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

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

AK Steel Selling Subsidiary.
March 1, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 1--MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- AK Steel announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Douglas Dynamics LLC, to DDL Acquisition Corp., based in Los Angeles. Douglas Dynamics...

High-Tech Business Moves to Springfield, Ohio.
March 1, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 1--SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Renaissance Services Inc., a technology company specializing in the aerospace and defense industries, moved to downtown Springfield, an area city planners hope becomes a major technology...

Moraine, Ohio, Delphi Workers Approve Tentative Pact.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 2--MORAINE, Ohio -- The long-running labor dispute between Delphi Corp. and the union representing hourly workers at its Moraine air-conditioning compressor plant moved a step closer to resolution...

Troy, Ohio, Council Approves $48.8 Million Budget.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Mar. 2--TROY, Ohio -- The City Council on Monday approved a $48.8 million budget for 2004, an 8 percent increase over last year's budget. Capital improvements account for 27 percent of the budget, up from 24...

Cincinnati Bell Enters Dayton, Ohio, Residential Phone Market.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Cincinnati Bell, known locally as a supplier of cellular and business telephone service, has entered the residential market in the Dayton area. Cincinnati Bell has installed its own telephone...

Dayton, Ohio, Oldies Music Radio Station Switches to Jazz.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Bob Batz Mar. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- After a seven-year absence, the Miami Valley once again has an around-the-clock smooth jazz radio station. At 10 a.m. Monday, WBKI-FM (106.5) -- a 50,000-watt station owned by Clear Channel...

Fairborn, Ohio, University Losing Senior Vice President.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Mark Fisher Mar. 2--FAIRBORN, Ohio -- Perry Moore, who rose from assistant professor to become provost and second-in-command during a 30-year career at Wright State University, has accepted a similar position at Texas State...

Chrysler Report Sales Gains in February; Ford Sales Fall on Slack Demand.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 3--General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group on Tuesday reported February sales gains while Ford Motor Co. said its sales fell, as U.S. demand for new cars and trucks remained weaker...

Springboro, Ohio, to Cut Income Tax Credit for Residents Who Work Outside City.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Anthony J. Gottschlich Mar. 3--SPRINGBORO, Ohio -- In an effort to shore up dwindling revenues, Springboro City Council is expected to vote Thursday to reduce the income tax credit for residents who work outside the city. If...

Dayton, Ohio, Withdraws Bid to Build Homeless Campus after Residents Complain.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Mar. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- The city has withdrawn its proposal to the Dayton Development Coalition seeking $3 million in federal funds to help build a homeless campus on downtown's southern edge. Charles...

Cinergy to Provide Fast Internet Service via Power Lines in Two Ohio Counties.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 4--CINCINNATI -- Cinergy Corp. customers in Warren and Butler Counties can sign up next year for new high speed Internet and telephone service supplied over electric lines. Cinergy on Tuesday became the first...

New Eatery to Open in Downtown Dayton, Ohio, Historic District.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Ann Heller Mar. 4--Add another restaurant to the lineup in the Oregon Historic District -- Smokin' A BBQ Joint is taking over the old White Tower restaurant at Fifth Street and Patterson Boulevard. Owner Jim Teal, who opened...

Bookish Dayton, Ohio, Voters Approve Library Levy.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Mar. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton Metro Library officials were jubilant Tuesday as voters were overwhelmingly approving a library levy that will boost revenues by $8 million annually for five years. Library Director...

Manpower CEO Says Laid-Off Workers Will Have to Gain Skills or Earn Less.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 4--KETTERING, Ohio -- With demand for temporary and contract workers on the rise, a pickup in full-time hiring is just around the corner, said the top executive of the world's second-largest staffing...

Springboro, Ohio, Voters Approve $61.5 Million School Bond Issue.
March 4, 2004... Mar. 4--LEBANON, Ohio -- Springboro voters approved a $61.5 million school bond issue in Tuesday's elections, while Warren County Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel retained her appointed office. Also, investment banker David Young won a four-way GOP...

Troy, Ohio, Council Urged to Continue Tax-Break Deals for Manufacturers.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Mar. 4--TROY, Ohio -- Local manufacturers Wednesday offered reassurances about their companies' future to a city panel charged with annually reviewing their tax breaks. The tax incentive review council recommended...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Center for Innovation Names President.
March 5, 2004... Mar. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Directors of the Wright Center of Innovation on Friday announced the appointment of Charles Walsh as the center's president, effective immediately. Walsh, owner/entrepreneur/partner of Dayton-based Angel Partners...

