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

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

Delphi hearing may last into July.
June 1, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 1--DAYTON -- What was to have been a two-day U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing in May on Delphi Corp.'s request for permission to cancel contracts with its labor unions will last into late June and likely beyond, a...

Mad River Mountain proof that Ohio ski resorts doing well.
June 1, 2006... Byline: Leigh Allan Jun. 1--Contrary to the old saw, the Ohio ski resort business isn't all going downhill. To the contrary, Mad River Mountain just announced a $2.5 million expansion that will include a new triple...

REX to invest $24.9 million in ethanol plant.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jun. 5--DAYTON -- A week after reporting a 75 percent plunge in first-quarter earnings, REX Stores Corp. officials announced Friday the company will invest $24.9 million in an ethanol production plant. The...

Xenia nears OK on a golf course community.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Ismail Turay Jr. Jun. 5--XENIA -- Owners of the WGC Golf Course and a local developer want to give golf enthusiasts the opportunity to live where they play. Course owner Garay Goecke and developer Alex Kolodesh of Harson...

NCR exec loses title but keeps pay until end of year.
June 5, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 5--DAYTON -- Jonathan S. Hoak, who was replaced this week at NCR Corp. as senior vice president and general counsel by a former colleague of NCR's chief executive, will continue receiving full pay and benefits until...

30 at Van Dyne Crotty to lose jobs under new owner.
June 5, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 5--DAYTON -- Thirty office employees of the uniform rental company Van Dyne Crotty Inc. are losing their jobs effective June 30 as the result of rival Cintas Corp.'s purchase of Van Dyne Crotty, officials said...

Dayton's water surplus could loom as a liability.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 5--DAYTON -- Dayton withdraws far more groundwater than any other city or industry in Ohio, according to a state Division of Water database. But Dayton isn't depleting its aquifer, despite using about 30...

Auto dealer Martin missed.
June 6, 2006... Jun. 6--When car dealer Bob Shannon of Shannon Buick hired auto mechanic Cornelius A. Martin, he knew there was talent but had no idea Cornelius Martin would amass 15 car dealerships and become the nation's second largest minority dealer,...

IUE-CWA leader Henry Reichard dies.
June 6, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 6--DAYTON -- Henry Reichard, a national leader of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America who has been a key figure in contract negotiations with bankrupt Delphi Corp., has...

Foreclosure filed against owner of St. Clair Lofts.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Rob Modic Jun. 6--DAYTON -- A Chicago-based bank filed a foreclosure Monday against the owner of the St. Clair Lofts, seeking $6.27 million in unpaid principal and $348,230 in accrued interest on the 108-unit apartment complex...

NASA's future to spring from Cleveland site.
June 6, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 6--DAYTON -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will lead development of a major element of the Constellation Program that will replace the space shuttle and fly astronauts back to the moon, NASA...

Delphi wants bankruptcy hearing postponed again.
June 7, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 7--DAYTON -- Delphi Corp. said Tuesday it will ask a federal bankruptcy judge to postpone a scheduled court hearing this Friday, in the latest sign of progress in the company's labor negotiations with its six...

Senate to vote on repealing estate tax.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jun. 8--The U.S. Senate is slated today to vote on a permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. This tax, also called the death tax, is imposed on the transfer of assets or property from a deceased person to...

Dayton Heart downplays Kettering announcement.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Kevin Lamb Jun. 8--Kettering Memorial Hospital's five-story addition of 48 heart-care beds can't compare with the stand-alone Dayton Heart Hospital, Dayton Heart CEO Chad Carpenter said. "We will continue to be the only true...

Chinese get inside look at hog farming in Valley.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Jun. 8--NEAVE TWP., Darke County -- Jun Chen smiled Wednesday as he showed a glossy photograph of his hog operation near Shenzhen City, China. Through an interpreter, the Chinese producer of hogs said he wants to...

Region told to brace for tide of layoffs, job losses.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Ken McCall Jun. 8--DAYTON -- A tidal wave of layoffs is building in Montgomery County that will wash across the entire region, causing as many as 9,000 lost jobs, say officials at the county Job Center. Seven plant closings and...

City sells land for new Dayton school.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jun. 8--DAYTON -- The site of a former dense and crime riddled apartment complex in the Wesleyan Hill neighborhood will become the home of a school. The City Commission on Wednesday agreed to sell 20 acres...

Delphi says contract talks are progressing.
June 9, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 9--DAYTON -- Delphi Corp. is putting bankruptcy court hearings on the back burner for the moment as the company is making what it describes as progress in talks with its unions and General Motors Corp. The talks...

Reynolds says revenues down $3M in first half.
June 9, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jun. 9--KETTERING -- Reynolds and Reynolds Co.'s first-half revenues were down $3 million compared with the same time last year, according to a delayed earnings report the company released Thursday. Reynolds...

