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

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

White-Allen Honda to head north: I-75 plans wreck proposal for $10M expansion.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 1--DAYTON--A near-downtown automobile dealership that has called itself "Dayton's Driving Force" since 1935 will soon move north to Englewood. Tim White, whose family has operated the White-Allen auto...

Ex-Mead executive named to Regents post.
June 1, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Jun. 1--COLUMBUS -- Jerry Tatar, former chairman of MeadWestvaco Corp. and the Sinclair Community College board of trustees, was appointed Tuesday to the Ohio Board of Regents to fill the unexpired term of embattled...

Components of compassion.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Ryan Justin Fox Jun. 2--TROTWOOD -- Former trucker Al Russell spends most of his day buried eyebrow-high in computers and circuitry in an unassuming warehouse in Trotwood, exporting opportunity and importing compassion. Russell...

Senate OKs 2-year, $51.2 billion budget.
June 2, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jun. 2--COLUMBUS -- The Senate today voted 19-13 for a $51.2 billion, two-year state budget that senator Jeff Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., said provided "a long-term vision for the state of Ohio." "Ohio is in a...

Politicians to unload donations from rare coin dealer.
June 2, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jun. 2--COLUMBUS -- Here's something you don't see every day: politicians rushing to get rid of campaign contributions. Gov. Bob Taft and Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Bennett announced Wednesday that...

REX Stores' earnings rocket.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 3--DAYTON -- REX Stores Corp. on Thursday said its fiscal first-quarter earnings climbed 49 percent, largely on the strength of the company's synthetic fuel investments and sales of flat-screen televisions. ...

Vietnam vets to lead annual parade on Saturday.
June 3, 2005... Byline: Ken Mosier Jun. 3--TROY -- It'll be a gas -- a real blast. So get ready to cruise on down to the levee for a cool time at the Troy Strawberry Festival this weekend. The theme for this year's fest is "Cruisin' the Berry '60s"...

Heights' plan can't get off tee.
June 5, 2005... Jun. 5--DAVENPORT, IOWA -- Five years after he was forced out of his job as the top administrator in this Mississippi River city of 95,000 people, Huber Heights City Manager James Pierce still made the front page of the local newspaper. On...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
June 5, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jun. 5--TIME TO DISCOVER CROATIAN INVENTIONS: Local businesspeople this week can learn about Croatia and some of its latest inventions. On Monday, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Daily News will...

Housing market strong.
June 5, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 5--DAYTON -- Housing bubble? What housing bubble? The Dayton region's housing market has experienced slow but consistent growth during the past two decades. "Construction activity is robust but not...

Wedding sparks marriage of firms.
June 5, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jun. 5--KETTERING -- A chance meeting at a wedding led to another kind of marriage for Marilynne Saliwanchik. Saliwanchik co-owns Horizon Payroll Services Inc. with her husband, Alan. While Marilynne runs the...

Bon-Ton, Elder-Beerman ready to end slump.
June 5, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 5--DAYTON -- Now that the Elder-Beerman stores are fully merged into Bon-Ton Stores Inc., the company's chief executive officer Byron "Bud" Bergren says there will be no more talk of integration. No more...

Airport traffic still in descent.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 7--DAYTON -- Passenger traffic at Dayton International Airport continued to slump in April, with boardings down by more than a fifth from the year before. Most airlines serving Dayton reported fewer...

CitiFinancial says personal data on millions is lost.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 7--DAYTON -- CitiFinancial, the consumer finance division of Citigroup Inc., said Monday it has begun notifying some 3.9 million U.S. customers that computer tapes containing information about their accounts have...

Croatian inventors bring their latest ideas to Dayton, Ohio.
June 7, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 7--DAYTON -- The cradle of innovation, as Dayton often is called, welcomed inventors from Croatia on Monday to learn firsthand of their latest inventions, such as vacuum drying of broccoli to reduce cigarettes'...

WPAFB shares blame in tanker scandal.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 8--WASHINGTON -- Senior military officials share blame for the Boeing tanker jet scandal with individuals at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, according to a report the Pentagon released Tuesday. The...

Megadairy gets permit, but lacks road to site.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 8--ROSS TWP., GREENE COUNTY -- The state Department of Agriculture last week approved final permits for a 2,100-head dairy in eastern Greene County, but this rural township's zoning laws could trip up the...

