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

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

Dayton, Ohio, arts group finishes short of goal but with increase in donations.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Terry Morris Jul. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- After a turbulent final few weeks that included the pressured resignation of its CEO, Culture Works celebrated an increase in contributions to its annual campaign on the final day Wednesday. ...

Dayton, Ohio-area Bank One branches keep name temporarily after merger.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Jul. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- Bank One Corp. officially will merge today into New York-based J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and start a gradual change in the bank's local identity. The Bank One name will remain on the 34 offices...

Dayton, Ohio-based document management service eliminates 4 executive posts.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- Standard Register, a provider of digital information management products and services, said Wednesday it eliminated the positions of four top executives: Peter Dorsman, chief operating...

Dayton, Ohio, library workers' agreement wins approval.
July 1, 2004... Jul. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Metro Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday tentatively approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the union representing library workers. The five-member board approved the agreement with...

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Approves Cincinnati Bell Rate Deal.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Jul. 1--Columbus, Ohio -- Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. will freeze rates for basic telephone services in exchange for "greater pricing flexibility" on other options like call waiting, call forwarding and bundled...

U.S. workers plan more vacation this summer.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Jul. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- More Americans are abandoning their desks for the beach this summer, signaling growing confidence in job security and the economy. According to a national survey last month, 28 percent of...

GM, Ford sales drop in June; Chrysler, Toyota show increases.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 2--General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. both posted unexpectedly large double-digit sales declines last month and continued to lose business to foreign rivals. Demand slowed industrywide after sizzling sales...

Technical difficulties delay debut of Dayton, Ohio-area radio station.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Bob Batz Jul. 2--Joe Mullins had planned to have his newly acquired WEDI-AM (1130) on the air Thursday, but it didn't happen. "We have some technical difficulties to iron out, and all I can say now is that we'll be broadcasting...

Progress takes its sweet time getting to West Elkton, Ohio.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Jul. 2--First, it was water in 1976. Thursday, ground was broken in West Elkton for the village's long-anticipated sewage and wastewater treatment system that, when completed in a year or so, will eliminate leaking...

Dayton, Ohio, schools balance budget.
July 4, 2004... Byline: Scott Elliott Jul. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- Stan Lucas is trying not to brag. At a time when many school districts -- not to mention cities, counties and even the state government-- face crushing budget woes, Dayton's school...

Three Dayton, Ohio, natives team up to bring Cincinnati sports team to life.
July 4, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Jul. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- It takes a lot of savvy and style to pull off a nickname like "The Three Business Divas." So when American Basketball Association co-founder Joe Newman called Miami Valley businesswomen...

University workshop in Ohio focuses on Web marketing.
July 4, 2004... Jul. 4--The Ohio Small Business Center at Wright State University is holding a workshop, The Three Keys to Successful Internet Marketing -- Basic, from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday. The workshop will be at the Student Union in the Atlantis...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business briefs column.
July 5, 2004... Jul. 5--BERRY HONORED FOR PR OFFERINGS: The Berry Company and Berry Network Inc., at 3170 Kettering Blvd., recently won several awards from the Dayton Miami Valley Public Relations Society of America and Dayton International Association of...

Eateries bring life to downtown Dayton, Ohio, site.
July 5, 2004... Byline: LaToya Thompson Jul. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Jeff Morris, owner of the Coffee Chamber at 130 W. Second St., greets every customer who comes into his 300-foot convenience shop. While they select and pay for their items, Morris...

Computerized devices drive up electricity bills.
July 5, 2004... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Jul. 5--The air conditioners are humming and fans are whirring. Electricity use rises in the summer months as people turn to modern conveniences to keep them cool. But a growing number of computerized...

Dayton, Ohio, funeral home business to sell property to help pay debts.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 7--DAYTON, Ohio -- In an effort to head off foreclosure proceedings, Tobias Funeral Homes Inc. is selling property to pay down its more than $2 million debt. According to papers filed June 7 in...

Ohio Secretary of State wants Montgomery County GOP's fund files.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 7--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell issued subpoenas to Montgomery County GOP Chairman John J. White and Treasurer Linda Timmons to turn over the party's operating account records by...

