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

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

Time Warner consolidates Cincy, Dayton.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 11--DAYTON -- Time Warner Inc., the largest cable television company in the Dayton region with more than 200,000 subscribers and growing, is combining its Dayton business with the larger Cincinnati operations. ...

Dayton Art Institute chief curator to leave job.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Ron Rollins Mar. 11--DAYTON -- Michael Komanecky, the chief curator who dramatically changed the Dayton Art Institute's collections and gallery appearance, is leaving the museum. Most significantly, Komanecky directed the DAI's...

Gas prices soar, drivers scramble.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 11--DAYTON -- Local gasoline prices soared at the pump Thursday, even as crude oil prices retreated from Wednesday's near-record levels. A spot check of fuel stations Thursday afternoon found prices from...

ID theft tied to Dayton case.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Rob Modic Mar. 11--DAYTON -- An employee of the Dayton office of the Social Security Administration is charged with disclosing Social Security numbers and related information to a person charged with identity theft in North...

Uninsured rate drops for children, but more Ohio adults lack coverage.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Mar. 11--COLUMBUS -- Fewer Ohio children lack health insurance now than in 1998 thanks to an expansion of Medicaid, but the story isn't so rosy for adults. The rates of children and adults without health...

UD eliminating 15 positions; changes come in handling of computers, phones.
March 11, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline Mar. 11--DAYTON -- Not too many years ago, every kid entering the University of Dayton might carry a pen and notebook. Today, all 1,750 freshmen must have notebook computers. UD is changing the way it maintains...

Oberer Land to develop 2006 Homearama.
March 12, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 12--Oberer Land Developers Ltd. was selected as the developer for the 2006 Homearama to be held in Fox Ridge Estates in Beavercreek. This is the fourth time in nine years that the Home Builders Association...

Ohio shows unity for bases; GOP, Dems, city reps all gather to rally for cause.
March 12, 2005... Byline: William Hershey Mar. 12--COLUMBUS -- In a bipartisan display, Republican Gov. Bob Taft, two Democratic U.S. House members and representatives from Dayton, Springfield and six other communities rallied here Friday to show support...

DP&L pollution control to cost $400M; EPA rules designed to reduce soot, ozone.
March 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 12--DAYTON -- The Dayton Power and Light Co. expects to spend more than $400 million for added pollution control improvements at its coal-fired electric generating stations during the next four years, the unit of...

Residents help steer airport plan away from additional runway.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Mar. 13--TIPP CITY -- Group: Stop Airport Noise and Expansion (SANE). -- Records requested: All documents related to the Dayton International Airport master plan, from the city of Dayton and the Federal...

Joey Eric boutique to open 2nd store; new location doubles space.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Mar. 13--DAYTON -- High-end fashion boutique Joey Eric House of Style, located in downtown's restored Cannery, will sprout a second store this spring. Just shy of a one-year anniversary, the burgeoning retailer...

Delphi seeks to emerge from chaos; hard times befall company in last few months.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 13--DAYTON -- At a time when they would probably rather hide under their desks, Delphi Corp. officials are hosting a media open house Monday at the company's Troy, Mich., headquarters. Invitations were...

New long-distance option; digital voice services can save callers money.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Mar. 13--DAYTON -- Digital voice services are coming to the phone nearest you, most likely through your cable service, industry analysts say. With more than a million users at the end of 2004, the technology...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Mar. 13--Suddenly, LexisNexis finds itself facing a security crisis. The disclosure last week that intruders gained unauthorized entry to a LexisNexis-owned database in Boca Raton, Fla., and rifled through the...

Minority-owned businesses use records to learn of Dayton school district plan.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Mar. 13--DAYTON -- Group: Greater Dayton African American Chamber of Commerce. -- Records requested: Data showing the Dayton Public School District's hiring practices with minority contractors. --...