Moraine Assembly's 4,165 workers at risk.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 8--DAYTON--General Motors Corp. put the nation on high alert Tuesday when its chief executive announced a plan to slash at least 25,000 jobs and close an undisclosed number of plants. The 4,165 workers at the...

Home sought for Troy Foundation.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 8--TROY--More than 80 years after its inception, the Troy Foundation has an eye on a potential home of its own. The nation's wealthiest per-capita community foundation, which operates out of U.S. Bank's...

Lawmakers hear dire stories.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Ken McCall Jun. 8--DAYTON--In a room full of manufacturing leaders and congressmen who gathered Tuesday morning to discuss the pressures of global competition, Jim McGregor got the loudest applause. The president of Morgal...

Plans to include 'Main Street' area to promote foot traffic.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 8--KETTERING -- The owners of Kettering's Town & Country are planning to revamp the shopping center by making the facade more attractive, luring new tenants and adding a pedestrian walkway. "We create...

$24M water project gets under way.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jun. 8--TIPP CITY--As state and regional officials push more local government cooperation, Tipp City and Vandalia dug into another joint venture Tuesday by breaking ground on a $24 million water project. As many as...

Bureau reveals $215M loss.
June 8, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jun. 8--COLUMBUS -- In a scandal that just keeps getting bigger, state authorities are now looking into an Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation investment that lost $215 million in injured worker money last year....

MVH's new CEO pledges vision.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jun. 9--DAYTON -- Miami Valley Hospital's next president and chief executive will be a former nurse who promised Wednesday to bring her distinctive front-line perspective to the job. Mary Boosalis, currently chief...

Troy Foundation's plan to move to new home advances.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 9--TROY -- A rezoning that's key to the Troy Foundation's plans to restore a condemned downtown mansion as its headquarters has won the endorsement of the city's planning commission. The commission...

Sinclair OKs two new branches.
June 9, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Jun. 9--DAYTON -- Sinclair Community College's trustees on Wednesday approved education centers at the Englewood and Huber Heights YMCAs. The trustees' unanimous vote paves the way for Sinclair President Steven Lee...

Event offers housing data.
June 12, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jun. 12--DAYTON -- Home health-care worker Jellisa Barnett, 38, of Dayton, a single mother of three, was on a quest. She came to Homeward Bound, a free daylong fair for first-time homebuyers at Hara Arena on...

Bureau put more money at risk than most pension systems.
June 12, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Jun. 12--COLUMBUS -- High-risk private equity investments make up between 6.6 percent of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's $14.3 billion portfolio -- a higher percentage than most pension systems carry...

Local planners look at some of the routes not being taken.
June 12, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Jun. 12--DAYTON -- On a clear day in reasonable traffic, Audrey Drake's 20-mile trek home from her job in Vandalia should take about 25 minutes, she said. But because of the rush-hour traffic that snarls...

Troy does not act on trash proposal.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jun. 14--TROY -- City Council members agreed Monday to trash -- at least for now -- a "pay as you throw" refuse collection proposal, saying the city needs to look at cutting other costs before charging for a...

UD to buy 49-acre tract from NCR for $25 million.
June 14, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Jun. 14--DAYTON -- The University of Dayton will pay $25 million for 49 acres of NCR Corp. property and will use the land to expand its campus and to encourage commercial development. After more than 15 months of...

Best Buy profit up 85 percent in quarter.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 15--DAYTON -- Best Buy Co. Inc., the top U.S. consumer electronics chain, reported Tuesday its first-quarter profits jumped 85 percent, soundly beating analysts' expectations. The retailer also raised its...

Huffy CFO-treasurer Robert W. Lafferty to resign effective Aug. 31.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 15--MIAMISBURG -- Robert W. Lafferty, Huffy Corp.'s senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, said Tuesday he is leaving the company effective Aug. 31. "I'm going to pursue other...

Property purchase by University of Dayton hailed by neighborhood groups.
June 15, 2005... Jun. 15--DAYTON -- Neighborhood groups around the University of Dayton on Tuesday hailed the school's purchase of 49 acres of NCR Corp. property as a potential boon to revitalization efforts. "We're thrilled with the news," said Historic...

Vectren Energy ordered to repay $9.6 million to Dayton, Ohio-area customers.
June 15, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 15--COLUMBUS -- Dayton-area customers of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio deserve $9.6 million in refunds after overpaying for their natural gas, state regulators ruled Tuesday. After reviewing issues...

Paris Air Show sets the standard.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 16--PARIS -- The Airbus 380 emerged from the misty rain as if in slow motion, so gigantic it looked like an ocean liner crossing the sky. The European nemesis of Chicago-based Boeing Co. was the star...

