben Sutherly Feb. 26--UNION TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- February's near-record cold has sapped maple syrup producers of precious harvest time. Dean Dohner, who usually makes 225 to 250 gallons of syrup annually near West Milton, said...

KeyBank's Dayton district president quits position.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Feb. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton district president of KeyBank has resigned to pursue opportunities outside the Cleveland-based financial institution, bank officials said Monday. Daniel C. Fischer last...

Voinovich expects BRAC to get $3B more.
February 27, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 27--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- U.S. Sen. George Voinovich on Monday predicted that Congress will act within weeks to authorize at least $3 billion more in spending this year for military base closings and...

Local defense contractor's earnings tumble.
February 27, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- Fourth-quarter net income for defense contractor MTC Technologies Inc. fell by one-third to $3.6 million, down from $5.5 million a year earlier, the company reported on Tuesday. Earnings per...

Local group will grant millions to promising technology startups.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Lisa Bernard Feb. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- More than 40 companies from the region and elsewhere stand to get a chunk of $22.5 million to be made available as part of a new initiative of the Dayton Development Coalition. On Monday...

MTC's income has big drop in 4th quarter.(Financial report)
February 28, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Feb. 28--DAYTON -- Fourth-quarter net income for defense contractor MTC Technologies Inc. fell by one-third to $3.6 million, down from $5.5 million a year earlier, the company reported on Tuesday. Earnings per share...

Dayton site could be home to regional dispatch center.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Feb. 28--DAYTON -- The site of the former Dayton Human Rehabilitation could be the location of a regional dispatch center, if Miami Valley communities agree to move forward with the plan. The Dayton City...