Delphi Says Restraining Order Compels Its Suppliers to Maintain Shipments.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Delphi Corp. said Thursday that a court issued restraining orders, forcing suppliers to maintain shipments to Delphi that they had threatened to stop until receiving compensation for...

Shatterproof Kiosks to Offer Prisoners Easy Access to LexisNexis Research.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 5--MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Montgomery County, Ohio -- LexisNexis said Thursday it has made it easier for lawbreakers to do their legal research and boost the company's bottom line at the same time. Since the 1970s,...

Chairman of Dayton, Ohio-Based Robbins & Myers Dies.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jim Dillon Mar. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Robbins & Myers Inc. announced Friday that Chairman Maynard H. Murch IV died of natural causes Wednesday. Mr. Murch was 60. Mr. Murch had been chairman of Robbins & Myers since July 1979. ...

Springboro, Ohio, Council Decreases Income-Tax Credit.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Anthony J. Gottschlich Mar. 5--SPRINGBORO, Ohio -- The City Council voted Thursday to cut the income tax credit by a half percentage point for residents who work outside Springboro, a move expected to generate an extra $1 million a...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Travel Agency Drops Surcharge Price.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 5--DAYTON, Ohio -- Seven months ago, Dayton-based All World Travel announced it was starting an online travel agency. But the move failed because national competitors Orbitz.com, Travelocity.com and Expedia.com...

Dayton, Ohio, TV Station to Drop ABC, Become NBC Affiliate.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 5--MORAINE, Ohio -- WDTN-TV Channel 2, the local ABC network station, will return to NBC later this year. Greg Bendin, WDTN's general manager, said Thursday that Channel 2 will become an NBC network affiliate...

Harrison Township, Ohio, Residents Target Adult-Entertainment Businesses.
March 8, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Mar. 8--Harrison Township Authorities say Total X Books and Video opened recently without securing proper permits. Now residents trying to stem the number of adult entertainment businesses are angry, their...

Montgomery County, Ohio Adult-Entertainment Club Loses Zoning Plea.
March 9, 2004... Mar. 9--MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio -- Residents applauded Monday night as the Harrison Twp. Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a denial of zoning rights for Apollo's Palace to become an adult entertainment business. Montgomery County sheriff's...

Miami County, Ohio, Transit System Might Seek Local Funds.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 9--TROY, Ohio -- Doug Farmer's promise to dig for every dime he can find for the young Miami County transit system could be more important to the system's financial health than he anticipated. Farmer, director...

Fired US Airways Reservation Clerk Wins Job Back.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Derek Ali Mar. 9--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- Abdur-Rauf Rashid is back on the job as a US Airways reservation clerk nearly three years after he was fired when his employers learned he had spent time in prison. The airline fired Rashid,...

SEC Sues Four Former Executives at Automated-Equipment Maker DT Industries.
March 10, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued four former employees of DT Industries Inc. for allegedly misstating financial results of three DTI subsidiaries to meet company...

Dayton, Ohio, Business-Service Firm Signs Five-Year Deal with Canadian Bank.
March 10, 2004... Mar. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Relizon Co. announced Wednesday that it signed a deal worth an estimated $90 million over the next five years with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The contract calls for Relizon to provide CIBC with document...

Mason, Ohio, Company Acquires Five Friendly's Restaurants in Dayton Area.
March 10, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 10--A Mason company acquired five Friendly's restaurants in the Dayton area and could open as many as five more, Friendly's Restaurants Franchise Inc. announced Tuesday. 4th Day Hospitality LLC took over...

Judge Cuts Lawyers' Fees in Dayton, Ohio, Utility Case by $16.5 Million.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- Lawyers who negotiated a $145.5 million settlement with DPL Inc. last year will get $16.5 million less in attorneys' fees than they requested from U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice....

Dayton, Ohio Manufacturer DT Industries Considers Selling Company.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- DT Industries Inc., the cash-strapped Dayton manufacturer that hasn't turned a profit in five years, announced Thursday it is considering selling the company. DTI also said it has...

Dayton, Ohio, Area Ranks Near Top in Predatory Lending.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- Black homeowners who refinanced in the Dayton-Springfield area in 2002 were four times more likely to receive a subprime loan than white homeowners, says research from a national activist...

Schwinn Releases New Version of Its Famous Sting-Ray Bike.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 11--DAYTON, Ohio -- When Schwinn releases the new version of its famous Sting-Ray next month, don't expect to see the same banana-seat bike that rolled down the streets of suburbia three decades ago. ...

