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

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

Carpoolers find benefits beyond gas savings; friendships also grow.
July 4, 2006... Byline: James Cummings Jul. 4--DAYTON -- Janelle Golde used to spend about $50 to fill the tank of her Ford Escape SUV every week. Now she only fills up every third week. That's because instead of driving to work from her Walnut Hills...

Dayton airport competing for passengers.
July 5, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jul. 5--DAYTON -- The billboards are set against the greater Cincinnati-area skyline along Interstate 75, but their message is all Dayton. "Closer than you think. Dayton International Airport. Easy to and...

City touts increased airport traffic.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 6--DAYTON -- City officials gathered at Dayton International Airport Thursday morning to tout an upturn in passenger traffic, expanded airline services and efforts to bring new business onto the airport. ...

Pump prices push past $3 for first time in year.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Nakeisha Rowe Jul. 6--DAYTON -- Gasoline prices surged Wednesday, shooting past $3 a gallon for regular at many locations in the Dayton area for the first time in nearly a year. The last time local gas prices rose above $3 was...

Pancake chain planning return to Dayton.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Chris Dumond Jul. 6--DAYTON -- Sick of having to drive to Cincinnati to get your Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity fix? The International House of Pancakes is planning to return to Dayton, a company spokesman said. The pancake...

Reynolds buys DCS for $41M.
July 6, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 6--KETTERING -- Shareholders of DCS Group PLC, a provider of software and services to the European automotive retailing market, overwhelmingly approved the proposed $41-million acquisition of DCS by the...

Ohio surplus may speed up income tax cuts.
July 6, 2006... Byline: William Hershey Jul. 6--COLUMBUS -- The state ended its fiscal year with a budget surplus and that will help speed up benefits from planned cuts in the state's personal income tax. Figures released Wednesday showed state...

Court rejects PUCO approval of American Electric rate plan.
July 6, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 6--DAYTON -- The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's approval of a rate plan for American Electric Power Co., which serves customers in Columbus, Canton and other...

City officials see positives for Dayton airport.
July 7, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 7--DAYTON -- City officials gathered Thursday at Dayton International Airport to tout an upturn in passenger traffic, expanded airline services and efforts to bring business to the airport. The number of...

Law raises ethanol's profile in Ohio.
July 7, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 7--DAYTON -- Gov. Bob Taft on Thursday signed legislation designed to increase the availability to the state's motorists of E85 fuel -- a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline -- and to increase its...

Edwards says minimum wage boost needed to fight poverty.
July 9, 2006... Byline: William Hershey Jul. 9--COLUMBUS -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards cast the campaign Sunday to raise Ohio's minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85 an hour as part of a broader crusade to wipe out poverty and injustice. "If we want to...

2 still in hospital after Son of Beast mishap.
July 10, 2006... Byline: Christopher Magan Jul. 10--MASON, Warren County -- Two women injured about 4:45 p.m. Sunday on the Son of Beast roller coaster at Paramount's Kings Island remained in Bethesda North Hospital on Monday morning with...

California composite company moves to Dayton.
July 11, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 11--DAYTON -- A California-based company will occupy more than a third of a long-vacant West Dayton industrial building and hopes to create 150 jobs there in three to five years, the company's chief...

Companies not done challenging tax on software.
July 11, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 11--DAYTON -- The Ohio Supreme Court may still be asked to decide lawsuits challenging imposition of a state business tax on software installed in company computer systems, despite two recent rulings against...

No takers to challenge DP&L rates.
July 11, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 11--DAYTON -- No companies stepped forward to serve Dayton Power and Light Co. customers who signed up to apply for electric service from an alternative supplier, the state consumer advocate said Monday. ...

Wagner Wood downsizing operation.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 12--KETTERING -- The Wagner Wood Co. showroom in Kettering has liquidation signs in the window, but owner Nev Wagner wants everyone to know he's not going out of business, just downsizing. "I'm not going...

Kettering company developing electromagnetic cannon for Navy.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 12--KETTERING -- IAP Research Inc. will help BAE Systems Inc. take another step to develop a revolutionary Navy cannon, IAP's president said Tuesday. IAP, a Kettering company, has developed military and...

Kings Island's Son of Beast 'could be shut down'.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Lawrence Budd Jul. 12--MASON -- The Son of Beast roller coaster at Kings Island amusement park is shut down indefinitely while state investigators determine what caused a wooden post to crack Sunday, sending 27 riders to area...

