Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from November 2006

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from November 2006

Enhancement sales case settled for $4.7M.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Rob Modic Nov. 1--DAYTON -- About 1.5 million customers will be notified of a $4.7 million national class-action lawsuit settled Tuesday in Dayton over refunds for sexual enhancement and other herbal supplements sold by a...

Rex looks to ethanol to fuel its growth.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 1--DAYTON -- Dayton electronics retailer REX Stores Corp. Tuesday said its synthetic fuel plants not only remain operating but are expected to record higher levels of income than reported. The Needmore...

New Dayton school opens; more to come.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Nov. 1--DAYTON -- A new school opened Monday in Dayton, and on Tuesday the district broke ground on another school it expects to open in 2007. Seem like a busy week? School officials better get used to it because...

Air quality concerns close some floors of Dayton, Ohio, office building.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Cathy Mong Nov. 2--DAYTON -- Some offices and the Dayton Racquet Club enjoyed a return to business Wednesday at the Kettering Tower, but were told to vacate after an additional round of air quality testing turned up unsatisfactory...

New building cause for CSU celebration.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Stephanie Irwin Nov. 3--DAYTON -- New buildings are constructed on college campuses regularly -- except at Central State University, which was nearly shut down during a financial and political crisis a decade ago. But Ohio's...

Defense contractor's CEO retires after earnings miss estimate.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 3--DAYTON -- On the heels of a quarterly earnings report that missed estimates and saw share prices tumble, MTC Technologies Inc. has announced the retirement of its chief executive. David Gutridge, the...

Valuations slow to rise at times.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Nov. 3--DAYTON -- County auditor candidate Seth Morgan believes school districts are losing tax dollars because the auditor's office sometimes misses valuations that should be increased after a new home is built....

Kettering Tower opens top floors for tenants.
November 3, 2006... Nov. 3--DAYTON -- Tests indicate the top five floors of the 30-story Kettering Tower do not have elevated concentrations of asbestos, which helps clear the way for tenants to reoccupy those floors more than a week after an electrical fire...

Fairborn school board makes strike plans.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Ismail Turay Jr. Nov. 3--FAIRBORN -- In light of its teachers' recent "intent to strike" notice, the Fairborn school board held a special meeting Friday morning to give Superintendent Dave Scarberry the authority to implement a...

MTC chief executive says he'll retire in January.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 3--DAYTON -- On the heels of a quarterly earnings report that missed estimates and saw share prices tumble, MTC Technologies has announced the retirement of its chief executive. David Gutridge, the...

Telemarketer reports triple-digit growth.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 3--RIVERSIDE -- In just one year, InfoCision Management Corp. in Riverside increased its work force by 100 and saw triple-digit growth. "We have had over 100 percent growth this year," said Steve...

New Ohio law lifts some restrictions on physician assistants.
November 5, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 5--The rehabilitation of his high school and college sports injuries first drew Jonathan Gillman into the medical arena. But witnessing the impact that physician assistants have on patients -- many of...

Bon-Ton's buy of Parisian raises questions for Ohio mall.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 6--BEAVERCREEK -- The future remains unknown for Beavercreek's Parisian department store. An anchor tenant for the Mall at Fairfield Commons, the store was one of four Parisian department stores purchased...

Ohio could win part of FutureGen project.
November 7, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 7--Ohio lost out in July in a nationwide competition to host FutureGen, a prototype for the coal-burning power plant of the future, but there could be a chance for the state to participate in research to support the...

Clark wins U.S. funds for farmland protection.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Nov. 7--SPRINGFIELD -- Clark County will receive $36,000 in federal funding to pilot a farmland protection project with potential statewide implications. The project will involve locating and creating a long-term...

Strike deadline causing tension.
November 7, 2006... Byline: Ismail Turay Jr. Nov. 7--FAIRBORN -- The possibility of a strike in the Fairborn school district is creating some unsettling conditions, according to teachers and school officials. On Friday and Monday, teachers at Fairborn...

Union soundly defeats 1.75 percent tax.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Nov. 8--In unofficial results in Tuesday's voting, with 100 percent of the vote counted, voters in Union soundly defeated a 1.75 percent income tax for general municipal operations by a vote of 943 to 482. ...

