Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from November 2001

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from November 2001

Jackson Center, Ohio, Travel Trailer Maker Buys Indiana Firm for $145 Million.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 1--JACKSON CENTER, Ohio--Thor Industries Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to buy Keystone RV Co. for about $145 million in cash and stock, creating the largest manufacturer of travel trailers. ...

Earnings Up at Dayton, Ohio-Based Provider of Auto Dealer Information Systems.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Tim Tresslar Nov. 2--DAYTON--Fourth-quarter earnings rose for Reynolds and Reynolds Co., a provider of information systems and services to auto dealers, while full-year earnings fell, the company said Thursday. For the quarter...

Vectren Predicts 21 Percent Decline in Ohio Winter Natural-Gas Bills.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Bohman Nov. 2--DAYTON, Ohio--Home heating bills for natural gas customers should be at least 21 percent lower this winter than last year's chilling fees, Vectren Corp. announced Thursday. But the charges will remain 10...

Marketing Effort Has Mention of Dayton, Ohio, Popping Up Nationwide.
November 4, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 4--DAYTON, Ohio--It's not by chance that Dayton keeps popping up in articles circulated coast to coast. It's the result of a subtle, but concerted $1.4 million marketing effort spearheaded by the Dayton...

Familiar Dayton, Ohio, Family Returns to Office-Supply Business.
November 5, 2001... Byline: Jim Bohman Nov. 5--WEST CHESTER, Ohio--Woodhull, an old Dayton name in the office equipment business, has resurfaced in suburban Cincinnati after being folded into another Dayton company five years ago. The new company,...

Public Relations Firms Wage Successful Media Campaign for Dayton, Ohio.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 6--DAYTON, Ohio--It's not by chance that Dayton keeps popping up in articles circulated coast to coast. It's the result of a subtle, but concerted $1.4 million marketing effort spearheaded by the Dayton...

Holiday Shopping Remains Great Unknown; Reports Offer Conflicting Information.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Jason Roberson Nov. 6--DAYTON, Ohio--James Ingram, 56, of Dayton said his holiday spending will definitely increase this year because his only daughter just graduated from the University of Dayton with a master's degree in business...

War Creates More Interest in Unmanned Spyplanes.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 6--America's war against terrorists and the ruling Taliban forces in Afghanistan has increased the military's interest in unmanned spyplane programs managed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Although...

Ohio's IT Job Growth Lags U.S. Average.
November 6, 2001... Byline: Tim Tresslar Nov. 6--Information technology jobs, salaries and IT firms in Dayton and across Ohio have grown since 1989, but the pace of growth lagged national averages, a study found. Commissioned by Ohio's IT Alliance, the...

Evendale, Ohio-Based Jet Engine Company to Be Part of Huge F-35 Program.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 7--EVENDALE, Ohio--The Pentagon's long-awaited Joint Strike Fighter decision two weeks ago meant megabuck contracts for Lockheed Martin and Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engines, but the Miami Valley's biggest...

Strike Fighter May Boost Goodrich's Troy, Ohio, Site.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 7--TROY, Ohio--Goodrich Corp. will supply the landing gear for Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the company said Monday, raising the possibility of new work for Goodrich Aircraft Wheels...

Ohio Manufacturing Companies Aim for Maximum Efficiency Level.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 7--With the two-pronged aim of increasing efficiency and reducing costs, lean manufacturing is on the minds of many executives these days. But it is often misapplied, a consultant said Tuesday. "A...

Popeyes Restaurant Opens in Dayton, Ohio, Area.
November 7, 2001... Byline: Marcus Franklin Nov. 7--HARRISON TWP., MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio--At the new Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits on Salem Avenue last week, a customer standing in the parking lot demanded to know when the restaurant planned to stop "giving...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Discount Stores Report Solid October Sales.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Jason Roberson Nov. 9--DAYTON, Ohio--Discount stores on Thursday reported solid October sales as consumers steered away from department stores and specialty retailers. Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., a Moraine-based department...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Entrepreneurs Quit Jobs, Open Own Software Business.
November 9, 2001... Byline: Tim Tresslar Nov. 9--DAYTON, Ohio--Entrepreneurs Joanne Allswede and Randall Heide say they see opportunity for their fledgling business, Quantrum, despite the economy's current malaise. Allswede and Heide, both former software...