Tim Lile plays his roles well.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Leigh Allan Jun. 16--Give Tim Lile credit. At no time during Saturday night's performance of The Underpants did he suddenly break into "Five, five, who'll give me five dollars, five, got five, now 10, now 10." Normally, that's...

PUCO orders $9.6M refund on Vectren gas charges.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 16--DAYTON -- Vectren Corp., a natural gas provider to Dayton-area residents, said Wednesday it plans to add a $2 million to $4 million pre-tax charge to second-quarter earnings after Ohio regulators' ruling...

Union: Hospitals owe more.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jun. 16--COLUMBUS -- The value of Ohio hospitals' charity care to the uninsured is less than one-quarter as much as their benefits from being tax-exempt, District 1199 of the Service Employees International Union will...

Hobart parent cuts forecast.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 16--TROY -- Illinois Tool Works Inc., a $12 billion industrial tool and components manufacturer that operates Hobart Corp. and ITW Hobart Brothers Co. in Troy, said Wednesday it will cut its second-quarter and...

Ex-CEO Koziar sues DPL for pay.
June 16, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Jun. 16--DAYTON -- The ousted chief executive of Dayton Power and Light Co.'s parent company broke a long silence in legal papers filed Wednesday, lashing out at DPL Inc. directors and saying the company still owes...

New malls, renovations will give shoppers a break.
June 19, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 19--The Miami Valley is about to catch a giant retail wave. Construction of The Greene, a $186 million upscale retail and entertainment center at Interstate 675 and Indian Ripple Road, is pushing other local...

RavenRock Workwear prepares to open 1st store.
June 19, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 19--DAYTON -- Several posters on the freshly painted walls inside RavenRock Workwear's new downtown headquarters show blue-collar workers hammering it out in the elements. The tagline on a poster for...

Schools to get tobacco funds.
June 20, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jun. 20--COLUMBUS -- Lawmakers crafting a final version of a two-year state budget acted Sunday to take all of the estimated $200 million the state is to receive for smoking-prevention programs in the next two years...

Solganik's at Fifth Third closed until fall.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Ann Heller Jun. 21--DAYTON -- Solganik's Restaurant in the Fifth Third Center will be closed until fall because of lack of summer business. The restaurant closed Friday, after employees were notified. Howard Solganik said...

Gas prices soaring once more.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 21--With summer officially starting today and oil prices marching to a new intraday high near $60 a barrel Monday, motorists' attention has turned again to fuel prices. Gasoline prices in the United States...

Soaring cost slows drive toward Austin Pike interchange.
June 21, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 21--DAYTON -- The cost for the proposed Interstate 75/Austin Pike Interchange project is now estimated at $47 million -- about $20 million more than initial estimates showed -- causing delays and raising...

Bon-Ton to sell credit card arm.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 22--DAYTON -- Bon-Ton Stores Inc., owner of the Elder-Beerman department store chain, announced Tuesday it will sell its credit card operations to HSBC Retail Services. Shares for the retailer rallied on...

Few takers available for home-improvement loans.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jun. 22--DAYTON -- Montgomery County residents who can't afford home repairs may be eligible for low- or no-interest loans including some that don't have to be repaid until they move or refinance their property....

'Historic' $51.3B budget wins OK.
June 22, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jun. 22--COLUMBUS -- The Ohio House and Senate on Tuesday approved a $51.3 billion, two-year state budget that Gov. Bob Taft immediately praised as "a historic document." Taft said the budget carried through on...

RTA to raise costs, lower hub use for students.
June 22, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jun. 22--DAYTON -- The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority board voted Tuesday to continue transporting Dayton Public School students for six months, with a likely increase in cost and a decrease in the...

Dayton seeks funds to clean up tract UD purchased from NCR.
June 23, 2005... Jun. 23--DAYTON -- The University of Dayton and the city will seek $3 million in state "brownfield" money to clean up an 11-acre portion of land UD purchased last week from NCR Corp. The proposed cleanup of the parcel at South Patterson...

$1M granted for Welcome Stadium upgrade.
June 23, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 23--DAYTON -- The Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority announced Wednesday it received a $1 million grant from the state to renovate Welcome Stadium in partnership with Dayton Public Schools and the University...

