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

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

Warren County, Ohio, May Try to Stall Further Residential Development.
March 31, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Mar. 31--LEBANON, Ohio -- Warren County commissioners on Tuesday said they are going to look into a moratorium to temporarily halt residential development in the state's second-fastest growing county. ...

Dayton, Ohio, Housing Authority Introduces New Executive Director.
March 31, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Mar. 31--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority Board plans to formally introduce the agency's new executive director to the public today. Dayton native Gregory D. Johnson, now deputy...

Stamford, Conn.-Based Paper Company Expects Quarterly Loss.
March 31, 2004... Mar. 31--DAYTON, Ohio -- MeadWestvaco Corp. said Wednesday it expects to record a loss for the current quarter despite a $68 million gain from the sale of forestland. The Stamford, Conn.-based paper company said it expects to report a...

Dayton, Ohio, Retirement Home's Trustees Name New President, CEO.
March 31, 2004... Mar. 31--DAYTON, Ohio -- Trustees of Friendship Village of Dayton have appointed Peter D. Crane as its president and chief executive officer, succeeding the Rev. H.G. Gathagan, who has retired. Crane, 43, has served as executive vice...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Utility's Parent Firm DPL Inc. Misses SEC's Filing Deadline.
March 31, 2004... Mar. 31--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. missed a Tuesday deadline to file its 2003 annual report, and hinted in another filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the report may not come before July 30. DPL said the delay stemmed...

Electronics Retailer REX Sees Higher Income, But Lower Sales.
March 31, 2004... Mar. 31--DAYTON, Ohio -- Electronics and appliances retailer REX Stores Corp. said Wednesday that net income for the fiscal fourth quarter 2003 rose 88 percent to $17.1 million, or $1.32 per share, from net income of $9.1 million, or 68 cents...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Wal-Mart to Become Supercenter.
March 31, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 31--After two years of court battles, Wal-Mart Stores Corp. is moving ahead to add a grocery to its Wilmington Pike store. Wrecking crews this week demolished several in-line stores next to Wal-Mart in the...

Troy, Ohio, Auditor Quits Amid Inquiry.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Mar. 30--TROY, Ohio -- City Auditor R. Craig Helmer on Monday formally notified the city he's resigning Wednesday, less than five months after his re-election to a second four-year term. Helmer's resignation...

Warren County, Ohio, Panels to Cooperate in Plan to Create Community College.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Mar. 30--LEBANON, Ohio -- The new board heading up a proposed community college in Warren County appointed four members to a new subcommittee to bring together the county vocational school and the Butler-Warren...

NCR Division Teradata's Software Program Allows Remote Access to Files.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Mar. 30--NCR Corp.'s Teradata division and Expand Beyond, a mobile software developer, announced Monday they have developed a program that allows database and systems administrators to access information stored...

SEC Filing Deadline Looms for Dayton, Ohio, Utility Company's Annual Report.
March 30, 2004... Mar. 30--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. has until the close of business today to file its 2003 annual report or face possible sanctions for violating Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Such penalties are rare, but a failure to file could...

Conference at Dayton, Ohio, University to Offer Home-Ownership Workshops.
March 29, 2004... Mar. 29--DAYTON, Ohio -- Applications are being accepted for the 19th annual CityLinks Neighborhood Conference to be held April 6 at the University of Dayton. Three concurrent workshops feature home ownership initiatives in Dayton, the...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Business Briefs Column.
March 29, 2004... Mar. 29--DAYTON FOUNDATION WINS AWARDS: The Dayton Foundation has been named a Gold and Silver Award winner for excellence in communications by the national 2004 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations...

Dayton, Ohio, Restaurateur Moves Eateries to Downtown Location.
March 28, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 28--DAYTON, Ohio -- For Howard Solganik, the recipe for success in a downtown location known for failed restaurants is all about mass. That's why he relocated his Washington Twp. catering business...

