Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from January 2006

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from January 2006

Study: New Medicaid rules to hurt economy.
January 2, 2006... Byline: Shaheen Samavati Jan. 2--COLUMBUS -- Douglas Ewalt of Richland County was offered hope that he could save two of his molars when he saw a root canal specialist in late summer. Root canals could save the teeth, he was told. But...

Troy plants adding 150 jobs.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 4--TROY -- Bringing a bit of good news to the region's beleaguered automotive industry, Faurecia Exhaust Systems Inc. plans to add 150 jobs in Troy this year after landing contracts to supply exhaust systems for...

Shuffle affects 43 at Wright-Pat.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 4--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Efforts to downsize and reshape Wright-Patterson's work force have resulted in 43 retirements or voluntary separations, base officials said Tuesday. Twenty base...

Reynolds has part of GM deal.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 4--DAYTON -- General Motors Corp. on Tuesday named Reynolds and Reynolds Co. the co-winner of a major contract to supply information management systems to GM's 8,100 dealers in the United States and Canada. GM...

Whistleblower in Greene settles lawsuit.
January 4, 2006... Byline: Amelia Robinson Jan. 4--XENIA -- The Fairborn man who blew the whistle on accounting problems in the Greene County Probation Department has settled his federal lawsuit against the county for $13,000. Stephen K. Haller, director...

E-B owner says December sales up slightly.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jan. 5--DAYTON -- Department store chain Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., owner of 10 local Elder-Beerman stores, said Thursday its sales for stores open at least a year rose 0.8 percent during December, a modest uptick...

Tipp chamber dismisses director.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 5--TIPP CITY -- The Tipp City Area Chamber of Commerce has dismissed its full-time executive director in favor of an organization run by volunteers. The chamber board ended the employment of Vicki Lowery,...

Delphi employees air concerns on Web site.
January 5, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 5--DAYTON -- Employees and retirees of Delphi Corp. and General Motors Corp. took advantage of a Web site that Congress offered to hear concerns about the prospects for jobs and pensions in the auto industry. ...

Dayton wants to cast wider Internet.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 5--DAYTON -- The city wants to extend to all neighborhoods its downtown experiment at offering free wireless Internet service. The City Commission on Wednesday extended for three months a contract with...

CEO says suit a bid to extort, blackmail.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jan. 5--DAYTON -- Robert Sacco, owner and chief executive officer of PaySource Inc., claims the company's former president is trying to extort and blackmail him with federal tax fraud allegations. Sacco made the...

Time Warner phone lines swamped.
January 5, 2006... Byline: James Cummings Jan. 5--DAYTON -- Local Time Warner Cable customer service representatives have been swamped with phone calls, said Karen Baxter, director of public affairs for Time Warner's southwest Ohio division. Baxter said...

PUCO to keep info on bills.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Shaheen Samavati Jan. 5--COLUMBUS -- The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio decided Wednesday to continue to include contact information for the Ohio Consumers' Counsel on disconnection notices and bills sent to utility customers....

Dayton workwear provider buys Jamestown company's assets.
January 5, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 5--DAYTON -- Raven Rock Workwear Inc., a provider of work clothing, has purchased all assets of Nacina Outfitters of Jamestown. Nacina Outfitters specialized in selling Carhartt workwear products throughout the...

Bakery to open in Springboro, Ohio.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Shaheen Samavati Jan. 6--COLUMBUS -- Cincinnati-based Klosterman Baking Co. will open a bakery in Springboro this spring that will specialize in making hard-crusted, hearth-baked breads. Ohio officials wooed the company with...

Ohio voucher system may be on its own after Florida ruling.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Jan. 6--Ohio's sole partner in the world of statewide voucher programs may be forced off the dance floor. On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated a small statewide program through which about 700...

Downtown heart of it all for RTA.
January 6, 2006... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Jan. 6--DAYTON -- Shifting bus routes away from a downtown hub is difficult to justify, but moving RTA's central hub closer to another downtown location, such as Sinclair Community College, may be a logical alternative...

Wright State University confers supply chain degrees.
January 7, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 7--FAIRBORN -- Supply chain management is something most people don't need or want to think about until a must-have shipment doesn't arrive on time. A new master's degree program at Wright State...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
January 8, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 8--GET READY FOR NEW ERA OF HYPERJOBS: Is the world of work entering a new era where human skills -- the ability to think, feel, relate, create and influence -- will be more important than our ability to understand...

Vectren users not happy with request.
January 8, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 8--DAYTON -- Residents who heat their homes with natural gas from Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio Inc. say they don't like the utility's request to be allowed to charge customers for the cost of gas conservation...