Ohioans say no to smoking, and they don't like gambling.
November 8, 2006... Nov. 8--COLUMBUS -- Voting in line with their Midwestern values and sensibilities, Ohioans said no to smoking and gambling but yes to higher minimum wages. With 70 percent of the votes counted, voters overwhelmingly opted for a stricter...

Troy voters pass income tax levy, block residential development.
November 8, 2006... Byline: Doug Page Nov. 8--TROY -- School district voters Tuesday night approved an income tax that school officials touted as tax reform. At the same time, city voters overturned the rezoning for Troy's largest residential development,...

Fuel pump operators ordered to provide info.
November 9, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 9--Operators of pumps and related equipment for dispensing motor fuel that is 85 percent ethanol have been told by Ohio to provide written assurance that the equipment can be safely operated. State Fire Marshal...

Shop owners chime in on butts-out law.
November 9, 2006... Nov. 9--At the Dublin Pub near the Oregon Historic District, a humidor of cigars stretches from floor to ceiling near an expired campaign sign that reads, "Let My Bar Decide. Vote Yes on Issue 4. The Common Sense Smoking Ban." But Issue 4...

Smoking indoors to end on Dec. 7.
November 9, 2006... Nov. 9--Smoke 'em if you got 'em, drinkers and bar patrons. In 28 days, it will be illegal in Ohio to light up indoors in public places and workplaces, including such smoky havens as bars, restaurants, bowling alleys and bingo halls...

Dayton teachers reject tentative contract.
November 9, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Nov. 9--Dayton public school teachers Wednesday rejected a tentative agreement with the school board, prompting new talks as administrators plan layoffs and cuts for January. Teachers sent their negotiating team...

University of Dayton looking at spring for master plan on NCR property.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Steve Bennish Nov. 10--DAYTON -- -- The University of Dayton hopes to complete a campus master plan by Memorial Day to redevelop a 50-acre parcel it acquired from NCR Corp. Ted Bucaro, government and regional relations director...

$30 million medical center planned for booming Liberty.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Eric Schwartzberg Nov. 10--LIBERTY TWP. -- -- The health-care boom in this fast-growing Butler County suburb continues to grow louder. Officials with TriHealth announced Wednesday that they plan to build a 120,000-square-foot,...

Ohio minimum wage earners will get larger paychecks after Jan. 1.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 10--Jan. 1 means more than the first day of 2007. It's also pay-raise day for minimum wage workers in Ohio and five other states. Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada and Ohio on...

Duke says power surge not its fault.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Chris Dumond Nov. 10--HAMILTON -- Some residents in a neighborhood called Sharon Park are upset that Duke Energy is refusing to replace home electronics fried in a power surge following a blackout in western Butler County last...

State funding root of Dayton schools mess, leaders say.
November 10, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Nov. 10--DAYTON -- Leaders on both sides of Dayton teachers' labor dispute agree on this much -- state funding is the root of the district's money woes. "I disagree with a lot of the ways the board has spent money...

Would you believe this could fuel a high-tech weapon?
November 11, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 11--WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Air Force planners envision future warplanes armed with weapons that shoot lasers, high-power microwaves or other "directed energy" weapons. A big hurdle is how to...

Ohio seeks investors' funding.
November 11, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 11--Individuals looking for low-risk investments in municipal bonds get a chance Monday to do business with the state of Ohio, which wants to get more investors involved in supporting development of sites for...

Labor finally wins the big races.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Jessica Wehrman Nov. 13--WASHINGTON -- Organized labor is positively giddy about the results of Tuesday's elections and points to efforts in Ohio as a prime example of the effectiveness of its get-out-the-vote efforts and financial...

Developer to detail plans for new Kroger.
November 13, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Nov. 13--DAYTON -- Cincinnati-based Midland Atlantic Development will share its plans to build a Kroger store at Wayne Avenue and Wyoming Street at a public meeting Monday. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the...

Dayton business capitalizes on recapped tires.
November 13, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 13--DAYTON -- Used truck tires dangling from an overhead monorail move through a back shop at Gem City Tire, with technicians at computer screens along the way handling a repair and retreading process to produce...

City, developer try to calm fears about Kroger proposal.
November 14, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Nov. 14--DAYTON -- More than 100 people packed an emotionally charged meeting at the Southeast Priority Board on Monday looking for answers to calm their fears about the impact of a proposed Kroger at Wayne...