Auto-retail software firm has long history in Dayton, Ohio-area commerce.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 8--KETTERING, Ohio -- For more than 100 years, Reynolds & Reynolds has established itself as a financial stronghold for the Miami Valley economy. The company Lucius D. Reynolds, a former Bellefontaine...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business calender column.
July 8, 2004... Jul. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Greater Dayton Real Estate Investors Association will host an investors' forum on Wednesday at the Ramada Inn South, 3555 Miamisburg-Centerville Road. The investors' forum entitled "Multi Families: Finding,...

Development firm buys 7 Dayton, Ohio, properties for $12.6 million.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Andrea Minarcek Jul. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- St. Louis-based Commercial Development Co. Inc. made its first foray into the Dayton market with a $12.6 million acquisition of seven properties from First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the...

Papers filed in Dayton, Ohio, attorney's lawsuit touch on $46 million scam.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Rob Modic Jul. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- An attorney's lawsuit, now sealed, against her former firm touches on an investment group that lost $46 million in a swindle and on a recently settled federal civil case stemming from the losses,...

Rock singer urges Procter & Gamble workers to protest testing.
July 8, 2004... Jul. 8--CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble employees had an unusual telephone message waiting for them when they arrived at work Wednesday: Chrissie Hynde of rock group The Pretenders asking them to protest the way P&G subsidiary Iams tests its...

CEO of Kettering, Ohio-based software firm resigns.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 8--KETTERING, Ohio -- Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse resigned Wednesday from his position as chief executive officer, chairman and president of Reynolds and Reynolds, one of the Dayton area's oldest and largest...

Alcoa posts record first-half income.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- Alcoa Inc., the world's largest aluminum producer, said Wednesday net income for the first half of 2004 was the highest in Alcoa's history. The Pittsburgh-based company reported second-...

CEO of Dayton, Ohio-area auto-retail software firm resigns.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Jul. 8--KETTERING, Ohio -- Lloyd "Buzz" Waterhouse was hired in 1999 as the next top boss to take the Reynolds and Reynolds Co. into the high-tech future. That stopped Wednesday when Waterhouse, 52, suddenly quit as...

Tipp City, Ohio, wants pulse of public on school facilities.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 8--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- School board members have heard a variety of opinions on the types of athletic facilities people think are needed, but said they want a community survey before developing a long-term...

Future of Miami County, Ohio, gravel mine proposal remains rocky.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 9--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- The city is asking Miami County for answers about the effect of a proposed gravel mine on nearby city water wellfields before a county board considers a permit required for the operation. ...

Dayton, Ohio-area radio station gets ready for second life on Web.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Dave Larsen Jul. 9--The late, lamented alternative radio station known as 97X will launch its online broadcast 10 a.m. Monday at woxy.com. The acclaimed cutting-edge station signed off the air in May when owner Doug Balogh sold...

Miami County, Ohio, board supports road fund alliance.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 9--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners agreed Thursday to support a regional effort designed to aggressively seek state and federal dollars for highway and transit projects. The commission, which...

Montgomery County, Ohio, council looks to university for help on Web site.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Jul. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- For years, the Montgomery County Family and Children First Council has collected and tracked various quality of life indicators -- from low birth weight to crime rates. Council...

Tale of 2 Dayton, Ohio, department stores.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- Cash registers at Dayton's two major department store retailers, Federated Department Stores Inc. and The Bon-Ton/Elder-Beerman Stores Inc., are singing different tunes. Federated, the...

Ohio workers compensation bureau targets 'deadbeat' companies.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 9--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thousands of Ohio employers are cheating the system and breaking the law by failing to pay their workers compensation premiums, the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation said Thursday. ...

Board seeks data on Miami County, Ohio, gravel pit.
July 17, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 17--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- The Miami County Board of Zoning Appeals said those wanting to operate a gravel pit near the city's wellfields need to provide more information before a permit application will be...

Temporary boss feels heat at Kettering, Ohio-based auto retail software firm.
July 18, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Jul. 18--KETTERING, Ohio -- Philip A. Odeen, newly named chairman and interim chief executive officer of the Reynolds and Reynolds Co., is the focus of some residual bitterness in Cleveland, where he presided at the sale...

Today's executive swims in a sea of numbers.
July 18, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- When NCR Corp. asked executives how they deal with the increasing amount of data generated by the corporate world each day, it sounded as though the executives needed a life raft. ...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business briefs column.
July 19, 2004... Jul. 19--COMPUTERFEST REVEALS NAME CHANGE: Computerfest, Dayton's semi-annual computer and technology event, will now be called the Mid-America Consumer Electronics Show and will incorporate the familiar Computerfest event with the Dayton...