Time Warner locks horns with SBC.
March 13, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 13--DAYTON -- A new telecom battle extends across the United States as cable companies reach into the once exclusive territory of telephone utilities. In Dayton, Time Warner Inc. is offering an eye-catching bundle...

Base puts brakes on spending; Air Force facing $3 billion shortfall.
March 15, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 15--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Facing big bills for the war in Iraq and global anti-terrorism operations, the Air Force has ordered its major commands to cut costs -- including the Air Force Materiel...

Lebanon Theatre named 'Big Find'.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Terry Morris Mar. 16--LEBANON -- What does the community Lebanon Theatre Company have in common with buzzards, cheese and mules? All are among Ohio's top 10 unexploited attractions, as chosen by the online travel industry firm...

Indiana Wesleyan University buys office space.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 16--MORAINE -- Indiana Wesleyan University, a Christian liberal arts college in Marion, Ind., has purchased an office building along Interstate 75 and will begin offering courses. The university purchased the...

Neal, new head of Wright-Dunbar Inc., to seek funds to revitalize area.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Mar. 16--DAYTON -- Idotha Bootsie Neal championed the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood redevelopment throughout her 12 years on the Dayton City Commission. Now she's going to do it full time. Neal began Monday as...

Parents mount drive to halt Medicaid cuts.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb Mar. 16--When Lisa Harlan set out to persuade Ohio legislators not to cut Medicaid reimbursements to children's hospitals, she wasn't just acting on behalf of the state's 950,000 kids with Medicaid coverage. Harlan...

DPL under investigation by state, federal agencies.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein Mar. 16--DAYTON -- Dayton Power and Light Co.'s corporate parent, which is under investigation by several state and federal regulatory agencies, now faces an audit by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. DPL...

Discord hits RTA on safety plan.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Mar. 17--DAYTON -- A plan to improve safety and cleanliness at downtown RTA bus stops bogged down Wednesday after the Downtown Dayton Partnership demanded upfront payments that RTA Executive Director Minnie Fells...

Landowners sue Miami officials.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 17--TROY -- A Concord Twp. family whose decade-long effort to develop housing on 50 acres has been stopped seven times by referendums on zoning changes is turning to the federal court in hopes of getting relief....

Water, sewer rates about to rise.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Mar. 17--DAYTON -- Water rates are going up for city and northern Montgomery County residents for the first time since 1998. The rates would rise substantially for those residents over the next four years under a...

Fifth-Third to expand in Valley.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 18--DAYTON -- Fifth Third Bank, already Dayton's largest commercial bank, is branching out farther with 11 new or replacement offices in the region and an incursion into Indiana. Eric Cluxton, senior vice...

Gasoline prices are taking toll.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Cathy Mong Mar. 18--DAYTON -- The days of the $20 fill-up are heading the way of the $10 bag of groceries -- in your dreams. Especially hard hit by the $2.19 a gallon at the pump are those who make their living behind the...

Amcast terminates workers' pensions.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 18--DAYTON -- Amcast Industrial Corp., a bankrupt manufacturer of automotive components and plumbing supplies, said Thursday it will terminate the pensions for 5,600 current and retired workers on May 31. ...

Portman picked for trade representative.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Mar. 18--With President Bush nominating U.S. Rep. Rob Portman of Ohio on Thursday to be the U.S. trade representative, the speculation begins about who will replace the Cincinnati Republican in Congress. ...

Tract's future seems wasted.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Mar. 20--When it comes to garbage, Ohio puts out the welcome mat. Landfill-friendly laws, low tipping fees and good roads have helped make Ohio an inviting target for other people's trash. Meanwhile, Ohioans...

Panera baking up success.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 20--KETTERING -- Panera Bread Bakery-Cafes have been a big success since first opening in the Dayton market five years ago, and several more are coming. Panera, which sells sandwiches, grilled dishes, soups,...

