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

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

$2.3B deal establishes NewPage.
May 3, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 3--DAYTON -- MeadWestvaco Corp. on Monday completed the sale of its paper division for $2.3 billion to NewPage Corp., a new Dayton-based company controlled by Cerberus Capital Management L.P., a private New York...

Bill would increase diabetics' insurance.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff May 4--COLUMBUS -- Insurance companies in Ohio are not required to cover mental illness treatment or buy supplies and medicine for diabetics, but some lawmakers aim to change that. Pending legislation,...

Students learn benefits of the business world.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 4--DAYTON -- Students at Dayton View Academy know who to go to when they crave candy -- 9-year-old Savannah Smith of Dayton. Savannah is one of 20 students in the Dayton Junior Chamber of Commerce, which the...

RTA board hears riders' complaints.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Lynn Hulsey May 4--DAYTON -- The RTA board faced 40 minutes of criticism Tuesday from riders complaining about how they were treated by bus drivers and how the transit system reacted to their complaints. Melody and Ginger...

Base closings could hit Ohio Air Force intelligence center, senator warns.
May 4, 2005... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell May 4--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine on Tuesday voiced concern about talk of possible realignment that could affect jobs at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the Air...

Ohio plans to pay for assisted-living care.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff May 5--COLUMBUS -- Ohio is on the brink of joining more than 40 other states that allow Medicaid to pay for assisted-living care, but there's a catch. Ohio's senior citizens on Medicaid may only get their...

Kettering Tower in new hands.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis May 5--DAYTON -- A New York investment company purchased the Kettering Tower, Dayton's tallest building, for $21.4 million. The proceeds of the sale will go to the Virginia Kettering Foundation. Kettering Tower...

Ex-DPL execs trying to derail portfolio sale.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein May 5--DAYTON -- Ousted DPL Inc. executives Peter H. Forster and Caroline E. Muhlenkamp have been campaigning to derail DPL's sale of its $1 billion investment portfolio, the company alleges in court papers filed as a...

PKI to add year-round resort.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Cathy Mong May 5--MASON -- Paramount's Kings Island and Great Wolf Resorts on Wednesday night announced a joint venture to produce a $100-million-plus, 39-acre family resort and entertainment complex with an indoor water park, and...

Kayakers stir up interest in whitewater park.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Steve Bennish May 5--DAYTON -- The Mad River at Eastwood MetroPark filled up quickly with 50 or so excited kayakers and their colorful boats on Wednesday evening. The largely female crowd was charged. They'd been treated...

Young lawyers get chance at trial work.
May 5, 2005... Byline: Rob Modic May 5--DAYTON -- Katrina L. "Katie" Wahl, one of the top young attorneys at Faruki, Ireland and Cox, has been trying to get in front of a jury for a year, to no avail. But thanks to a program the firm developed with...

DPL pays to defend ex-execs.
May 6, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein May 6--DAYTON -- Bound by contract, DPL Inc. is paying legal costs to defend its adversaries, ousted executives Peter H. Forster and Caroline E. Muhlenkamp, against multiple investigations into allegations of...

Sparks fly in DPL hearing in court.
May 7, 2005... Byline: Tom Beyerlein May 7--DAYTON -- It was collegial handshakes all around when the 11 attorneys from New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and Dayton convened in Judge David A. Gowdown's courtroom Friday to talk about the local electric...

Firm marks hundredth year in business this month.
May 8, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 8--DAYTON -- On the desk in Dennis R. Wolters' corner office at 130 W. Second St. sits a national best-selling book that touts the vision of the 100 year-old company he leads. "Good to Great: Why Some...

Rally's making a comeback.
May 8, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis May 8--DAYTON -- A new Rally's Hamburgers restaurant is scheduled to open at Ohio 741 and Alex-Bell Road and a least two other are planned in the Dayton area. "We intend to continue to be a thriving and growing...