Huffy sells sports division for $30 million.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 19--Huffy Corp., a Miamisburg-based sporting goods manufacturer, said Monday it sold the assets of Huffy Sports Co., a division of Huffy Corp. that sells basketball goal backboards, to Russell Corp. for $30...

Upscale nightclub in works for downtown Dayton, Ohio.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- The owner of Diamonds Cabaret, a nude dance club in Washington Twp., is in negotiations to open a nightclub in downtown Dayton. Ron Smith, a partner with Downtown Dayton Holdings,...

Sidewalk sale to come to Fairborn, Ohio.
July 19, 2004... Jul. 19--Members of the Downtown Fairborn Business Association will host Sidewalk Sales Days from Aug. 5-7 in downtown Fairborn. The event is anchored by three bookstores -- Faith Christian Bookstore, News Readers Book Outlet and the...

Middletown, Ohio-based steel firm increases surcharges.
July 19, 2004... Jul. 19--MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- AK Steel Corp. said Monday that the surcharge for its carbon steel products will be $134 per ton and the surcharge for its electrical steel products will be $105 per ton, both effective with shipments on Aug. 1. ...

West Carrollton, Ohio, seeks public input on tax bid.
July 19, 2004... Jul. 19--WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio -- City Council is inviting residents to attend a public forum at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to learn about its plans to place a five-year 0.25 percent addition in the city's income tax rate on the Nov. 2 ballot. The...

Landfill foes get rowdy at Trotwood, Ohio, council meeting.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Derek Ali Jul. 20--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- Angry residents gathered at the Trotwood Community Center on Monday night to once again vocally oppose what they suspect is the development of a landfill. But this time the group, which grew...

Montgomery County, Ohio, veterans service center hires director.
July 20, 2004... Jul. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- Allistair Dunn is the new executive director of the Montgomery County Veterans Service Center, beating out 40 applicants. Dunn, 83, has served as interim executive director since May 2003 and previously served on...

New owner of 3 DT Industries businesses expects turnaround in 2005.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- The new owners of three DT Industries businesses said they expect a significant turnaround in 2005. Thompson Street Capital Partners, a $145 million private equity firm based in St....

Chain acquires 6 Dayton, Ohio-area fitness clubs.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 20--A Cleveland fitness club chain has purchased Moore's Fitness Centers' six Dayton locations. Joe Moore, founder and president of Moore's Fitness, said he agreed to sell his clubs to FitWorks earlier...

Dayton, Ohio-area fitness centers sold to Cleveland health club chain.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 21--Local fitness entrepreneur Joe Moore sold his fitness centers to the Cleveland-based FitWorks health club chain, ending Moore's 33 years as one the region's largest health club chains. "We have the...

Dayton, Ohio-area home construction activity hits low in June.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 21--New home construction slowed to a year-low in June, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S. Commerce Department. By contrast, the increasing number of new homes authorized for construction suggest...

Reynolds and Reynolds earnings meet revised expectations.
July 21, 2004... Jul. 21--KETTERING, Ohio -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co. reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $22 million, or 33 cents per share, down 15 percent from the same period last year when the company reported earnings of $26 million, or 37 cents...

Wal-Mart holds diversity workshop for managers in Ohio, surrounding states.
July 21, 2004... Byline: LaToya Thompson Jul. 21--WILBERFORCE, Ohio -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday held the first Minorities in Leadership Seminar for managers in Ohio and surrounding states on Central State University's campus. Carol Taylor, vice...

Dayton, Ohio, wine bar, retail shop call it quits.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Mark Fisher Jul. 21--DAYTON, Ohio -- The owner of Bin 130 wine bar and the Market Wine retail wine shop in the Fifth Third Center has closed both businesses because, he says, downtown Dayton didn't have enough activity to support...

Kettering, Ohio-based auto-retail software firm's earnings slip 15 percent.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 22--KETTERING, Ohio -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co., a software provider for automotive retailers, said Wednesday third-quarter earnings fell 15 percent because of sluggish sales. For the third quarter ended...

Darke, Mercer counties top Ohio egg production pecking order.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 22--When it comes to eggs, two Ohio counties within an hour's drive of Dayton have officially reached the top of America's pecking order. In 2002, Darke County had 8.02 million laying hens at least 20 weeks...