Going condo: Big city, coastal strategy makes appearance in Dayton market.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Mar. 20--DAYTON -- The plan to transform the Oregon Place Apartments, formerly called Dayton Towers, to The Metropolitan condominiums is quickly progressing. The complex's new owner, Bayview Dayton Towers LLC of...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Mar. 20--The "ultimate act of professional betrayal." That's what former DPL Inc. executives Peter Forster and Caroline Muhlenkamp called the alleged actions of attorney Dennis J. Block, his New York law firm...

Learning new tricks.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Mar. 20--DAYTON -- Sinclair Community College is retraining workers displaced by job losses. In an old production building on Eaker street, retooled into a training lab for "displaced" manufacturing workers, a...

Ohio State University's big-money donors enjoy perks, and most play by rules.
March 20, 2005... Byline: Doug Harris Mar. 20--Thom and Pat Robinson have donated more than $1 million to the Ohio State athletic department since 1992, but they admit the motives for their initial gift weren't exactly altruistic. "We were at a Bengals...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, D.L. Stewart column.
March 20, 2005... Byline: D.L. Stewart Mar. 20--I don't do staff meetings. This is not to suggest that I don't realize that staff meetings are the very backbone of a successful business. Without frequent meetings, nothing ever would be accomplished,...

Centerville approves plan.
March 22, 2005... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Mar. 22--CENTERVILLE -- The City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to sell 5.4 wooded acres to Great Traditions so it can build 10 houses on the site. The council also voted 5-2 to approve the record plan for the site....

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, James Cummings column.
March 24, 2005... Byline: James Cummings Mar. 24--AVOID HOUSEHOLD WOES BY TAKING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: That low rumble you're hearing in the distance is the sound of fly-by-night home improvement contractors starting their pick-up trucks and heading out on...

Dayton Playhouse director resigns after 3 years of service.
March 24, 2005... Byline: Terry Morris Mar. 24--DAYTON -- David Seyer, executive director of the Dayton Playhouse since 2002, has resigned the top post at the area's biggest and one of its oldest community theaters. "It's just time to go. We've moved...

Don't believe gambling industry's 'empty' promises, opponents in Ohio say.
March 24, 2005... Byline: Mandy Zatynski Mar. 24--COLUMBUS -- As lawmakers prepared a closed-door meeting with horse track owners and representatives of the Eastern Shawnee tribe, casino gambling opponents attacked the industry Tuesday for making false...

Miami sales tax revenue a record.
March 24, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 24--TROY -- A record snowfall that hit Miami County just before Christmas didn't stop the county from having a record month for sales tax income. County Administrator Andy Votava told the county commission...

Dayton chamber backs tax code changes.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington Mar. 25--DAYTON -- The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Gov. Bob Taft's proposals for changing Ohio's tax code, breaking from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which supports a competing plan. Taft is...

DHL to automate 3 hubs.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 25--WILMINGTON -- DHL's new package-sorting center at Wilmington Air Park will be part of a $160 million automation project for its three main U.S. air cargo hubs, the company announced Thursday. The...

Gambling advocates plan poll.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Mar. 25--COLUMBUS -- Horse track lobbyists, casino developers and Indian gaming representatives want to bring more gambling to Ohio but agreed Thursday to survey the public before getting behind specific...

Identity theft silent crime that keeps on taking.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Amelia Robinson Mar. 25--BEAVERCREEK -- Maria Santos thought getting a home loan would be simple because, as far as she knew, she had good credit. But the Air Force lieutenant colonel was stunned in 2001 to learn that years...

NCR chief earned raise, bonus.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Mar. 25--DAYTON -- The board of NCR Corp. granted President and Chief Executive Mark Hurd a 33 percent raise in salary and bonus last year as the company cut costs and boosted sales and profits. Hurd's total salary...

3 Dayton retail centers sold to Landmark group.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Mar. 25--DAYTON -- Landmark Properties Group, a real estate management and development company based in Allison Park, Pa., has purchased three retail centers in Dayton and plans to acquire others soon, Landmark...