CEO of Dayton, Ohio-Based Document Firm Expects Expansion.
March 14, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 14--The president of the Relizon Co., a major supplier of printed forms, billing services and relationship marketing, has good days when his company wins big contracts and bad days when a fierce local competitor,...

Dayton, Ohio, Firm Studies Turnover; Surveys Help Determine Why Employees Quit.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- Employees may say it's all about the money when they quit, but Ty Swain knows better. "Ninety percent of the time it's not money, but that's the reason they give," said Swain,...

Troy, Ohio, Tries to Cut Arena, Golf-Course Deficits.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Mar. 16--TROY, Ohio -- City leaders brainstormed more than two hours Monday in an ongoing quest to reduce operating deficits at city-owned Hobart Arena and the municipal golf course and pool. Last year, the city...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Business Briefs Column.
March 16, 2004... Mar. 16--BIG LOTS RECOGNIZED FOR ACCURACY: Montgomery County auditor Karl Keith selected the county's Big Lots stores as the recipients of the 2004 Excellence in Scanning Award at a March 9 county commission meeting. All of the Big Lots...

Football Basics Apply to Business, Coach Says at Dayton, Ohio, Chamber Meeting.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 16--FAIRBORN, Ohio -- The fundamental skills that helped Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis motivate his football players when they needed it most are the same tools business leaders should use when...

Top Executives Put Ohio Utility DPL at Risk, Memo Warns.
March 16, 2004... Mar. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc.'s controller warned a key member of the board of directors that actions by the top three executives have put the company at risk of scrutiny by federal business regulators and tax authorities, according to an...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Utility DPL Hires Counsel to Investigate Internal Memo.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- The audit committee of DPL Inc.'s board of directors has hired independent counsel to investigate concerns about the company voiced in an internal memo by DPL's controller. In a...

Chief of Dayton, Ohio-Based NCR Sees 70 Percent Pay Increase in 2003.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 16--NCR Corp. President and Chief Executive Mark Hurd received a 70 percent increase in combined salary and bonus in 2003, the year he was promoted to CEO, according to the company's proxy statement filed...

American Red Cross at Critical Juncture, CEO Tells Dayton, Ohio, Audience.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Mar. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- The American Red Cross is at a critically important time in its 123-year history, its chief executive officer said Monday during a stop in Dayton. Marsha "Marty" Evans, a former...

Zoning Denial of Gentlemen's Club Goes to Montgomery County, Ohio, Court.
March 16, 2004... Mar. 16--The owner of a Harrison Twp. gentlemen's club is challenging the Board of Zoning Appeals' denial of its application for a certificate of zoning compliance. Elbert Lee Hale, owner of Apollo's Palace, filed the appeal Friday in...

Ohio's Com-Net to Add Digital Ads to Airport Arrival/Departure Signs.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 17--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- Com-Net Software Specialists, whose colorful arrival and departure signs direct airport travelers, is adding digital advertising to those displays. Com-Net also is targeting retailers...

Housing Starts Slip in U.S.; 244 Homes Built in Dayton, Ohio, Area in February.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- For the second consecutive month home construction dropped, but economists say the housing market is still strong. The Commerce Department said Tuesday home construction was at a...

LexisNexis Acquires Data.TXT, Developer of Legal-Practice Management Software.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 17--MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- LexisNexis, a member of Reed Elsevier Group, said Tuesday it acquired Data.TXT Corp., a Cary, N.C., developer of legal practice management software. Financial terms were not...

NASA Administrator to Visit Ohio.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 17--CLEVELAND, Ohio -- NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe is scheduled to visit the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland today, one of six NASA field sites vying for a new center that could either bring 500 jobs...

EPA Action Stops Oil Spill into Ohio's Great Miami River near Dayton, Ohio.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Mar. 17--MORAINE, Ohio -- The U.S. EPA was forced to construct a temporary dam in February to keep thousands of gallons of used oil from leaking into the Great Miami River from Personal Touch Environmental Services,...

Troy, Ohio, Debates Ban on Smoking in Restaurants.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Mar. 17--TROY, Ohio -- At the urging of five Troy eighth-graders, the City Council opened debate Tuesday about whether to snuff out smoking at restaurants. Restaurant owners said such a ban would drive diners...

Dayton, Ohio, Airport Passenger Traffic Rises for 14th Consecutive Month.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Dayton International Airport reported a 25.8 percent increase in passenger boardings in February when compared with February 2003. It was the airport's 14th consecutive month in which...