Fire damages UD engineering building.
July 12, 2006... Byline: Dominique Squires Jul. 12--DAYTON -- Fire broke out Tuesday in the Eugene Kettering Engineering and Research Labs building at the University of Dayton and filled the building with smoke. The fire started in Lab 192 shortly...

Marketplace stores coming to area.
July 13, 2006... Jul. 13--Think "Home Decor meets Dorothy Lane Market." Now, picture that store with two entrances, one for groceries and one for home goods. By the end of 2007, Kroger hopes to have five Marketplace stores in the Cincinnati/Dayton area,...

Time Warner leads in customer satisfaction.
July 13, 2006... Byline: Nakeisha Rowe Jul. 13--The study by J.D. Power and Associates, which measured customer satisfaction with local and long-distance telephone service, found cable companies rank highest in five of six U.S. regions. Time Warner...

Brick House Cafe friendly place to be.
July 14, 2006... Byline: Bob Batz Jul. 14--WEST MILTON -- Some friendships are special enough to last a long, long time. Jolene Sell, Carolyn Livingston and Peggy Moore met in 1980 and 26 years later they are still together and providing the food,...

Realtors say Dayton housing market doing OK.
July 14, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 14--DAYTON -- As Homearama 2006 starts today in northern Warren County, the Dayton area housing market is doing better than perhaps most people may think. In fact, it's quite stable, according to the...

Dark Horse Tavern will rise from former Byers Inn building.
July 15, 2006... Byline: Chris Dumond Jul. 15--MIAMISBURG -- New life for a past-its-prime bar and strip mall rode into Miamisburg on a dark horse. With hammers swinging and a new facade on its way up, the former Byers Inn and Restaurant near Ohio 725...

Future uncertain for 'General Delivery' jets.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 18--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force is considering disbanding or reorganizing a brass-toting flying squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the service has confirmed. Flying Gates...

Chinese quietly, slowly take aim at U.S. auto market.
July 18, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 18--Chinese automakers are taking their first steps to crack the U.S. market, displaying a car for the first time at a prestigious Detroit trade show and floating plans to build MG sports cars in Oklahoma. ...

Dayton Mall Village expects 25 tenants.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 18--MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- By the time the $30 million Dayton Mall Village is complete in early 2007, 25 retail stores and restaurants will have come on board. "Things are really progressing...

Troy schools may ask for first income tax.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Doug Page Jul. 18--TROY -- The school board Monday tested the waters for a permanent income tax to see it through the next five to six years. It would be the first income tax for the Troy school district. Proponents told the...

Timmerman Truss plans expansion.
July 18, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 18--GREENVILLE -- By early next year, Timmerman Truss Inc. hopes to add to its 40-employee work force with the opening of a regionally competitive high-tech plant in the Greenville Industrial Park. The...

Air Force, private space firms seeking ties.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 19--FAIRBORN -- The Air Force wants to make launching satellites as routine as flying airplanes. It also wants missile-fast planes that can strike targets or deliver Marines anywhere on Earth, officials said...

Dayton Air Show renews ties to current management team.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 19--DAYTON -- The Vectren Dayton Air Show will keep its current management team for another three years, the air show's trustees said Wednesday. Grevious and Associates of Muskegon, Mich., got the nod...

A tale of two Books & Co. stores: One is new, one will be made over.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 19--KETTERING -- Book lovers can look forward to having two Books & Co. stores in the Dayton area. A new store opens Aug. 24 at The Greene in Beavercreek, while the Books & Co. in the Town and Country...

Dayton's credit rating still solid.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jul. 19--DAYTON -- Dayton once again got all A's from two companies that evaluate and assign credit ratings to cities. Moody's Investors Services confirmed Dayton's general obligation bond credit rating at A1...

Fort Piqua Hotel project shrinks, city's costs rise.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Doug Page Jul. 19--PIQUA -- The city will have to come up with more money no matter what plan it settles on for the Fort Piqua Hotel. On Monday, the City Commission approved a scaled-back renovation for the 115-year-old...

Kroger plans larger Marketplace store in Englewood.
July 19, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jul. 19--LIBERTY TWP., Butler County -- The lessons Kroger Co. officials learned when they designed the first Kroger Marketplace to open in the Dayton-Cincinnati area prompted them build a bigger and better store next...

Local military contractors see profits soaring.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 20--DAYTON -- Military contractors with nearby manufacturing or assembly plants are reaping repeated boosts from robust military spending. General Dynamics Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter earnings...