Gaming industry creates jobs.
May 8, 2005... Byline: Valryn Bush May 8--PIQUA -- Most parents can think of several good reasons why their offspring should ignore the siren call of video games and concentrate on studying instead. But today's gaming industry offers 7 billion...

Flexibility is still name of the game for working moms.
May 8, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 8--DAYTON -- Twice during her 10-hour shift, Joy Shafer gets up from her desk at LexisNexis and slips into a hidden room behind the women's restroom. Slinging a black bag over her back, she swipes a security...

Landfill foes to hear from Waste Management.
May 9, 2005... Byline: Ryan Justin Fox May 9--TROTWOOD -- Representatives from the corporation that wants to build a landfill in Trotwood are scheduled to meet with residents today at the Trotwood Church of the Brethren. The guest speaker, who is not...

MeadWestvaco offers to buy 16 million shares.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 11--MeadWestvaco Corp. said Tuesday it has started a tender offer for up to 16 million shares of its common stock, or 8 percent of its outstanding common stock, at prices ranging from $28.25 to $32.50 per share....

State grants go to UD, WSU.
May 11, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney May 11--DAYTON -- The University of Dayton will develop a branch center to advance nanotechnology in Ohio under a $22.5 million grant state officials announced Tuesday. Wright State University also shares a...

SBC to add surcharge to cell phone customers.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff May 12--COLUMBUS -- Cell phone users in SBC Ohio's territory will start paying a 32-cent monthly surcharge for equipment that will allow 911 dispatchers to locate wireless callers and get their phone numbers. ...

Historic rehab under way.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Benjamin Kline May 12--DAYTON -- A leading preservation architect and the developer of a downtown loft housing project are partners in a commercial-residential venture that would transform two empty old buildings into a spectacular...

Company wins grant for fuel cell technology.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney May 12--DAYTON -- Mound Technical Solutions Inc. of Miamisburg has been awarded a $600,000 state grant to help spur Ohio fuel cell technology. Awarded under the $103 million Ohio Fuel Cell Initiative, the...

I-75 ramp relocation plan to shut down some Main Street businesses.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich May 12--DAYTON -- For 35 years, shaggy-haired, hungry customers have filed into the Chili King Restaurant on North Main Street for a bellyful of biscuits and gravy or a bowl of chili, then strolled a few steps...

U.S. says Ohio lagging in reclaiming mines.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Steve Bennish May 12--COLUMBUS -- The federal government is threatening to take over Ohio's coal mine regulation because the state isn't reclaiming closed mines fast enough, allowing environmental hazards to linger. The...

2 DP&L plants among nation's dirtiest.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon May 12--DAYTON -- The Dayton Power and Light Co. co-owns two of the nation's most polluting power plants, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental group. The J.M. Stuart station in Adams County and...

WYSO-FM names new executive.
May 12, 2005... Byline: Bob Batz May 12--YELLOW SPRINGS -- Paul Massen is the new general manager at WYSO-FM (91.3). The hiring of Massen was announced Wednesday by Don Tecklenberg, vice chancellor of Antioch College, which owns the eclectic,...

Wright-Pat has $298M wish list.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney May 13--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- More than $298 million in construction projects are on Wright-Patterson's wish list for the next six years, a base engineer said Thursday. The base has $58.9 million...

Onto the 19th hole.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Lou Grieco May 13--JEFFERSON TWP., MONTGOMERY COUNTY -- The golfers still pull into Treva Campbell's driveway. Some drive on after seeing the "closed" sign. Others knock on her door and ask why her family's driving range won't...

Leaders propose regional planning principles.
May 13, 2005... Byline: Ken McCall May 13--DAYTON -- A group of community leaders from a seven-county area wants people to start thinking about the region as a unit, and has drafted a set of principles that it believes could help guide the area to greater...