Execs at RTA will return bonuses: Transit agency moves to tighten controls.
June 23, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jun. 23--DAYTON -- Three top RTA officials have pledged to give back $10,000 in performance incentives that former Executive Director Minnie Fells Johnson awarded to them on her last day of work. ...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
June 26, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jun. 26--There's a new sheriff in town, so to speak, and his name is Robert "Steve" Miller. On Thursday, the board of Delphi Corp. announced that Miller will succeed J.T. Battenberg III as chairman and chief...

Greene bringing growth: I-675 complex to offer eateries, shops near.
June 26, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 26--DAYTON -- For the 4,200 employees who work at the Miami Valley Research Park, The Greene will offer something that's been missing since the park's inception -- a variety of new lunchtime restaurants, happy...

Family Video expanding: Newest store to make a home on Dorothy Lane in July.
June 26, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 26--DAYTON -- In 1978, VCRs had been on the market for three years and were selling for $1,000 in the Springfield, Ill. appliance shop Charlie Hoogland inherited from his dad. When Hoogland found himself...

UD-NCR land sale has opposition.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Jun. 27--DAYTON -- NCR's sale of 49 acres to the University of Dayton makes the university responsible for any environmental cleanup needed there, according to company officials. Some environmental groups are...

Passion for printing: Progressive bounces back from various business setbacks.
June 27, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 27--DAYTON -- A year ago, the district president of Sky Bank thought it fitting to celebrate the large loan he had just approved for Denny Livesay so he could purchase Dayton-based Progressive Printers. ...

Ohio Air Force base gets contract for new hangar.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 28--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force Reserve wing here took another step closer to receiving the giant C-5 Galaxy transport jet last week with the award of a $16.5 million contract for a new...

Wright State University medical school receives $28.5 million gift.
June 28, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Jun. 28--FAIRBORN -- A $28.5 million cash gift from Oscar Boonshoft and his family will allow Wright State University's School of Medicine to launch research projects, build state-of-the-art facilities, expand...

Data breech hits 30,000 Huntington customers.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Jun. 29--COLUMBUS -- Huntington Bancshares Inc. said a security breach at a transaction-processing company may have exposed about 30,000 of its debit-card customers to potential identity theft. Huntington was...

Miami looks at fountain's cost.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jun. 29--TROY -- Miami County commissioners want to review further estimated costs to maintain a Courthouse Plaza fountain before deciding if its use would be too much of a drain on a tight budget. Although the two...

Honda offers parts hub for taxes.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 29--TROY -- American Honda Motor Co. on Monday announced plans to locate a domestic parts supplier distribution hub and procurement operations support office in Troy, contingent upon approval of a tax break by...

Chinese may take control of Huffy.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Jun. 29--MIAMISBURG -- Huffy Corp., a 117-year-old bicycle and sporting goods company, on Tuesday announced it wants to quit paying pension benefits and become a Chinese-controlled company. Huffy, which filed for...

Clayton to get $500,000 boost for industry.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Ryan Justin Fox Jun. 29--CLAYTON -- Ohio and Montgomery County officials will present the city of Clayton with a $500,000 check today to get started on the infrastructure of the city's planned industrial park off Hoke Road. ...

Miller-Valentine to buy NCR site.
June 29, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Jun. 29--DAYTON -- Miller-Valentine Group announced Tuesday it has signed a contract to purchase NCR Corp.'s 24-acre, wooded Sugar Camp property in Oakwood. The contract grants Miller-Valentine rights to buy and...

Husted used NCR jet for football trip.
June 29, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Jun. 29--COLUMBUS -- When incoming House Speaker Jon Husted needed a way to get to San Antonio on Dec. 29 to represent Ohio at the Alamo Bowl, he asked Tim Day of Dayton-based NCR Corp., if he could help. Day,...

Dayton population falls 3.6 percent.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Ken McCall Jun. 30--DAYTON -- Ohio's metropolitan cities are near the top of a national ranking, but it's nothing to brag about. Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton are among the top 10 fastest-shrinking cities in America, says...

PUCO ends DP&L inquiry.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Jun. 30--DAYTON -- State utility regulators on Wednesday closed a 14-month investigation into the finances of Dayton Power and Light Co. and corporate parent DPL Inc. and said both companies have taken "significant...

Vehicle emissions test on last gasp.
June 30, 2005... Byline: Shaheen Samavati Jun. 30--COLUMBUS -- This looks like the last year for E-Check in seven southwest Ohio counties -- including those in the Dayton area. Ohio plans to end vehicle emissions testing program in this part of the...