Local union leaders urge investigation of China labor policies.
June 9, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 9--DAYTON -- Labor leaders on Thursday urged the Bush administration to investigate alleged exploitation of workers in China, saying the United States is legally obligated to press China to comply with...

Doctors threatened with loss of privileges.
June 10, 2006... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Jun. 10--DAYTON -- Doctors who invest in the private, for-profit Medical Center at Elizabeth Place slated to open this fall risk losing their privileges at Miami Valley and Good Samaritan hospitals, the hospital...

Kettering fire union wants full-time force.
June 11, 2006... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Jun. 11--KETTERING -- The Kettering Fire Department's union wants the city to consider switching to a full-time fire department to get faster response times. Joel Busch, president of International Association...

Banks rush in to help Delphi, GM workers with financial decisions.
June 12, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jun. 12--KETTERING -- Facing permanent layoffs and buyouts because of corporate streamlining is stressful enough for employees of Delphi Corp. and General Motors Corp. Knowing how to financially plan for such...

Call of the open road isn't as alluring as it used to be.
June 12, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 12--EATON -- John Thompson is on the road more than 300 days a year. His home-away-from-home bounces along the highway just ahead of cargo loads he delivers around the country. His two children are grown and...

UAW convenes to elect its leadership.
June 13, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 13--The United Auto Workers, the auto industry's dominant union, opened its constitutional convention Monday in Las Vegas. Elections will be held Wednesday, and Ron Gettelfinger is again running for president. ...

Heights approves $15M medical campus.
June 13, 2006... Byline: Valryn Warren Jun. 13--HUBER HEIGHTS -- Plans to build a Premier Health Partners medical campus on Brandt Pike are now officially under way, with the building expected to open in about 18 months. The $15 million, 60,000...

AT&T wants to limit explanation of options.
June 13, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 13--AT&T Ohio wants to stop telling customers their rights and options before they sign up for service. State regulators should reject the phone company's request, Ohio's advocate for residential utility...

Negotiator change should be smooth for UAW talks.
June 14, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 14--The imminent departure of the United Auto Workers union's key official overseeing contract negotiations with Delphi Corp. is less a blow than it could have been because of progress in the talks, the UAW and auto...

Magazine hails P&G's diversity efforts for second time.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Nakeisha Rowe Jun. 14--Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati was the only Ohio company recognized by Black Enterprise magazine for diversity efforts. P&G and 39 other companies were honored Monday in New York. "It's a great award...

Tissue bank denies ever working with company under inquiry.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Jun. 14--DAYTON -- Dayton-based Community Tissue Services, one of the five largest tissue banks in the United States, has never received any tissue from Biomedical Tissue Services, the New Jersey-based company...

Ohio court says state can tax software.
June 15, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 15--The state has authority to impose a tax on off-the-shelf software added to computers for business use, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Columbus. The court's 4-3 ruling went against Andrew Jergens...

IUE elects successor to Reichard.
June 15, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 15--DAYTON -- Willie Thorpe has been elected chairman of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America's Automotive Conference Board, the union said Thursday. Thorpe succeeds...

Cross Pointe movie theater to close Sunday after 18 years.
June 16, 2006... Byline: Dave Larsen Jun. 16--CENTERVILLE -- Sunday marks the last picture show for Showcase Cinemas Cross Pointe. The 12-screen movie theater at 6751 Loop Road will close after 18 years following that night's late shows. Showcase Cross...

GM to continue building current SUV model at Moraine plant.
June 16, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 16--MORAINE -- General Motors Corp. has decided to continue building its current lineup of midsized sport utility vehicles at its Moraine Assembly plant indefinitely, rather than ending the work in 2008 as...

Connor Group on top 10 list.
June 16, 2006... Byline: Nakeisha Rowe Jun. 16--CENTERVILLE -- The Connor Group, a Centerville-based real estate investment firm, was named one of Ohio's 10 best small/medium companies in the May/June issue of Ohio Matters magazine, published by the Ohio...

IUE elects new chairman amid tense negotiations with Delphi.
June 16, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 16--DAYTON -- Willie Thorpe has been unanimously elected chairman of the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communications Workers of America's Automotive Conference Board, the union said Thursday. ...

'Blogosopher' sings praises of blogs as marketing tools.
June 19, 2006... Byline: Leigh Allan Jun. 19--Believe it or not, a blog need not be minute-by-minute updates of mindless self-centered blather. Or pompous political posturing. Or miles and miles of teenage angst. A blog can be a business's most...

Power deregulation isn't going smoothly for Ohio, other states.
June 19, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 19--Turmoil in Maryland. Angst in Texas. Inactivity in Ohio. All caused by deregulation of retail electricity markets in those states. The outcome -- everything but lower rates for residential electric...