Moraine, Ohio, plant productivity helps boost GM profits.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 22--DETROIT -- Record earnings in financial services and high productivity at assembly plants in Moraine and elsewhere helped boost General Motors Corp.'s second-quarter profit 49 percent. The world's...

Dayton, Ohio, market becomes magnet for political ads.
July 22, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Jul. 22--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If you live in the Dayton media market and you like political TV ads touting and trashing President Bush and Democrat John Kerry, March 4 through June 20 was the best of times. Across...

Dayton, Ohio-area transit agency moves toward audit on performance.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Jul. 22--DAYTON, Ohio -- The board of the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority established guidelines for a performance audit of the transit company Wednesday at a meeting of the finance and personnel committee....

Whirlpool earnings rise 14 percent in quarter.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 22--GREENVILLE, Ohio -- Whirlpool Corp., a manufacturer of home appliances, said Wednesday second-quarter earnings increased 14 percent on momentum in its North American and European businesses. Whirlpool...

Bellbrook, Ohio, sewage problems continue.
July 25, 2004... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jul. 25--BELLBROOK, Ohio -- Heavy rains choked the county's pumping station, spewing raw sewage from manholes into streets, parks and creeks. One of Bellbrook's two major parks -- Washington Mill Park and its...

Dayton, Ohio-area businesses gear up for back-to-school buying frenzy.
July 26, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- Notebooks, scissors and pencils do not come cheap. Some parents already are heading to discount retailers and office supply stores to purchase back-to-school items. This means big business...

ABX Air logo designer in Dayton, Ohio, wins communicators award.
July 26, 2004... Jul. 26--ABX Air Inc. earned multiple recognitions at the recent International Association of Business Communicators at the Dayton 2003-04 Bronze Quill Awards. The awards recognize Dayton-area communicators at the local, or Bronze, level...

Kettering, Ohio, maker of auto retail software faces fourth class action suit.
July 27, 2004... Jul. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- A Connecticut law firm has filed the fourth class action lawsuit against the Reynolds and Reynolds Co., claiming the software supplier to auto dealers misled investors about prospects for a new product line. Schatz...

Tribe's chief says casino would benefit Botkins, Ohio.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Jul. 27--BOTKINS, Ohio -- The chief of the Eastern Shawnee tribe of Oklahoma and members of the tribal council met Monday afternoon with village officials at the proposed site of a gaming and resort operation. The...

Twenty-one Golden Corral restaurants to open by 2011.
July 27, 2004... Jul. 27--CINCINNATI -- Frisch's Restaurants Inc. and Golden Corral Franchising Systems Inc. announced Monday that Frisch's will open and operate 21 Golden Corral restaurants in the Columbus, Western Pennsylvania and Southern Michigan markets by...

June proves to be another record month for home sales in Dayton, Ohio.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 27--Sales of existing single-family homes set another record in June, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales rose 2.1 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...

NYSE warns that Miamisburg, Ohio-based Huffy faces delisting.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 27--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- The New York Stock Exchange on Monday notified Huffy Corp. that it has fallen below the exchange's listing criteria. The NYSE deemed the Miamisburg-based sporting goods manufacturer...

New Iams puppy food includes chemical for brain power.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 27--VANDALIA, Ohio -- Iams Co. doesn't just want to feed your puppy, it wants to make your puppy smarter. Today, Iams will tell members of the American Veterinary Medical Association it has developed a...

Income rises at government contractor MTC Technologies in second quarter.
July 27, 2004... Jul. 27--DAYTON, Ohio -- MTC Technologies Inc., which has been acquiring companies in recent months, on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $4.2 million, or 27 cents per share, up 46 percent from 2.9 million, or 22 cents a share, in...

Greene County, Ohio, secures loan for $180 million town center project.
July 27, 2004... Jul. 27--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- The City Council agreed Monday to financial support agreements the county is developing for the planned $180 million Greene Town Center. The comprehensive economic development and tax increment financing...

Dayton, Ohio-based law firm opens Columbus office.
July 28, 2004... Jul. 28--DAYTON, Ohio -- Freund, Freeze and Arnold, a Dayton law firm with offices in Cincinnati, opened a legal practice Wednesday in the Capitol Square office tower, 65 E. State St., Columbus. The firm, among the five largest in Dayton,...