Scam artists targeting older people; feds stepping in to offer advice.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 20--You may have said no to that "hot" investment proposal in the two or three telephone calls to your home. But by that fourth call, fraudsters have profiled you and apply psychological tactics to bilk...

Revenues soar for Lima tank builder.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jul. 20--DAYTON -- General Dynamics Corp., the fourth-largest supplier to the Pentagon and operator of a tank-building plant in Lima, said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings rose 84 percent. General...

Air show signs new three-year deal with management team.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jul. 20--DAYTON -- The Vectren Dayton Air Show will keep its current management team for another three years, the air show's trustees said Wednesday. Grevious and Associates of Muskegon, Mich., got the nod...

FutureGen sites list to be pared; Ohio offering two tracts.
July 20, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 20--DAYTON -- Officials overseeing an interstate competition to attract a $1 billion demonstration project to burn coal for electricity with near-zero air pollution will announce a short list of sites next week. Two...

Wilberforce announces plans for $6.5 million residence hall.
July 20, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Jul. 20--WILBERFORCE -- Wilberforce University officials announced Thursday they will build a $6.5 million, 190-bed residence hall on campus to accommodate its recent enrollment gains. University officials said...

Honda unveils turbo-charged Acura SUV.
July 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 21--MARYSVILLE -- If a sport utility vehicle with spunky acceleration, conversation-starting gadgets and a nearly $33,000 price tag appeals to you, get in line at an Acura dealership. But if you're convinced...

Owners upset over cut trees.
July 21, 2006... Byline: Valryn Warren Jul. 21--BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County -- Police are investigating an unusual case: suspicion of tree rustling. "In my 25 years as a policeman, I've never seen one like this, " said Butler Twp. Capt. Carl Bush....

Reynolds to cut 450 jobs, mostly in Kettering.
July 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 21--KETTERING -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co. said Friday it will eliminate 450 jobs over three years, including 170 within three months, as part of a plan to cut operating costs by $90 million and boost earnings. ...

MeadWestvaco to move from Dayton to Kettering.
July 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 21--DAYTON -- MeadWestvaco Corp. will move its consumer and office products division out of downtown Dayton and into Kettering by the end of March, with most of the 230 employees to move by the end of 2006, the...

Three business interested in Tech Town.
July 21, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jul. 21--DAYTON -- Three businesses say they're interested in moving into Tech Town, Dayton's developing high-tech park, and the city has its eye on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a source of other possible...

Dayton lagging in job creation.
July 22, 2006... Jul. 22--Employment in greater Dayton has been stuck in neutral for the last 15 years while other Ohio cities -- even hard-luck Youngstown -- have moved ahead. State data shows the Dayton region had by far the slowest job growth among...

Dayton tried hard to keep Mead jobs.
July 22, 2006... Jul. 22--For nearly a year, Dayton officials worked to keep MeadWestvaco Corp. downtown. "We'd looked at their costs. We'd looked at the existing building. We'd looked at other buildings," said Stanley Earley, Dayton's assistant city...

It's not all bad news for job market.
July 23, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jul. 23--DAYTON -- -- Recent announcements by MeadWestvaco Corp., Reynolds and Reynolds Co., Delphi Corp. and UPS regarding their intent to move out of Dayton or cut jobs have dampened the city's economic...

Local job efforts lack focus, substance, economist says.
July 23, 2006... Jul. 23--Reynolds and Reynolds Co.'s announcement Friday that it will cut 450 jobs, most of them in the Dayton area, in the next three years underscores the urgency of developing a new wave of local employers, experts said. That's easier...

Jails turn to mail-order, generics to cut drug costs.
July 24, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 24--TROY -- Jail administrators, like everyone else, are looking for ways to save money on prescription medications -- especially since most of those jailed don't have insurance. Miami County Sheriff Charles...

By design, school is for playing games, working on skills to develop them, too.
July 24, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Jul. 24--DAYTON -- David White knows a few things about kids who are at risk to drop out. The new principal of the experimental Dayton Technology Design High School last worked at the ISUS Trade and Tech Prep High...

Borders OK with no entry into mall.
July 25, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 25--MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- An entrance into the Dayton Mall from the new Borders bookstore there would be ideal, but that was not an option for the former South Towne Centre bookstore, Borders'...

Ohio won't host power plant of the future.
July 25, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 25--Ohio was eliminated Tuesday from a vigorous competition to be chosen host site for FutureGen, a $1 billion project intended to demonstrate how coal can be burned with near-zero air pollution emissions to...