Want a business to call you? Online 'Next Yellow' service offers option.
June 20, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 20--New York-based DAG Media Inc. on Monday rolled out Next Yellow, an online advertising directory service that lets consumers enter what they are looking for -- and then pairs those requests with local businesses...

You can bid on Arcade on eBay.
June 20, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Jun. 20--DAYTON -- You can find just about anything for sale on eBay, including Dayton's historic downtown Arcade. Tony Staub, president of Brownfield Charities Inc, owner of the Arcade, on Tuesday confirmed...

'Birth of Aviation' seeks a permanent home.
June 20, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 20--Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co. Director Nick Engler wants to make Dahio Trotwood Airport the permanent home of his group's Birth of Aviation exhibit, he said Monday. The nonprofit group has drawn up a...

Air Force plans aerospace medicine institute at Wright-Pat.
June 20, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 20--DAYTON -- Air Force officials on Monday unveiled a proposed Institute of Aerospace Medicine to be built at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The institute would combine the aerospace medical...

Businessman makes offer on Delphi plant.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Leigh Allan Jun. 21--DAYTON -- A Dayton entrepreneur has visions of thousands of people working at Delphi's Home Avenue plant for decades to come. John Prikkel also has alternate visions -- a deserted plant, with no jobs and...

Biggs leaving DPL post, will remain on board.
June 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 21--DAYTON -- Robert D. Biggs, who took the reins of DPL Inc. as executive chairman after the energy company's 2004 ouster of chairman Peter Forster, will step down as executive chairman at the end of next week but...

DPL's new chairman hunting for a CEO.
June 21, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 21--DAYTON -- Finding a new chief executive officer for Dayton Power and Light Co. and its owner, DPL Inc., by July 31 remains a key goal, the companies' incoming board chairman said Wednesday. DPL also wants a...

Incoming DPL chairman wants new CEO by July 31.
June 22, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 22--DAYTON -- Finding a new chief executive officer for Dayton Power and Light Co. and its owner, DPL Inc., by July 31 remains a key goal, the companies' incoming board chairman said Wednesday. Glenn E. Harder...

Picture remains a bit fuzzy on how much Click Camera owes the BWC.
June 23, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Jun. 23--DAYTON -- A state agency said this week that Click Camera in Dayton owed unpaid workers' compensation premiums, but the picture may not be so clear. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation on Monday...

MacAulay-Brown makes 2nd info-tech acquisition.
June 23, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 23--BEAVERCREEK -- MacAulay-Brown Inc. has made the second of two acquisitions this year in what its president described as a plan to double or triple the defense company's business and focus on intelligence...

Verizon to raise some rates.
June 23, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 23--Verizon Communications Inc. has become the latest provider of local telephone service in Ohio to get state regulatory approval to raise rates at will on some optional features, in exchange for capping rates on...

Wright-Pat tests new flexible wing.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 27--A huge wind tunnel here and a tiny Michigan company are helping Air Force researchers test radical new flight technology. The Air Force Research Laboratory is using its subsonic wind tunnel, a...

35,000 to head for exits at GM in buyouts.
June 27, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 27--DAYTON -- About 35,000 hourly workers at General Motors Corp. have accepted buyout or early retirement offers to leave the automaker and help it reduce its manufacturing capacity and costs, GM said Monday. ...

Dismissals, plea end fraud case in Miami.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Nancy Bowman Jun. 27--TROY -- Miami County prosecutors Monday dismissed 23 of 25 indictments against a West Milton-area couple and three automobile-related businesses in a plea deal that had one corporation admitting to felony...

Honda picks Indiana for $500M assembly plant.
June 28, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 28--GREENSBURG, Ind. -- Honda said Wednesday it planned to build a $500 million assembly plant, employing 2,000 workers in this southeast Indiana city, beating out two sites in Ohio. The plant, larger than...

Composite center gets grant to revitalize ex-GM Inland building.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Jun. 28--DAYTON -- The Montgomery County Commission on Tuesday approved a $250,000 grant to help the National Composite Center revitalize a vacant West Dayton industrial building. The Economic...

Danis headquarters leaving downtown for Miamisburg.
June 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Jun. 30--DAYTON -- Danis Building Construction Co. said Friday it will move its headquarters office later this month out of Dayton, after 20 years downtown, to occupy the former Van Dyne Crotty Inc. general office in...

Fireworks family adds extra pop to area shows.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Michael D. Pitman Jun. 30--LOVELAND -- This Fourth of July is a little tougher for Joe Rozzi and his family, even though it is the third Independence Day without the late patriarch of Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. Joe Rozzi Sr....

Agencies offer help to displaced workers.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Jim Debrosse Jun. 30--DAYTON -- For the nearly 2,600 Dayton area employees losing their jobs today, local service agencies and economists have a message: The transition won't be easy, but help and new jobs are available. Miami...