Wright-Pat could gain 494 jobs in realignment.
May 14, 2005... May 14--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Wright-Patterson looks like a winner with a net gain of 494 jobs after realignments the Pentagon recommended Friday -- but getting to that number will involve dramatic gains and losses of highly...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, business people column.
May 15, 2005... May 15--MY JOB: MEET JACK BRUNK, BUTCHER: "I'm one of the last of a handful of butchers left in the area that cuts meat from hanging quarters of beef. I opened my own butcher shop--Brunk's Cut n' Carve Meat Shoppe--in 1972 after I became a...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
May 15, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon May 15--AFTER 24 YEARS, CAR BIAS HAS CHANGED: Could Japanese car-bashing come back in vogue? Perhaps you read the story in Saturday's Dayton Daily News about the meeting this weekend between the leaders of General...

Lawsuit addresses overtime issues.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 16--DAYTON -- A proposed class action lawsuit filed on behalf of three workers of the Behr Dayton Thermal Products LLC auto parts manufacturing plant exemplifies the ongoing division between labor and management...

Summer jobs harder to come by for teens.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher May 16--Belmont High School senior Sha'Da Wafer wants to bank a little cash before she enrolls next fall at Bowling Green State University. But so far, that all-important summer job has proved elusive. "They never...

Ohio governor's proposal to overhaul tax plan has support, opposition.
May 16, 2005... Byline: William Hershey May 16--COLUMBUS -- Gov. Bob Taft says his plan to overhaul Ohio's tax system would create "a level playing field that's fair to everybody." Not everybody agrees. The Ohio Manufacturers' Association has...

Troy City Council considers new trash plan.
May 16, 2005... Byline: Doug Page May 16--TROY -- City leaders are considering becoming one of the first in the region to institute "pay as you throw" trash fees that would save the city money and landfill space, while increasing recycling. While all...

Child care providers rail against proposed pay change.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Mandy Zatynski May 17--COLUMBUS -- Amelia Rodgers of Harrison Twp., a home child care provider for 14 years, estimates she will lose $746 per month -- or $8,952 per year -- if the state follows through with proposed pay changes....

Parents protest Medicaid cuts.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb May 17--DAYTON -- Local parents will deliver more than 6,600 postcards to state legislators, urging them to rescind proposed cuts in the Medicaid budget that would affect children's hospitals. Lisa Harlan of...

Fairborn ponders $2.1 million for road.
May 17, 2005... Byline: Amelia Robinson May 17--FAIRBORN --The City Council was asked Monday to approve a $2.1 million financing plan to help expand a road in a rapidly growing business district. The council approved the first reading of an ordinance...

Museum eyed as conference site.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney May 18--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Already a major Ohio tourist attraction, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is being considered as an Air Force conference site. The Air Force Materiel...

Delphi rating lowered to 'junk'.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Jason Roberson May 18--DAYTON -- Delphi Corp., which employs nearly 8,000 Dayton-area workers, on Tuesday had its credit rating lowered further into "junk" status while it confirmed that production at one local plant will be...

New life for Springfield base.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Jessica Wehrman May 18--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. David Hobson says Springfield's Air National Guard base will retain its F-16s until 2010 and that he has been told the Air National Guard will announce new missions for the base...

Residents try to stop development again.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly May 18--TROY -- Critics of the City Council vote in April to rezone 57 acres across from Concord Elementary for housing have filed a petition with the city auditor, hoping for a second time to overturn the rezoning of...

Tipp pool gets new minimum age limit.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman May 18--TIPP CITY -- A policy setting 13 as the minimum age for an unaccompanied youth to enter the new Tippecanoe Family Aquatic Center caused an unexpected wave of negative reaction. Several City Council members...

Double-decker Dick's prepares for opening day.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 18--BEAVERCREEK -- Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. opens its first Dayton-area double-decker, mall-anchor store today at the Mall at Fairfield Commons, a day after the company reported a first-quarter net loss. ...

Local officials say buyout will not mean layoffs.
May 18, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly May 18--PIQUA -- Miami Valley Steel Service, an independent distributor of flat-rolled steel that employs 150 people, has been acquired by a Chicago-based company for $81 million in cash, officials said Tuesday. ...