DPL lawsuit is delayed.
July 25, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 25--DAYTON -- DPL Inc., owner of the Dayton Power and Light Co., will have to wait until next year for its day in court on its claim that three former top executives improperly took at least $33 million when they...

Board recommends denying Tipp zoning change.
July 25, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jul. 25--TIPP CITY -- For the second time in a month, the city planning board has recommended denying a request to change zoning of property from industrial to residential. In a special meeting Monday the board...

Ohio learns future of $1B coal project today.
July 25, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 25--Ohio finds out today if it will remain among seven states vying to host a $1 billion project to demonstrate cleaner burning of coal to generate electricity. The FutureGen project, to begin operating in 2012,...

Dayton's one-way airfares very low; Cincinnati highest.
July 26, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 26--DAYTON -- Travelers flying out of Dayton International Airport pay 60 percent less for one-way airfare than at comparable airports nationwide. Those flying from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky...

GM trims losses, stock price climbs.
July 26, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 26--DAYTON -- General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter, largely due to the cost of payments to encourage 34,400 hourly employees to leave the company's wok force. But...

Delphi hires banker to find buyer for cockpit makers.
July 26, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 26--DAYTON -- Delphi Corp., the auto parts supplier that entered bankruptcy reorganization in October, has hired an investment banker to help find a buyer for its businesses that make instrument panels, cockpits,...

Lawmakers want U.S. to ensure Delphi workers get federal help.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Jessica Wehrman Jul. 27--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Reps. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and Tim Ryan, D-Niles, have sent a letter to the Secretary of Labor urging her to ensure that Delphi employees who accept a buyout are still eligible for...

Dairy operator shows novel waste recycling process.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 27--HUDSON, Mich. -- Thanks to a Springfield company, the Vander Hoff family has responded in a novel way to criticism of the handling of manure at their two large dairies just north of the Ohio-Michigan line. ...

Graeter's, City Barbeque open in Beavercreek on N. Fairfield Road.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Nicholas Hrkman Jul. 27--BEAVERCREEK -- Barbecue a la mode, anyone? Beavercreek's new Graeter's Ice Cream and City Barbeque will have its grand opening 2 p.m. today at 2330 N. Fairfield Road. It will feature a brief ribbon-cutting...

General Motors reports operating profit of $1.2 billion.
July 27, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 27--General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it lost $3.2 billion in the second quarter, largely due to the cost of encouraging 34,400 hourly employees to leave the company's work force. But excluding the after-tax...

Candidates split on release of tax returns.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jul. 27--COLUMBUS -- Democrat Ted Strickland and his wife, Frances, will next week release their federal tax returns for the past three years, but Republican J. Kenneth Blackwell -- who has extensive investments...

CSU researcher to explore natural ways to clean up toxic waste.
July 27, 2006... Byline: Chris Dumond Jul. 27--WILBERFORCE -- Researchers at Central State University are working on ways to use plants and bacteria to clean up toxic waste sites in a way that costs a fraction of the traditional methods and creates less...

Paxar closing its Huber Heights plant next year.
July 28, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 28--HUBER HEIGHTS -- Paxar Corp. is closing in Huber Heights and moving operations overseas, laying off 50 employees and leaving 90 vying for jobs at Paxar's Miamisburg operation, company officials said...

Ethanol plants coming to Ohio bringing hundreds of jobs.
July 29, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jul. 29--GREENVILLE -- In the heart of Ohio's livestock belt between Greenville and Celina, a whiff of manure is said to be the smell of money. Soon, folks in Greenville, a city of 13,000, may say the same about...

Potential home buyers grow by millions.
July 30, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jul. 30--40 percent of them are buying their first homes. 6 percent of those are 25 and younger. And more are coming. The potential market is 75 million people, age 25 and younger, in the United...

Retirees offer their wisdom to businesses.
July 30, 2006... Byline: Nakeisha Rowe Jul. 30--Looking to start a small business in the Miami Valley? Already have a business, but you need advice to make it better? Then SCORE might be the source to turn to. SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired...

Taxes tailored to business helping economy, officials say.
July 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jul. 30--Ohio put itself in better position to compete for new employers or spur current employers' expansion when it started business-friendly tax changes last year, development officials said. "It puts us on a path...

Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM sending hybrid experts to teach at Sinclair.
July 31, 2006... Byline: Jim Debrosse Jul. 31--DAYTON -- Hybrid cars are selling faster than car manufacturers can train technicians to work on them. That's why, in a rare show of collaboration, four of the world's biggest car makers -- Toyota, Honda,...