Subdivision OK'd despite objections from area residents.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Kristin McAllister Mar. 25--LEBANON -- Despite loud protests from residents who live along or near Greentree Road in northern Warren County, officials Thursday approved a 155-home subdivision that's part of an overall 588-home...

Man accused of fraud, theft.
March 25, 2005... Byline: Rob Modic Mar. 25--DAYTON -- Three years after Steven L. Clayton closed Equity Land Title Agency Inc. in Vandalia, a grand jury indicted him Thursday on a dozen felonies including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and theft...

Ripple effect.
March 27, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 27--If Delphi were to close its local plants tomorrow, how would it affect the Miami Valley? Delphi Corp. has pinpointed 13 operations worldwide it might shut down, and the Dayton area has the largest...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
March 27, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon Mar. 27--O'NEILL STIRRING THE POT AT REYNOLDS: Fin O'Neill has wasted no time stirring things up at Reynolds and Reynolds Co. Last week's management shakeup, announced less than three months since O'Neill joined the...

Identity crisis?
March 27, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 27--WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County -- After 38 years in business and thousands of customers who knew them as Provincial House Fireplace & Patio, Don and Angela Morgan have taken the business risk of a lifetime....

NASA to allot fewer funds for aeronautics.
March 27, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 27--NASA's space program made an Ohioan the first man on the moon, but the new effort to go back could be bad news for Neil Armstrong's home state. President Bush's space initiative spends more money on...

Warren college plans studied; school officials to meet to form legislation.
March 27, 2005... Byline: Kristin McAllister Mar. 27--LEBANON -- Leaders of the drive to create a community college in Warren County will meet Monday to draft legislation to allow Sinclair Community College to provide higher education in the county. ...

Relizon may be for sale, some say.
March 30, 2005... Byline: Jim Bohman Mar. 30--NEW YORK -- The Relizon Co., a leading company in the fast-changing market for business forms and document management for corporations, may be up for auction, according to The Daily Deal, a New York-based trade...

Hidy bringing Honda Power Sport to Troy.
March 30, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson Mar. 30--TROY -- Hidy Honda is investing $2 million in a new Honda dealership in Troy, the second of its kind in Ohio. Hidy Honda Power Sport, the official name, will sell motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles,...

Hurd put NCR on road to recovery with cuts.
March 30, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 30--DAYTON -- Mark Hurd took the reins at NCR in March 2003 when the company was bleeding red ink. He vowed to turn the company around, and he did -- to the delight of Wall Street and at some cost to workers...

U.S. official likes trade show bid.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Mar. 31--DAYTON -- Walking through the Wright Brothers Aviation Center in Carillon Historical Park on Wednesday afternoon, Undersecretary of Commerce Grant Aldonas paused before a print of the famous first-flight...

Antioch names new chief.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher Mar. 31--YELLOW SPRINGS -- Antioch College on Wednesday picked as its new president a Ford Foundation official with extensive background in environmental and human rights issues. Steven W. Lawry, director of the...

Fed exec gives hint of change ahead.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Mar. 31--DAYTON -- Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Board governor reputed to be chairman Alan Greenspan's successor next year, offered subtle indications about the Fed's agenda Wednesday in a keynote address at...

Gas costs rise, but car expenses hold steady.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Mar. 31--Real estate agent Donna Redmon puts up to 50,000 miles a year on her 1999 Olds Aurora. The office manager for American Home Realty Inc. in Huber Heights spends a lot of time in her car -- and at...

NCR sticks to business plan.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Mar. 31--DAYTON -- It's not exactly business as usual at NCR Corp., but company leaders are following their business strategy in the absence of former chief executive Mark Hurd, company officials said Wednesday. ...

Officials: Benefits outweigh costs.
March 31, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman Mar. 31--TIPP CITY -- While the cost of a joint water-treatment plant for Tipp City and Vandalia will mean rate increases described as "sizable" and "noticeable," the two city managers said the plant's benefits will be...