$230 million retail complex planned for downtown Dayton.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Nov. 15--DAYTON -- A $230 million development proposed by Mandalay Entertainment Group, owner of the Dayton Dragons baseball team, would transform the city's riverfront near the baseball park into an...

Officials defend cuts for Dayton schools.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Scott Elliott Nov. 15--DAYTON -- Proposed school budget cuts are still on track to be released next week, and labor talks with teachers should resume in early December, school officials said Tuesday. Superintendent Percy Mack...

Regional Transit Authority ponders dropping trolleys from fleet.
November 15, 2006... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Nov. 15--DAYTON -- The continued use of electric trolleys will be reviewed by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority over the next two years to determine if the trolleys should be replaced as they wear out, said...

Developers tout '24-hour village'.
November 16, 2006... Nov. 16--DAYTON -- Developers want to create Dayton's own version of New York's "Greenwich Village" on the banks of the Great Miami and Mad rivers downtown, said Matthew Daniels of the Cincinnati-based Bear Creek Capital, a partner in the...

Ethanol plant being built in Greenville.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Nov. 16--GREENVILLE -- The Andersons Inc. said Thursday it will partner with Marathon Oil Corp. in building an ethanol plant in Greenville. The Greenville facility, which will produce 110 million gallons of...

GM opening Moraine plant for tours again.
November 16, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 16--MORAINE -- General Motors plans to begin offering public tours of its Moraine Assembly plant starting Nov. 28. GM had offered public tours until about six years ago, when it tooled up to produce the vehicles...

Premier, Greene health groups partner up.
November 16, 2006... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Nov. 16--In a word, "access." That's what Dayton-based Premier Health Partners and Xenia-based Greene Health Partners bring to each other with their new partnership, their leaders said Wednesday. For...

Business group gets grant to grow jobs here.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 17--DAYTON -- A business group led by the Dayton Development Coalition will launch an $18.8 million program to support entrepreneurial job growth in the region, the coalition said Thursday. The effort...

Time Warner raising standard package price.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 17--DAYTON -- Coming soon, some customers with Time Warner Cable will have to dig a little deeper to pay for the services they subscribe to now. On Dec. 1, the company's Standard Cable service, which...

Couple selling Blue Moon restaurants.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Mark Fisher Nov. 17--The Blue Moon restaurant in Dayton's Oregon Historical District and its sister restaurant in Centerville, formerly Eclipse, are for sale and in danger of closing, co-owner Beth Fitzgerald said Thursday. ...

Kroger Marketplace opens in Lebanon.
November 17, 2006... Byline: Richard Wilson Nov. 17--LEBANON -- The new Kroger Marketplace in Lebanon opened its doors for the first time Thursday morning. The first 300 customers to the 112,000-square-foot store received a $10 gift card and flowers, all...

City looks at ways to help pay for waterfront project.
November 17, 2006... Nov. 17--DAYTON -- The city of Dayton has six months to find a way to finance its portion of the proposed $230 million Dayton Waterfront project to see if it will go forward. "Whatever way we do it, we're making sure it pays for itself,"...

Cable rates up; programming costs blamed.
November 18, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 18--DAYTON -- Some customers of Time Warner Cable soon will have to pay more for cable TV service. On Dec. 1, the company's standard cable service, which includes channels 2 through 78 in the Dayton area,...

How to make your trip through airport security easier.
November 19, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 19--Traveling this Thanksgiving? You won't be alone. Some 25 million passengers -- an average of 2 million a day -- will travel on U.S. airlines between Nov. 17 and Nov. 28, the Air Transport Association...

Web tool can help small businesses trim energy costs.
November 19, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 19--Operators of small businesses trying to reduce their energy costs have a free online tool they can use, at least until next summer. The Ohio Small Business Energy Saver allows the owner or operator of a...

Former NCR industrial land needs cleaning.
November 21, 2006... Byline: Steve Bennish Nov. 21--OAKWOOD -- A developer must first fix environmental problems on former NCR Corp. industrial lands on the west side of Far Hills Avenue before building commercial and residential projects there, the city's...