Redevelopment Efforts Around Trotwood, Ohio, Mall Encouraging.
March 28, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 28--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- While adding final touches to a customer's haircut, Bobby Smith peered from his barbershop window at the construction site across the street. Smith, a barber and manager of Talking...

Bill Contains $7.5 Million for Montgomery County, Ohio, Interstate Project.
March 28, 2004... Mar. 28--WASHINGTON -- A transportation bill to be considered as early as this week in the House of Representatives contains $7.5 million for an interchange at Interstate 75 and Austin Pike in southern Montgomery County. Local business...

Agency Tells Ohioans to Look for Erroneous AT&T Charges on Their Phone Bills.
March 27, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 27--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Consumers' Counsel is advising telephone customers that an AT&T service charge of $3.95 a month is being added in error to the long-distance portion of some phone bills. ...

Bankrupt MCI Cutting 4,000 Jobs, Closing Three U.S. Call Centers.
March 27, 2004... Mar. 27--MCLEAN, Va. -- Bankrupt telecommunications company MCI said Friday it is cutting 4,000 jobs -- more than 7 percent of its work force -- and closing three call centers because of cost-cutting pressures and fallout from the national Do...

NASA Pulls Plug on Technology Developed at Ohio Air Force Base.
March 27, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 27--NASA will make its second attempt to test-fly a revolutionary jet engine today, but the space agency has canceled a later flight that would have tested similar technology developed at Wright-Patterson...

Dayton, Ohio, Hosts Annual Automobile Show.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- Eugene Neal of Fairborn and Graham Byrd of Xenia grinned like teenagers as they admired the muscular lines of the retro-style Chrysler 300 Touring Sedan at the Dayton Auto Show. "It's a...

OSHA Cites Montgomery County, Ohio, Chemical Company after Explosion.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Mar. 26--MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio -- Employees at Isotec Inc. the morning of Sept. 21 had no training or operating standards for the hazardous procedures they performed, or for emergency shutdown, citations of the...

Ohio Phone Users Are Warned about AT&T Over-Billing Error.
March 26, 2004... Mar. 26--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Consumers' Counsel is alerting Ohio telephone customers to a $3.95 monthly service charge by AT&T that is being added in error to the long-distance portion of an estimated 1.1 million customers' bills. ...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Utility Announces Debt Issue.
March 26, 2004... Mar. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. announced Thursday a debt issue that will enable the company to pay off $500 million in debt by an April 6 deadline, but DPL will have to put up $325 million of its own funds in the process. The company...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Election Board Fails to Pick Voting Machine Vendor.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Mar. 26--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Montgomery County Board of Elections failed to select an electronic voting machine vendor Thursday. But the tie vote on a motion to buy Diebold Elections Systems equipment will now go...

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, General Lauds F/A-22 Raptor Fighter Jet.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 26--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- While the F/A-22 Raptor loomed large on congressional radars Thursday, the expensive Air Force fighter jet drew praise from a top general at Wright-Patterson Air...

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...

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...

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...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Sign Company Folds with Pennsylvania Church's Money.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 25--WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Cotter Advertising Inc., a long-time Dayton area sign company that pulled in business from the Internet, has left a Pennsylvania church in the lurch. Cotter Advertising,...

Miami County, Ohio, Dispatch Center's Technology Contract Under Review.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 25--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County Communications Center officials are doing a line-by-line contract review for the $1.3 million computer-aided dispatch and police records system while waiting for installation of a...

Ohio Utility DPL Swaps Debt, Will Pay Higher Interest Rate.
March 25, 2004... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Mar. 25--DAYTON, Ohio -- DPL Inc. said Thursday it has completed a private placement of $175 million worth of senior notes, that, together with other corporate funds, will be used to redeem $500 million of...

Ohio Official Warns Laggard Counties to Act Now on New Voting Systems.
March 25, 2004... Mar. 25--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell has told Montgomery, Preble and three other county election boards he would pick a new voting system for them if they don't act by Tuesday. He said his staff will decide...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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....

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...

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. ...

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...