Woodworkers going strong for 100 years.
January 8, 2006... Byline: Bob Batz Jan. 8--Back in 1906 when he was 21 and earning 10 cents an hour as a journeyman woodworker, Harry Gerstner had a dream. The Dayton native envisioned a company that built and sold custom-made wood tool chests, so he...

Parisian stores may be sold.
January 10, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jan. 10--DAYTON -- Retailer Saks Inc. said Monday it will explore selling its upscale Parisian stores as it confirmed it will close the sale of a 142-store group to Bon-Ton Stores Inc., owner of the Elder-Beerman...

Miami County again juggles funding.
January 10, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 10--TROY -- Tight finances again have the Miami County commissioners diverting money traditionally set aside for capital projects to the general fund to help pay for operations. For the third consecutive year,...

Aviation Heritage plan unveiled.
January 10, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 10--DAYTON -- The National Park Service has released a proposed management plan for its Dayton Aviation Heritage park and scheduled public meetings on it. The plan will replace the one drawn in 1997 and...

Reynolds delays financial report.
January 11, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 11--KETTERING -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co., which has said it will delay reporting of its 2005 financial results while it reviews how it recognizes revenue, now plans to also postpone releasing results for the first...

Salvation Army set to get Kroc millions.
January 12, 2006... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Jan. 12--DAYTON -- The Salvation Army of Dayton will get millions of dollars to build a Ray and Joan Kroc community center in Old North Dayton, on a tract of land that houses a former mansion. Dayton beat...

County to join service agencies.
January 12, 2006... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Jan. 12--DAYTON -- Montgomery County officials want to fold the Children Services agency into the Job and Family Services department, creating a department of nearly 800 employees to be headed by Helen Jones-Kelley,...

Last picture show.
January 12, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 12--KETTERING -- The Kettering Cinema 2, a neighborhood movie theater that has shown first- and second-run movies for nearly 40 years, will close for good on Friday, its owner said. Philip H. Chakeres, president...

Developer abandons dairy plan.
January 13, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 13--LIBERTY TWP., DARKE COUNTY -- Following months of controversy, a development company has abandoned plans to build a 2,100-cow dairy near a historic tri-racial settlement northwest of Dayton. Vreba-Hoff...

Fee hike includes litter program.
January 13, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jan. 13--The county commissioners next week will hold the first public hearing on a proposal to raise the county Transfer Station fee to $51.50 per ton on Feb. 1. The added money -- the second increase in the...

Bill would prohibit residency mandate.
January 13, 2006... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jan. 13--COLUMBUS -- Legislation that would prohibit Dayton and other cities from having residency requirements for employees cleared an Ohio House committee Thursday, taking it one step closer to becoming law and...

Architect who left his mark on Dayton area stepping down.
January 15, 2006... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jan. 15--ENGLEWOOD -- For 23 years, E. Lynn App Architects Inc. has designed and produced a numbered work of art as its holiday greeting card. The 2005 card, by Linda Moore and Fernando Oseguera, is a composition of...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
January 15, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 15--There it stood, back from the dead with a big Cheshire cat grin on its face and a sleek, taut body born to burn asphalt. I'm talking about the new Chevrolet Camaro concept car that debuted last week at the...

HGTV designer speaks at Hara.
January 15, 2006... Byline: Lou Grieco Jan. 15--TROTWOOD -- Men are from leather, women are from tulle. How do you bridge the home decorating gap? That's where Michael Payne, interior designer and host of HGTV's Designing for the Sexes, comes in. "It...

Thor's coming on strong.
January 15, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 15--Thor Industries Inc. has become a pillar of the recreational vehicle industry by buying other companies and expanding its network of dealers. Today, the company has more than 8,400 employees. It is coming...

Luxury gas guzzlers: Looking at the road ahead for RV sales.
January 15, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 15--DAYTON -- Quick now: What industry had record sales of $14 billion in 2004 and offers products with granite-top counters, fireplaces, garages, luxury bedrooms, plasma screen TVs, Jacuzzi baths and awnings that...

Path to the moon went through Ohio.
January 15, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 15--Neil Armstrong wasn't the only Ohioan who helped America win the race to the moon. Thanks to a company and its workers in Marion, every Apollo mission began with the ultimate monster truck ride on an...

Bill to cut wine prices tastes sour to many.
January 15, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jan. 15--COLUMBUS -- A wholesale wine proposal fermenting in the Ohio General Assembly will either lower prices, stimulate competition and expand choices for consumers, or it will reduce selection, have little or no...

NCR says fourth-quarter earnings will exceed expectations.
January 17, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 17--DAYTON -- NCR Corp. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter earnings of at least 67 cents per share, up from its prior forecast of 52 to 57 cents, with the help of stronger than expected earnings from its...