Miamisburg, Ohio, Builder-Supply Firm Nears Completion of New Headquarters.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 18--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- Managers of Nisbet Brower Building Solutions, a supplier of materials to builders, said Wednesday they're close to completing a $1.4 million, 190,000-square-foot headquarters in...

Dayton, Ohio, Heart Hospital Names New CEO.
March 18, 2004... Mar. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Chad Carpenter is Dayton Heart Hospital's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Top 5 stories One-year ARM rates hit record low Dayton Heart Hospital names new CEO Growing with the market flow Check-in bypass...

Miami County, Ohio, Reports Million-Dollar Sales Tax Month.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 18--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County sales tax income in December exceeded $1 million for the first time, but county commissioners said that news isn't enough to convince them to loosen a tight grip on spending. ...

Two Major Credit-Rating Agencies Downgrade Ohio's DPL Inc.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Two of the nation's largest corporate credit rating agencies cut the ratings of DPL Inc. on Wednesday, one day after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services put the utility holding company...

Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement from Warren County, Ohio, Foundation.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Budd Mar. 19--LEBANON, Ohio -- Marcia Snively will spend no more than one year in prison for the embezzlement of $95,000 from the Warren County Foundation. On Thursday Judge James Flannery sentenced Snively, 42, of...

Harrison, Ohio, Man Sues Cincinnati Firm over Herbal Supplement Product.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Rob Modic Mar. 19--A Harrison Twp. man filed a class-action lawsuit claiming deceptive sales practices by a Cincinnati business that sells a "male enhancement" herbal product. David C. Parker of 4551 Lansmore Drive bought an...

Dayton A Focus of Ohio Highway Construction in 2004.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Mar. 19--Orange barrels will begin popping up on interstates this month as the highway construction season begins. This year Ohio is beginning a $5 billion, 10-year effort to reshape the state's interstate system,...

Proposed Ohio Legislation Would Limit 'Predatory Lending'.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Mar. 19--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New legislation introduced in the Ohio Senate would offer home buyers protections against unfair lending practices that advocates say are increasing across the country. "Homeowners...

MedCath Names New CEO at Dayton, Ohio, Heart Hospital.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Angelle Haney Mar. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Chad Carpenter will take over next month as president and chief executive officer at the Dayton Heart Hospital, parent company MedCath Inc. announced Thursday. Carpenter is the current...

Resolution Urges Banks, U.S. Agencies to Ease Off Collections on Reservists.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Anthony J. Gottschlich Mar. 19--The House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Internal Revenue Service, banks and other federal agencies to ease up on their collection efforts when dealing with...

Dayton, Ohio, Entrepreneur Purchases Local Sports Park.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 19--A dreary winter day doesn't dim Ron West's enthusiasm for his newest business venture. Even as the temperature dipped near freezing, Ron West could still imagine what his West Acres park will look like...

Greene County, Ohio, to Refinance Water-System Bonds.
March 19, 2004... Mar. 19--XENIA, Ohio -- The Greene County Commission on Thursday agreed to refinance $25 million in water system bonds, a move that is expected to hold water rates stable and save the county more than $1 million in interest rates and other fees...

Ohio Utility DPL Rebuts Critical Memo.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- After three days of critical news coverage, credit-rating reductions and stock market woes, DPL Inc. on Thursday issued a point-by-point rebuttal to its controller's concerns about...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Residents Criticize Firm's Hazardous Wastewater Treatment.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Mar. 19--JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A public hearing to consider new limits for hazardous metals released into Montgomery County sewers drew more than 60 residents with a litany of concerns about the...

Dayton, Ohio Businesses Pitch In to Help Military Family.
March 20, 2004... Byline: Benjamin Kline Mar. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- It was one of those annoying things to a woman trying to keep the home going by herself while her husband recovers from war wounds. Wendy Bussler went to shut the old wood garage door at her...

Former Worker of Mason, Ohio, Heinz Subsidiary Sentenced in Drug Case.
March 20, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Budd Mar. 20--LEBANON, Ohio -- The last of six former employees of a Mason company, charged in October in a publicized drug bust, was ordered Friday to pay a $500 fine and spend two years on probation. Like his...

Eastman Kodak Returns to Kettering, Ohio.
March 21, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 21--KETTERING, Ohio -- Temporary Kodak banners flutter in the breeze at the former Scitex Digital Printing Co. headquarters in the Miami Valley Research Park. Permanent Kodak Versamark signs, when installed...