There's No Economic Slowdown Among Hard-Shopping Teens.
November 12, 2001... Byline: Laura Dempsey Nov. 12--They're called Generation Y, those Americans born between 1980 and 1996. Like all pigeon-holed demographic pockets, Generation Y strains against its stereotypes, encompassing selfless volunteers, lazy...

University of Dayton, Ohio, Arena to Get $12.1 Million Facelift.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Bucky Albers Nov. 13--DAYTON, Ohio--The University of Dayton Arena will undergo an extensive $12.1 million renovation that will provide luxury suites, loge seating and enhanced spectator comfort before the next basketball season....

General Motors Extends Finance Deals until Jan. 2.
November 13, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 13--General Motors Corp. on Monday extended until Jan. 2 a modified version of its "Keep America Rolling" interest-free financing program. Analysts said the modified program will be more sustainable...

Dayton, Ohio, Native Hopes to Bring Eatery to Kettering, Ohio, Location.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Ann Heller Nov. 14--Dayton native Peter Danis, who has been trying to open a restaurant here for 10 years, has signed a letter of intent to put a Figlio restaurant in the space formerly occupied by the Peasant Stock, in Kettering's...

Lawsuit Filed against Two Dayton, Ohio-Area Mortgage Lenders.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Wes Hills Nov. 14--DAYTON, Ohio--Two Dayton-area mortgage lenders are deceiving homeowners about high closing costs and interest rates, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Dayton Tuesday. To avoid having closing costs on a...

Troy, Ohio-Based Paper Stock Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Protection.
November 14, 2001... Byline: Ben Sutherly Nov. 14--TROY, Ohio--Spinnaker Industries on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying the move would speed up its debt restructuring. The filing includes Spinnaker Industries' chief subsidiary,...

Problems at Downtown Dayton, Ohio, Lofts Yield Low Spirits for Some Tenants.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Amelia Robinson Nov. 16--DAYTON, Ohio--Bryan Lakatos, 24, couldn't pass up a rooftop patio near the center of downtown's nightlife and culture. Even with the high rent, St. Clair Lofts seemed like a sweet deal because of the...

Ohio Gas Stations Guilty of Gouging Will Make Donation to American Red Cross.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Marcus Franklin Nov. 16--Nearly two dozen Ohio gas stations that overcharged customers immediately after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have agreed to give $16,000 to the American Red Cross, state Attorney General Betty D....

Columbus, Ohio-Based Discount Retailer Big Lots Benefits from Harry Potter.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Jason Roberson Nov. 16--Big Lots Inc. has become the latest beneficiary of Harry Potter's financial magic and might even reap a larger benefit than most full-price retailers. The Columbus-based closeout retailer is selling...

Ohio Cox Broadcasting Pioneer Dead at 80.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Dale Huffman Nov. 16--OAKWOOD, Ohio--Stanley G. Mouse, a broadcasting pioneer in the Miami Valley, died Thursday at the age of 80 in his Oakwood home. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three months ago. During a 45-year...

Camas, Wash., Investor Sells Fund's Remaining Shares of Retailer Elder-Beerman.
November 16, 2001... Byline: Jason Roberson Nov. 16--David Nierenberg, the investor who initiated a shareholder revolt against Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. management in 1999 and called for the firing of top company officials, no longer has a voice in company's...

Ohio F-16 Flight School Pilots Ready to Fight Terrorism.
November 18, 2001... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 18--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--Until Sept. 11, Ohio Air National Guard Maj. Anthony Montecalvo never flew a combat air patrol. He spent the Gulf War on the sidelines with an active-duty Air Force...

Alcoa to Eliminate 6,500 Jobs.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 21--Alcoa Inc., the world's largest aluminum producer, said Monday that it will cut 6,500 jobs and close one plant in Pennsylvania and five others in Europe as part of a restructuring effort intended to...

Dayton, Ohio-Based Retailer Elder Beerman Trims Loss to $3.9 Million.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Jim Bohman Nov. 21--MORAINE, Ohio--Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. trimmed its net loss to $3.9 million or 35 cents a share in the fiscal third quarter, ended Nov. 3, compared with a net loss of $8.2 million or 58 cents a share a year...

Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Jim Dillon Column.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Jim Dillon Nov. 21--This and that... Ohioans are exhibiting an unusual dichotomy of thought when it comes to the slumping economy. While most adults surveyed by the University of Cincinnati for its latest Ohio Poll are...

Dayton, Ohio, Area Leads in Affordable Housing.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Mara Lee Nov. 21--If it's reasonably priced real estate you want, Montgomery County is a better spot than most, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Ohio's houses are already less expensive than the country as a whole -- and...

Montgomery County, Ohio, Transportation Group May Speed up Interstate Project.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Nov. 21--Nov. 20--DAYTON, Ohio--Rebuilding the Ohio 202 interchange on Interstate 70 in Huber Heights could become the first project for the new Montgomery County Transportation Improvement District. On Monday, the...

Dayton, Ohio, School District Responds to Cell Phone Furor.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Scott Elliott Nov. 21--School officials Tuesday scrambled to respond to television news reports that detailed the misuse of employee cellular phones in Dayton Public Schools. WHIO-TV reported Monday and Tuesday that its review...

Ohio Travelers Battle Crowds, Not Prices.
November 21, 2001... Byline: Bob Batz Nov. 21--If your Thanksgiving plans will be taking you over the river and through the woods, just remember to leave a little early, keep traffic and security in mind, and plan ahead. But at least you won't have orange...

Corning's Shutdown of Greenville, Ohio, Plant Exemplifies Global Tussle.
November 25, 2001... Byline: Christopher Montgomery Nov. 25--GREENVILLE, Ohio--The story of Corning Inc.'s shutdown of its Greenville plant isn't just about the loss of 350 jobs and the painful departure of a business that has operated for more than 40 years....

LexisNexis Improves Position in Tough Market for Legal Information Services.
November 27, 2001... Byline: Tim Tresslar Nov. 27--After about two years of reorganization and reinvestment, Miami Twp.-based LexisNexis has transformed itself into a business with stronger revenues and products and greater prospects for its future, executives...

Former Xenia, Ohio, Campus to House Retirees.
November 28, 2001... Byline: Kelli Wynn Nov. 28--XENIA, Ohio--If you're at least 55 and looking for a retirement home, you might consider the former Ohio Veterans' Children's Home campus. In the spring, Legacy Ministries International, plans to start...

OPINION: HeartLand Airlines' Doomed Try a Good Effort.
November 28, 2001... Nov. 28--HeartLand Airlines taxied but never got off the ground. Oh, well. Just getting to the taxiing part was an accomplishment. The effort taught Dayton something about its possible future as a revived airline hub. And, anyway, if...

Dayton, Ohio, Department Store Elder-Beerman Gives Up Some Downtown Space.
November 29, 2001... Nov. 29--DAYTON, Ohio--Plans by Reynolds & Reynolds to move its technical assistance center into three floors of the downtown Elder-Beerman building means the department store's operations will be reduced to two floors. Elder-Beerman has...

Dayton, Ohio-Area Development Panel Urges Aid for Technical Assistance Center.
November 29, 2001... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Nov. 29--DAYTON, Ohio--Funding for new jobs downtown, redevelopment of Forest Park Plaza and the former Kmart building on Salem Avenue, and installation of a local Internet network moved forward Wednesday. The...

Wapakoneta, Ohio, May Be in Running for $1 Billion Hyundai Plant.
November 29, 2001... Nov. 29--Ohio is pitching two sites for a $1 billion auto plant that Hyundai Motor Co. is expected to build, and Wapakoneta might be one of the sites. Joe Andrews, spokesman for Gov. Bob Taft, confirmed that state officials are suggesting...

Panasonic to Pare 30 to 50 Jobs in Troy, Ohio.
November 29, 2001... Byline: Ben Sutherly Nov. 29--TROY, Ohio--Panasonic will begin a "voluntary resignation program" in early January as it considers paring 30 to 50 of 284 salaried workers at its Troy plant, a company official confirmed Wednesday. ...

Washington-Based XM Satellite Radio Offers Alternative to Traditional Stations.
November 29, 2001... Byline: Tim Tresslar Nov. 29--It took technology to put James Brown, Pablo Cruise, Dexy's Midnight Runners and Creed where they belong -- on separate radio stations. On Wednesday, representatives of XM Satellite Radio Inc. stopped in...