Tax credit can boost saving on insulation.
January 17, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 17--DAYTON -- If you plan to improve the insulation in your home, a new federal tax credit is available which could defray some of the expense. Tucked into the energy bill that President Bush signed last August...

Scenic river not protected from development, state officials say.
January 17, 2006... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jan. 17--LEBANON -- State officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about a 2,400-home subdivision proposed along the Little Miami River in Warren County. "We wanted to raise some issues of concern," said Robert...

Fairborn council appoints Lower to fill vacant seat.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Amelia Robinson Jan. 18--FAIRBORN -- The city council on Tuesday night appointed David O. Lower to fill the unexpired term of Daniel T. Lewis, who resigned on Dec. 5. Moments after he assumed Lewis' seat, he began voting on that...

Xenia city manager steps down.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Amelia Robinson Jan. 18--XENIA -- The City Council will meet in a special session Saturday to discuss replacing City Manager William P. Barlow III, who announced his resignation Friday. Barlow, who replaced James Percival in...

Liquor sales are up, and for Ohioans that means more vodka drinks.
January 18, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jan. 18--Ohioans like their vodka, and they like it cheap. Daytonians like their vodka, too -- and they like it even cheaper. Ohioans purchased a record amount of liquor in 2005, based on both the amount of money...

IUE says Delphi not talking.
January 19, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 19--DAYTON -- Although Delphi Corp. has said it intends to work out new wage agreements with its unions rather than ask a bankruptcy court to void current contracts, the company isn't negotiating, a Delphi labor...

Nursing crisis may get worse.
January 19, 2006... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jan. 19--DAYTON -- Registered nurses in the Dayton area are older than average, and local nursing schools aren't able to keep up with demand for young ones. Taken together, the problems worry health care experts and...

Storefront cats are a pet attraction for some Miami Valley businesses.
January 21, 2006... Byline: Amelia Robinson Jan. 21--Clive must suspect life is for the birds. Bird feeders, birdseed and a heap of other bird doodads surround the black and white feline at the shop he calls home -- Wild Bird Unlimited in Kettering. ...

University of Dayton boosts cost to $31,160 annually.
January 21, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jan. 21--DAYTON -- Students who enroll at the University of Dayton as freshmen this fall will pay $31,160 a year for tuition, housing and meals, an 8.1 percent increase. UD trustees approved the fee increase Friday....

Delphi says $19 billion in bills due.
January 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 21--DAYTON -- Delphi Corp., the auto parts supplier that filed for bankruptcy reorganization in October for its U.S. operations, reported on Friday that it is facing creditors' claims totaling at least $19 billion....

Feds urged to help on care cost.
January 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 21--DAYTON -- Industry and labor unions need the help of government and consumers to slow the soaring cost of health care in this country, the top executive of General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant said...

Troy will be asked to help fund parking expansion.
January 21, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 21--TROY -- In an unprecedented economic development request, the city will be asked to pay at least some of the $100,000 or more in costs to add parking at the Faurecia Exhaust Systems plant on Corporate Drive....

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
January 22, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 22--HOW TO UTILIZE OUR LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY: A bit of business-speak has infected our everyday language and its improper use should be stopped. The word is utilize. I hear it constantly in television and radio...

GM Moraine Assembly Plant faces uncertain future as SUV sales slump.
January 22, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 22--MORAINE -- The auto industry's increasing financial pressures and intense competition for fickle customers have brought good and bad news for the employees of General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly plant. ...

Dinneen weighing job offer.
January 24, 2006... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 24--DAYTON -- City Manager Jim Dinneen said Monday he is considering his options and waiting to hear prospective contract offers from Volusia County, Fla., where he is under consideration to become county...

Guidance drop part of a trend.
January 24, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 24--DAYTON -- Tucked into the Ford Motor Co.'s announcement Monday of plant closings and job cuts was this additional caution for investors: Ford will stop offering earnings guidance for its stock. The...

Corning site to be rehabbed for reuse.
January 24, 2006... Byline: Shaheen Samavati Jan. 24--COLUMBUS -- The state Controlling Board approved a $2 million grant to the city of Greenville on Monday to clean up the former site of a Corning Glass factory at 1025 Martin St. Hughes Supply Co., an...

Ohio takes major hit from Ford.
January 24, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 24--DAYTON -- The auto industry in southwest Ohio suffered another blow Monday when Ford Motor Co. said it will close a transmission plant in Batavia, 25 miles east of Cincinnati, in 2008 as part of a massive...

Parks want to buy waterfall.
January 24, 2006... Byline: Steve Bennish Jan. 24--VANDALIA -- Five Rivers MetroParks is proposing to buy a scenic 60-foot waterfall and gorge on a six-acre tract adjacent to Taylorsville MetroPark. But before the deal can happen, MetroParks needs to win...

