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

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

Officials hope Wright Brothers Airport can spur growth.
July 3, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 3--DAYTON -- From their tiny bicycle shop on West Third Street, the Wright brothers toiled to build the world's first airplane. Their innovation and tireless determination changed history and ushered in an...

GM plan tough sell in Dayton.
July 3, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 3--DAYTON -- Last month when Rick Wagoner delivered his manifesto on improving General Motors Corp., the attention was centered around the 25,000 jobs he plans to cut and undisclosed number of plants he wants to...

New policies let pregnant women breathe easy.
July 3, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jul. 3--DAYTON -- The nightmare scenario isn't that some women will have to give birth in a hallway. Pregnant women and their doctors worry about that, with the substantial shift of maternity patients to Kettering and...

GM drives rivals into discounts.
July 6, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 6--DAYTON -- Following a 41 percent sales jump in June, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday extended its employee discount sales promotion and pressured chief rivals DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co. to announce...

Kroger rated top grocery chain.
July 6, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 6--CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. ranked as the nation's third largest retailer and the top supermarket chain in an annual list of top 100 retailers released Tuesday by the industry's largest trade group. ...

Vectren's uprooting is upsetting to some.
July 6, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jul. 6--CENTERVILLE | Some Miami Valley residents are getting some unpleasant news from Vectren, and it has nothing to do with rising energy costs. This time, it's about things that are falling -- trees and...

Thor Industries sets another sales record.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 7--JACKSON CENTER -- Thor Industries Inc. officials on Wednesday said the company reached record recreational vehicle sales in June, for the quarter and six months ended June 30. The largest manufacturer of...

Predatory lending problem getting worse, officials warn.
July 9, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 9--Just ask local residents Terrell and Vera Thomas or Danny and Inez Moore. They are victims of Montgomery County's worsening predatory mortgage lending problem, local officials said Friday. Terrell Thomas,...

Boonshoft lets his generosity do talking.
July 9, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Jul. 9--There was a certain Wizard of Oz-like "pay-no-attention-to-the-man-behind-the-curtain" quality to Wright State University's news conference last month announcing Oscar Boonshoft's $28.5 million gift to the...

Dayton, Ohio, family holds onto flooring company.
July 10, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 10--DAYTON -- In the world of flooring sales and installation, carpet can be forgiving -- cut it too small, and it can stretch a little. But the industry is not, particularly for three generations of men...

Auto shops in Dayton, Ohio, join national push for right to repair.
July 10, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 10--DAYTON -- Auto mechanics vying for a position under the hood of the country's automotive repair industry have taken their garage fight to Congress. Many small automotive repair shops, locally and...

Nepotism has a place at the office at Kettering, Ohio, medical billing firm.
July 10, 2005... Byline: Maria Ortiz Jul. 10--Working with family is not necessarily a bad thing. Experts have long touted the negative aspects of family in the workplace: relatives can pad each other's benefits, employees could form family-based...

Germantown, Ohio, auction quite a production.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 11--GERMANTOWN -- Who will give a hundred dollars for a stuffed bobcat? A cloth-covered coffin? How 'bout $50? Auctioneer John Kramer's voice pattered through the bidding on the front lawn of the Rorher...

City may face grave issue.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Jul. 11--DAYTON -- There are some grave uncertainties about Greencastle Cemetery on Nicholas Road in southwest Dayton, and its older sister churchyard on South Broadway Street near Miami Chapel Road. The...

Austin Pike plans go forward.
July 12, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 12--DAYTON -- Planning work on the Austin Pike Interchange Project is moving forward after a temporary delay. Meanwhile, local officials are working with the Ohio Department of Transportation to close a...

Evenflo names new chief executive.
July 12, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 12--VANDALIA -- Evenflo Co. Inc., an 85-year-old manufacturer of baby car seats and toddler products, said on Monday that Robert S. Matteucci is the new chief executive, replacing Wayne Robinson. Evenflo...

NCR Corp. forecast up, shares down.
July 13, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 13--DAYTON -- NCR Corp.'s shares fell by more than $2 on Tuesday, despite its announcement of improved expectations for its second-quarter results, as the company's forecast of quarterly revenues and 2005...

Tina Hamdan gets travel agency from father.
July 13, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 13--DAYTON -- In the All-World Travel headquarters on Tuesday, Wes Hamdan leaned back in his chair with a mid-morning cup of coffee and beamed with pride. Hamdan had just handed over his company to his...