Bon-Ton reports $4.4 million loss in first quarter.
May 20, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 20--DAYTON -- Bon-Ton Stores Inc., owner of the Elder-Beerman department store chain, on Thursday reported a narrower fiscal first-quarter loss on slightly lower sales from the same period last year. The...

Retail would benefit by proposed tax plan.
May 20, 2005... Byline: William Hershey May 20--COLUMBUS -- Although Gov. Bob Taft's proposed overhaul of the tax system is aimed at boosting manufacturing in Ohio, the retail sector would gain the most jobs under the proposal, according to an analysis...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
May 22, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon May 22--BON-TON STILL TRYING TO INTEGRATE BEERMAN: The most recent earnings report from The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. indicates the company is still struggling a bit with its acquisition of Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. ...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, My job column.
May 22, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon May 22--MY JOB: Sheri Sword, Better Business Bureau "I've been with the BBB for 10 years. My job (as director of communications and marketing) has grown over that time. "I'm like a jack-of-all-trades now when it...

Creating custom goodbyes.
May 23, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 23--KETTERING -- The only uncertain thing about Frances Wagner's funeral is the date. She already knows, for instance, that she will wear the mauve dress from her son's wedding. Her flowers will be white...

Job as electrician pays off for Ohio man after stint in Army.
May 23, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 23--When Joe Kucinsky got out of the U.S. Army after a six-year stint, the government would have been happy to pay for his college education. "But I didn't want to go to college," Kucinsky said. "What I...

Ohio plant supervisor builds on experience to rise through ranks at Honda.
May 23, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 23--When Arthur Little was growing up in West Virginia, his goal was to make a career for himself in the military, so right after high school he enlisted in the Navy. He changed his mind about a military career...

Young people entering job market face stiff challenges.
May 23, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 23--What do you plan to be when you grow up? If you're 16 to 20 years old, the question probably comes across as hopelessly corny, naive and even a little insulting. After all, you're already grown, aren't...

Ludlow Falls, Ohio, trucker travels road to success.
May 23, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 23--When Richard Roth was growing up, his father was a foreman on a trucking company loading dock, so Roth was very familiar with dock work. When he graduated from high school, he took a job as a dock worker...

Health insurance fight hits patients.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Kevin Lamb May 24--When chest pains scared Sharon Smith into Miami Valley Hospital's emergency room, it was less than a month after her cardiac stress test had found an abnormality in her heart. It was also four days after...

Ohio governor orders inquiry of coin investment.
May 24, 2005... Byline: William Hershey May 24--Gov. Bob Taft has acted to "get to the bottom" of the controversy surrounding the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's $50 million investment in rare coins managed by Toledo-area Republican Tom Noe, Mark...

Arcade owner calling for bingo.
May 24, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis May 24--DAYTON--It may soon be bingo time at Dayton's downtown Arcade. Brownfield Charities Inc., which owns the group of five buildings that comprise the historic Arcade, has applied for an Ohio charitable bingo...

Hard to make a living on easy-to-get jobs.
May 24, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 24--DAYTON--Not all career choices are equal. At one end of the scale of bad career choices are jobs that are readily available and easy to get but offer low pay and little or no emotional satisfaction. At...

Demand high for qualified bedside nurses.
May 24, 2005... Byline: James Cummings May 24--DAYTON --"It seems like anymore, people have several careers or parts of careers in their lives," said Kristie Bednarik. "I did other things, but part of me has always known that I was going to be a nurse."...

CareFlight patients to get blood substitute.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith May 25--DAYTON -- Severely injured patients en route to Miami Valley Hospital aboard CareFlight could be among the first in the region to be given a new blood substitute. Dr. Mary McCarthy, director of the...

Arcade Seafoods takes name from historic building.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis May 25--DA YTON -- Much like the structure, the small fresh seafood business has endured changes in ownership, financial stability and customer loyalty. In August, Arcade Seafoods will change locations. But owners...

Ohio city to continue wood-waste diversion.
May 25, 2005... Byline: Nancy Bowman May 25--TROY -- The disposal of wood waste may be becoming more of a grind cost-wise, but Miami County will continue a decade-old program that diverts wood products from landfills. Sanitary Engineer Jim McGarry...