Dayton, Ohio-based document management firm allies with medical workflow firm.
July 28, 2004... Jul. 28--DAYTON, Ohio -- Standard Register, a Dayton-based provider of document management and process improvement solutions, said Tuesday it formed an alliance with Care Fusion, a McLean, Va.-based provider of barcode-enabled patient...

Fifth lawsuit filed against automotive software provider Reynolds & Reynolds.
July 28, 2004... Jul. 28--DAYTON, Ohio -- A fifth shareholder lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the Reynolds and Reynolds Co., alleging the company misled investors. Lasky & Rifkind Ltd., with offices in New York and Chicago, brought a class-action suit in...

Shares of Dayton, Ohio-based MTC Technologies decline.
July 28, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 28--DAYTON, Ohio --Shares of Dayton-based MTC Technologies Inc. fell more than 5 percent in heavy trading Tuesday even though the company reported strong second-quarter earnings. Shares of MTC...

Police suspect Xenia, Ohio, Kiwanis official in $30,000 theft.
July 29, 2004... Jul. 29--XENIA, Ohio -- Theft charges may be filed as early as Monday against a Xenia Kiwanis Club officer accused of bilking the community service group out of more than $30,000 since 2003. The club's president reported the missing money...

Dayton, Ohio, inventor of garden tool organizer looks to expand business.
July 29, 2004... Byline: LaToya Thompson Jul. 29--DAYTON, Ohio -- Fred Utzinger III has a natural talent and a passion for inventing handy devices. "I just like inventing stuff. It's fun," Utzinger said. "I get more elated inventing it than I really...

Miami County, Ohio, transit chief leaves for another job.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 29--TROY, Ohio -- Seven months after Miami County's new urban transit system began operations, Transit Director Doug Farmer is hitting the road for another job. Farmer notified county officials Tuesday that...

Dayton, Ohio-based airline, pilots agree on bigger jet plans.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 29--DAYTON, Ohio -- A new agreement between PSA Airlines Inc., the Dayton-based subsidiary of US Airways Group Inc., and its pilots' union helps clear the path for a shift to bigger regional jets, PSA...

Cincinnati tries to entice Dell with $2.9 million tax break.
July 29, 2004... Jul. 29--The state has offered computer maker Dell Inc. a $2.9 million tax break if the company establishes a distribution center in this Cincinnati suburb. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority this week approved the 70 percent, 10-year corporate...

Honda's first-quarter earnings inch up with help from strong overseas sales.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 29--TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co., Japan's third-largest automaker, said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter earnings increased with stronger Asian and European sales, though North American sales slipped. Honda,...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Dale Huffman column.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Dale Huffman Jul. 29--SPORTS MUSEUM ON WAY?: Will it happen? Is it possible? Could Dayton, Ohio, become the home of a unique interactive sports center spotlighting the history and promotion of sports? Not an old-fashioned...

Moraine, Ohio, plant to produce engines to power new Hummer.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 29--MORAINE, Ohio -- General Motors Corp.'s partner AM General Co. said Thursday it will stop building the conventional H1 Hummer this fall and start building the H1 Alpha Hummer early next year. The 2006 H1...

Moraine, Ohio, GM plant gets Hummer diesel engine contract.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 30--MORAINE, Ohio -- General Motors Corp. partner AM General Co. said Thursday it will stop building the conventional H1 Hummer this fall and start building the H1 Alpha Hummer next year. The 2006 H1 Alpha will...

Residents want toxic wastes limited at Dayton, Ohio, treatment plant.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Jul. 30--DAYTON, Ohio -- Two neighbors of Perma-Fix, the controversial wastewater treatment facility in Jefferson Twp., have filed an appeal with the state's Environmental Review Appeals Commission, seeking to reverse...

SAS Automation expands Xenia, Ohio, operation.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 30--XENIA, Ohio -- SAS Automation Ltd., a manufacturer of robotic end-of-arm tooling, said Thursday it is planning a $500,000 expansion of its Xenia headquarters. The expansion, according to SAS executives, is a...

Cost-cutting measures pay off for Dayton, Ohio-based ATM maker NCR.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Jul. 30--DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. on Thursday reported a $145 million turnaround in second-quarter earnings as two divisions experienced double-digit growth. NCR reported earnings of $122 million, or $1.27...

Centerville, Ohio, road construction nearly done.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Nicole Lark Jul. 30--Construction at the intersection of Ohio 48 and North Village Drive is restricting motorists to one lane north and south bound between Whipp Road and Interstate 675. The work, which began July 12, is...