Dayton, Ohio, jewelry store co-owner Bob Gross dies at 59.
July 13, 2005... Byline: Robbie Brown Jul. 13--DAYTON -- For 26 years, Bob Gross and Larry Jaffe worked side by side at the jewelry store they founded as young entrepreneurs in 1979. On Monday, Mr. Gross died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was 59....

Convention center chief resigns.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jul. 14--DAYTON -- Charles Kemp, Dayton Convention Center director since 2001, resigned Wednesday, a week after being put on paid administrative leave by City Manager Jim Dinneen. Kemp resigned effective...

Union says Bureau of Workers' Compensation overpays hospitals.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 14--COLUMBUS -- Since 1997, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has been overpaying hospitals to treat injured workers, costing the system an extra $544 million, according to a study by a health care...

Wizards, muggles eager to tear into new 'Potter'.
July 16, 2005... Jul. 16--Did you love the book? Was it just "so-so"? Would you recommend it to a friend? Submit your own review and tell us! The O'Hara brothers, 10 and 8 respectively, instead spent last night with witches and wizards and monsters and --...

Identity protection growing market.
July 17, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 17--DAYTON -- The demand for replacing or revamping automatic teller machines to try and make them more resistant to fraud represents an opportunity for manufacturers of the machines, despite a recent soft quarter...

Lighthouse powered by 'thought leaders'.
July 17, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jul. 17--DAYTON -- Jeff Van Fleet surrounds himself with smart people. The Lighthouse Technologies president and founder started the Dayton software company out of his home about five years ago. He has since...

Often times, franchise deals need a matchmaker.
July 17, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 17--DAYTON -- Imagine cruising the classifieds and catching an ad like this: "Mature model with experience ISO (in search of) SPB for long-term relationship. Must be financially stable, intelligent and...

Ohio soybean fields being watched for invader.
July 18, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 18--Scouting in Ohio's soybean fields will intensify this month as plant pathologists try to determine if a foreign invader hitched a ride last week when Hurricane Dennis fizzled and drizzled across the Midwest....

Memo says Troy buildings not worth renovation cost.
July 19, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 19--TROY -- The fate of the two former Shanesy buildings south of City Hall hasn't officially been sealed, but a city memo maintains the buildings aren't worth fixing up. Making about half the space usable...

REX Stores execs get $1.7 million in stock activity.
July 19, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 19--VANDALIA -- Two top executives at REX Stores Corp. garnered $1.7 million last week after exercising stock options and selling shares. The activity is the third round of options-exercising since June 6...

Suburbs to welcome learning centers.
July 19, 2005... Jul. 19--Weather permitting today, Englewood and Huber Heights will hold groundbreaking ceremonies for Sinclair Community College Fast Track Learning Centers. The centers will be attached to the YMCAs in each city and are intended to...

Ex-DPL chief: No rule broken.
July 19, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 19--DAYTON -- The former chairman of DPL Inc. acknowledged in court documents filed Monday that he personally invested money into the company's portfolio of financial investments, but said there was nothing wrong...

AFIT faces uncertain fate.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Jessica Wehrman Jul. 20--WASHINGTON -- The independent base closure and realignment commission Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to consider merging the Air Force Institute of Technology, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Defense...

Election board may get more space.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 20--TROY -- The Miami County commissioners Tuesday assured that county elections officials' requests for more space and a storage system for $1.05 million in new electronic voting equipment won't be gathering...

Bethel Twp. plan gets board's OK.
July 20, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 20--TROY -- A strategic development plan intended, in part, to help Miami County's Bethel Twp. preserve open space while encouraging development in specific areas was accepted by the county commissioners Tuesday...

Tax deal leads to aerospace supplier's plant expansion.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 21--HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County -- Gov. Bob Taft and other state and local officials Wednesday morning helped Lord Corp. executives break ground on an expansion project that promises to add 30 jobs to...

Victoria Theatre, Arts Center in talks.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Terry Morris Jul. 21--The consultant who brokered the likely merger of Dayton's two top history organizations and who is also working to combine office functions for five key arts groups is now also engaged in private talks with...

Dayton Mall retrofit starts to take shape.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 21--MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- Shoppers navigating the ripped-up asphalt and temporary dead-ends in the Dayton Mall's parking lot along Ohio 725 know that lifestyle-center retailers are on their way. ...

Newark, Ohio, basket maker discloses Taft golf outing to officials.
July 22, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 22--COLUMBUS -- The Longaberger Co. treated Gov. Bob Taft to a $125 round of golf nearly two years ago but just now reported the gift to state ethics officials. Longaberger on Wednesday filed an amended...