Smooth sales ahead for Liteflex.
January 25, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 25--KETTERING -- Liteflex LLC, which uses composite materials to make suspension springs for commercial long-haul trucks, announced Tuesday that a contract with parts supplier ArvinMeritor Inc. could be a big boost...

Coldwell Banker buys Century 21 Timber Creek.
January 25, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jan. 25--DAYTON -- Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors, the area's largest residential real estate firm, said Tuesday it has acquired Englewood-based realtor Century 21 Timber Creek Inc. Terms of the transaction...

UPN, WB to emerge as CW.
January 25, 2006... Byline: Bob Batz Jan. 25--Two small, long-struggling television networks -- UPN and The WB -- will shut down this fall and programming from both will be used to launch a network aimed mainly at young and minority viewers. Local...

Smaller proposal still not welcome.
January 26, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 26--TROY -- A proposed housing development at Piqua-Troy and Troy-Urbana roads has shrunk, but the opposition didn't at Wednesday's public hearing on the plan. Neighbors marshaled several reasons for their...

Ohio jobless claims surge.
January 26, 2006... Byline: Jim Dillon Jan. 26--DAYTON -- Last year, Ohio recorded the second-largest increase in the nation in initial claims for unemployment insurance following large layoffs, the government said Wednesday. Only Michigan, another...

Old Beerman building may change hands.
January 26, 2006... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 26--DAYTON --A New York investment company is in negotiations to buy the former Elder-Beerman store building in downtown Dayton. The department store pulled out in 2002 and CityWide Development Corp....

Garage door maker may move into Troy plant.
January 28, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jan. 28--TROY -- Clopay Building Products confirmed Friday it may expand into the 1 million-square-foot plant that MT Picture Display Corp. plans to close this Friday. Clopay, which is based in Mason and makes...

Taft signs teacher-training reforms.
January 28, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jan. 28--DAYTON -- Gov. Bob Taft on Friday signed into law legislation he said will lead to better-trained teachers in Ohio's classrooms. Following the bill-signing ceremony at Sinclair Community College, Taft...

Keep your gas bill under control with simple steps.
January 29, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 29--DAYTON -- Natural gas prices are changing every month, offers from competing suppliers are arriving in the mail and the weather keeps bouncing between chilly and unseasonably mild. Dave Rinebolt, executive...

Shopping for gas? You need this info.
January 29, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 29--DAYTON -- Shopping for the best available prices for natural gas can be confusing -- but there is help. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which regulates the state's utilities, and the Ohio Consumers'...

Sinclair looks to buy sites.
January 29, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jan. 29--DAYTON -- Sinclair Community College is negotiating to buy a law office on West Fourth Street surrounded by the campus, and will likely use a larger tract it is buying west of the Great Miami River to help ease...

Ice sculptors try to stay cool.
January 29, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jan. 29--DAYTON -- Competing ice carvers at the first contest at RiverScape MetroPark worked in a frenzy Saturday to beat not only the clock, but a beaming, enemy sun overhead. Five Rivers MetroParks...

DP&L's new rate challenged.
January 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jan. 30--DAYTON -- Consumer advocates are challenging the state's approval of a plan that allows Dayton Power and Light Co. to increase electricity billing rates annually from this year through 2010. Advocates for...

Boeing contract goes to Troy.
January 31, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 31--DAYTON -- Goodrich Corp.'s Troy plant will supply wheels and carbon brakes for Boeing Co.'s Next Generation 737 airliner fleet, Goodrich spokeswoman Gail Warner said Monday. The Miami County division...

City Manager Dinneen to head to Florida.
January 31, 2006... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jan. 31--DAYTON -- City Manager Jim Dinneen accepted a job in Florida on Monday and the City Commission immediately began making plans to hire his successor. The commission will likely do a national search for...

Wright Center now daytaOhio.
January 31, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jan. 31--DAYTON -- With its new home under construction and a mandate to create jobs for the region, the Wright Center of Innovation for Advanced Data Management and Analysis Inc. is changing its top management,...

Rally urged for health official.
January 31, 2006... Jan. 31--DAYTON -- Some community leaders Monday called for a "rallying of the troops" to fight for the job of health director Ricky Boyd and what they see as a threat to the minority programs that he oversees. The Combined Health District...

Former WYSO producer back on air at WMUB-FM.
January 31, 2006... Byline: Bob Batz Jan. 31--OXFORD -- Aileen LeBlanc is back. LeBlanc -- an independent Dayton-area producer and former news director at WYSO-FM (91.3) in Yellow Springs -- is producing features for broadcasts of Morning Edition and All...