Dayton, Ohio, to forge deal for development near city-owned airport.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Jim Bebbington May 26--The city and Miami Twp. are joining forces to promote development near the city-owned Wright Brothers Airport. The city and township are close to approving the creation of a joint economic development...

Ohio dealer accused of blocking access to rare coins, ignoring court order.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff May 26--COLUMBUS -- Rare-coin dealer Tom Noe is ignoring a court order and blocking state officials from examining millions of dollars of coins held at his office in Maumee, said Jeremy Jackson, spokesman for the...

Ohio farmers want changes to Gov. Bob Taft's tax plan.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Ben Sutherly May 26--As far as Bob Rudy is concerned, Gov. Bob Taft's proposed tax overhaul goes against the grain -- small grain elevators like his, to be exact. How Gov. Bob Taft's tax overhaul would affect farmers: About...

Group picked to build new Springboro, Ohio, business park.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis May 26--SPRINGBORO, Ohio-- The city of Springboro has selected the Miller-Valentine Group as the developer of its portion of the South Tech Business Park. "Miller-Valentine is very excited to have been selected by...

Wal-Mart plans to open another new superstore near Dayton, Ohio.
May 26, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 26--MIAMI TWP., Ohio -- Miami Twp. officials said Wednesday that plans are in the works for construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter on Kingsridge Drive behind the Dayton Mall. The new store will sit on a...

New Tennessee-based clothing store to open in Piqua, Ohio, mall.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Valryn Bush May 27--PIQUA -- In an era when shoppers can spot a Wal-Mart and guess the rest, the Goody's storefront in Piqua's Miami Valley Crossing Mall might be a small surprise. The 22,519-square-foot Goody's clothing store...

Group trying to slow growth in Warren County.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Kristin McAllister May 27--LEBANON -- The Warren County Regional Planning Commission on Thursday approved changes to the county's subdivision regulations intended to slow residential growth in what some argue is an invitation to...

Millions missing from fund.
May 27, 2005... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff May 27--Between $10 million and $12 million in rare coins owned by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation are missing and authorities said they are pursuing criminal and civil cases against Tom Noe, the...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon column.
May 29, 2005... Byline: Jim Dillon May 29--THIS IS THE SUMMER TO NOT TAKE THAT TRIP: The summer travel season kicks off this weekend with millions of Americans hitting the road or taking to the sky in search of fun and escape. But I won't be one of those...

Georgia group buys Ohio-based Tobias Funeral Homes.
May 29, 2005... Byline: Stephanie Irwin May 29--BEAVERCREEK -- What does a 60-year-old family business do when it's saddled with debt and overloaded with employees, but not quite ready to close the doors? It courts companies with deep pockets -- but...

Showing their stripes.
May 29, 2005... Byline: Bob Batz May 29--ENGLEWOOD--Neat name. Colorful place. Those four little words speak volumes when used to describe Yipes Stripes, a 17-year-old vinyl graphics firm tucked away in a corner of the Englewood Industrial Park. ...

Hundreds of Southwest Ohio mailboxes removed to save money.
May 29, 2005... Byline: Mark Fisher May 29--From behind the counter of his Kettering dry-cleaner's business, Scott Rentz can watch residents pull into his parking lot, get out of their cars and stand there, envelopes in hand, puzzled. "They'll do a...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, job column.
May 30, 2005... May 30--MY JOB: Dan Gray, Metroflyer LLC "I've worked for various recycling companies over the years, but I've never found anything as gratifying as aerial photography. I never had someone call me out of the blue and tell me how much they...

Improv comic getting the laughs weekly.
May 31, 2005... Byline: Jim Debrosse May 31--CENTERVILLE -- Seventy-year-old Fred Leeds knew he'd at last secured his place among the mostly 20-somethings in his improvisational comedy troupe when he ended a recent skit by somersaulting backwards off...