Black auto dealers still in minority, but growing.
July 24, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 24--FAIRBORN -- In the weeks after Willie Roberts bought his first auto dealership in October 1993, he would pace the property trying to comprehend what he just purchased. Lucy, his wife of 35 years, agreed...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
July 24, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jul. 24--DRESSING UP THE FAMILY BUSINESS: The photo depicts a stocky young man with close-cropped hair and a big smile standing in a display booth at the 2004 Produce Marketing Association convention. Beside him are...

Key forest's fate up in air.
July 24, 2005... Byline: Steve Bennish Jul. 24--DAYTON -- The potential that a unique 16,000-acre forest, where federal and private scientists collaborate, could be sold as part of a reorganization of the former MeadWestvaco paper group is being watched...

Search is on for NCR CEO.
July 24, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 24--DAYTON -- NCR Corp.'s next chief executive officer should be able to find new business in developing foreign markets, withstand today's increased scrutiny of corporate leaders and continue his predecessor's...

Dann's the man on the BWC case.
July 25, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 25--WARREN -- At the Italian American War Vets club, politicos hold court in the dark, smoky recesses inside while a crowd of regulars sip long-neck beers and play bocce ball out back. Democratic state...

Channel 2's GM leaves station.
July 26, 2005... Byline: Bob Batz Jul. 26--DAYTON -- Greg Bendin, president and general manager of WDTN-TV, Channel 2, for three years, has resigned. Bendin's last day on the job was Friday, according to Scott Blumental, vice president of LIN TV, a...

Allegations of discrimination at issue in Wright-Patterson flap.
July 26, 2005... Byline: Cathy Mong Jul. 26--DAYTON -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has a "zero tolerance policy" toward discrimination and hopes to meet with representatives of the Dayton chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to...

Radio bribes didn't play here, some say.
July 27, 2005... Byline: Bob Batz Jul. 27--Sony BMG Music Entertainment's admission this week that some of its employees pursued radio promotion practices that were wrong and improper shouldn't produce many shock waves locally, according to Dayton-area...

Oil price spikes put General Motors' Moraine, Ohio, plant at risk.
July 27, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 27--MORAINE -- General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly Plant, which employs about 4,100, is at high risk of closing or shedding hundreds of jobs if another big spike in oil prices occurs, according to a new...

Two Troy, Ohio, companies pay OSHA fines.
July 27, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 27--TROY -- The city's two largest industrial employers are paying fines to settle workplace safety complaints filed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker was injured at each plant....

Dayton, Ohio, dance company prepares for 2005-06 season.
July 27, 2005... Byline: Terry Morris Jul. 27--DAYTON -- The local performing arts season won't resume for a few weeks, but the president of Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center is in Dayton to drum up immediate support for one of his favorite dance...

MeadWestvaco may cut up to 850 jobs.
July 28, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 28--DAYTON -- MeadWestvaco Corp., a consumer packaging maker with 800 local employees, on Wednesday said it will cut up to 15 percent of its salaried work force to help save $200 million a year. Up to 850 of...

Vectren reports quadruple gains.
July 28, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 28--DAYTON -- Vectren Corp. on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit quadrupled on the back of new natural gas rates implemented at its three gas utilities, including Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, which serves...

Many go Mad for kayak park plan.
July 28, 2005... Byline: Steve Bennish Jul. 28--DAYTON -- Montgomery County Commissioner Chuck Curran shot down the Mad River in his kayak like a rocket while Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin handled her paddle deftly like a pro. City Commissioner Dean...

Ex-Taft aide fined in ethics violation.
July 30, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 30--COLUMBUS -- Gov. Bob Taft's former chief of staff Brian Hicks pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor ethics law violation and was sentenced to pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs. Hicks, 40, now a...

Fuel cell progress is slow.
July 31, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 31--KETTERING -- Fuel cells have been used for decades to provide power for astronauts riding aloft in the nation's space capsules. But here on Earth, use of the cells has barely gotten off the ground in cars and...

Options abound when personalizing phones.
July 31, 2005... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 31--DAYTON -- Barking dogs, meowing cats, movie themes, chart-topping pop or hip-hop hits, patriotic songs, Latin or rap music, Monty Python film quotes, impolite bodily sounds, or the Linus and Lucy theme from...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
July 31, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jul. 31--Curious. That's the only way to describe NCR Corp.'s announcement Thursday that Lars Nyberg had retired as NCR's non-executive chairman and that interim CEO James Ringler would take on the additional title...

GM Moraine article brings strong reaction.
July 31, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jul. 31--MORAINE -- A headline this week read: "Oil price spikes put GM Moraine at risk." That headline captured the essence of a 40-page report produced by a respected university and an environmental advocacy...