DPL Appoints Law Firm to Investigate Conflict Fears.
March 21, 2004... Mar. 21--There are no oak-paneled offices at 1417 Sadler Road, No. 231, in Fernandina Beach, Fla., no plush leather furniture or artwork on the walls. In fact, there are no walls at the principal address of Valley Partners Inc.; just the...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Business Briefs Column.
March 22, 2004... Mar. 22--IAMS SPONSORS OHIO BUSINESS WEEK: The Iams Company announced it will continue to sponsor Ohio Business Week, brining its total sponsorship to $83,000 since 1997. Ohio Business Week provides high school freshmen, sophomores,...

Predatory Lending Runs Rampant in Dayton, Ohio, without Clear Solution.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 22--DAYTON, Ohio -- The lender told Wanda and Robert Anderson if they refinanced through him, they'd have enough money to change the dingy carpet they grew tired of vacuuming and replace the old windows in the...

Dayton, Ohio, School Credit Union Changes Name to Appeal to Wider Membership.
March 23, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 23--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Area School Employees Federal Credit Union, formed for teachers in 1935, has taken a new name as it seeks wider membership. The area's seventh largest credit union is now known as...

Troy, Ohio, Company Begins Making Cathode Ray Tubes for High-Definition TVs.
March 23, 2004... Mar. 23--TROY, Ohio -- MT Picture Display Corp. of America (Ohio) recently began manufacturing 30- and 34-inch wide-screen cathode ray tubes for high-definition televisions. Production of the 16:9 picture tubes follows a more than $4...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Chemical Plant Fined for September Blast.
March 23, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Mar. 23--The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday fined the owners of the Isotec Inc. chemical plant $256,500 for violations related to a Sept. 21 explosion that caused evacuation of 2,000...

Ohio-Based Huffy Sells Part of Gen-X Sporting Goods Business.
March 23, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 23--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- Huffy Corp. said Monday it has sold part of its Toronto-based Gen-X sporting goods business, including the Gen-X name to a group headed by Gen-X's founders. The Miamisburg-based sports...

Miami County, Ohio, Nears Decision on Voting System.
March 23, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 23--TROY, Ohio -- State Sen. Tom Roberts gained insight on Monday into the intricacies of Miami County's optical scanning election system, which currently tallies votes for the county. Election board members, in...

Versailles, Ohio-Area Egg Farm Gets Draft Permits to Build Barn.
March 24, 2004... Mar. 24--The state Department of Agriculture has issued draft permits to an egg farm that, if approved, would allow it to expand to house 1.64 million chickens. Weaver Bros. Inc. can house up to 1.28 million chickens in seven barns at...

Dayton, Ohio, Motorists See Gasoline Prices Soar.
March 24, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 24--While heading to work Tuesday, motorists filling up at the Marathon gas station at Ohio 725 and Wilmington Pike paid $1.58 per gallon for regular grade gasoline. Those filling up after work at the same...

Warren County, Ohio, May Land $60 Million Water Park Resort Hotel.
March 24, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Mar. 24--A national resort company is looking to partner with Paramount's Kings Island on a $60 million year-round indoor water park resort hotel and conference center near the amusement park in southern Warren...

Arrival of Jeep Commander Surprises Attendees of Dayton, Ohio, Auto Show.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- Organizers of the 2004 Dayton Auto Show got a surprise Tuesday night when a Jeep Commander concept vehicle showed up on the doorstep of the Dayton Convention Center. They weren't...

Dayton, Ohio, Parking Garage Manager Suspected of Embezzlement.
March 25, 2004... Mar. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- A manager with Parking Management Inc. is suspected of embezzling $249,000 from the city's transportation center parking garage over 14 months, city administration said. PMI manages the garage for the city and it...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Money Manager Tells Clients to Trim Stocks, Buy Bonds.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 25--BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- James Investment Research, Inc., a Beavercreek money management firm, is telling clients that stocks are fading from favor and bonds are looking better. James, which manages $660 million...

Earnings Decline at Dayton, Ohio-Based Manufacturer Robbins & Myers.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- Robbins & Myers Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter earnings plunged nearly 90 percent as sales fell and the company paid out $1.4 million to its former chief executive. ...

Lawmaker Says Ohio Governor May Break Pledge to Protect Medicaid.
March 25, 2004... Byline: William Hershey Mar. 25--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- State Rep. Barbara Sykes, D-Akron, president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, on Wednesday accused Gov. Bob Taft and House Speaker Larry Householder of preparing to go back on a...