Debate rages over silicone implants' safety.
November 21, 2006... Byline: Kevin Lamb Nov. 21--Unlike most newly approved medical products, silicone breast implants were scarcely available Monday, the first day in 14 years that U.S. women could receive them in cosmetic surgery. Their manufacturers were...

Pre-holiday sales avalanche starts today.
November 21, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 21--DAYTON -- Shoppers looking to dodge Friday's crowds -- or get a head start on holiday shopping -- can catch some early sales slated to launch today. Several area retailers are kicking off...

Will Nordstrom eventually be in Dayton area?
November 22, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 22--DAYTON -- With plans for Nordstrom's foot-print to expand into Cincinnati, the high-end retailer will have presence in three markets across the state by 2009. Could the Dayton market land one of these...

Stores rolling out the welcome mat for Friday's shoppers.
November 22, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 22--If the crack-of-dawn Friday isn't early enough for you to start your holiday shopping, don't fret. One area mall has joined the trend of opening after midnight Thanksgiving while others, like Meijer...

GM-Delphi talks keep going, but analysts expect to see a deal soon.
November 24, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 24--Delphi and its biggest customer, its former owner General Motors, must resolve Delphi's desire to get out of about 5,000 parts supply contracts with GM if Delphi is to work out this key issue in its bankruptcy...

Visa survey finds men outspent women by $100 for the holidays.
November 24, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 24--Females and shopping may be synonymous to many people, but according to a recent survey by credit card powerhouse Visa USA, it's men who spend more during the holidays. Visa surveyed 1,007 debit...

Tooling work going to smaller shops.
November 26, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 26--XENIA -- On the shop floor of the Custom Manufacturing Solutions Co., Jim Bishop's eyes light up at the sight of a new three-axis milling machine. CMS makes metal parts, but the control panel of this...

Behind Black Friday's rush, bragging rights and first choice.
November 26, 2006... Byline: Anthony Gottschlich Nov. 26--As the clock ticked toward 5 a.m. Friday, hundreds of shoppers formed an anxious path to the front doors of Best Buy near the Dayton Mall, ready to storm the shelves for plasma TVs at 35 percent off,...

Shopping online? Tell the boss you're multitasking.
November 26, 2006... Byline: Jim Debrosse Nov. 26--Limber up those clicking fingers. Tomorrow is Cyber Monday -- one of the biggest online shopping days of the year as the countdown to Christmas begins, e-commerce experts say. But if the in-store holiday...

Taft: Ethanol plant 'historic project' for state.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Ben Sutherly Nov. 28--GREENVILLE -- Gov. Bob Taft on Monday touted an ethanol plant under construction in this city's industrial park as a "historic project" whose business of turning corn into fuel would help wean a nation that's...

Hartzell parent adds California company.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Nov. 28--PIQUA, Ohio -- Charter Aerospace Partners Inc., the holding company that owns Hartzell Propeller Inc., has added another acquisition to its small fold. Electrofilm Manufacturing Co. of Valencia,...

Stores say hours and bargains aided sales.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 28--Earlier Black Friday store opening times and aggressively marketed door-buster sales cranked out a combined $14.66 billion in national retail sales for Black Friday and Saturday combined, industry...

CareSource details $55M tower plan.
November 28, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 28--DAYTON, Ohio -- CareSource Management Group has committed to build its $55 million corporate headquarters in downtown Dayton. The announcement follows months of uncertainty concerning the company's...

Eurand expansion hinges on state grant.
November 28, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 28--VANDALIA, Ohio -- Promises of $450,000 in county and state economic development support could help persuade Eurand Inc. to proceed with an expansion of its pharmaceuticals research operation, the company's...

New York company acquires Moraine's Fitness Store, 5 others.
November 29, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 29--MORAINE -- A New York-based fitness company has purchased the Fitness Store in Moraine and its five other facilities in southwest Ohio. G&G Fitness Equipment on Tuesday announced its acquisition of...

Banker from Dayton to be honored.
November 30, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 30--DAYTON -- City leaders today will honor New York investment banker and Dayton native Raymond McGuire, known in financial circles as the "Baron of the Big Deal." The event takes place at the Dayton...

Eight expanding businesses score local ED/GE grants.
November 30, 2006... Byline: Lisa A. Bernard Nov. 30--DAYTON -- More than $930,000 in local grant money has been awarded to eight area businesses planning to expand. The funds are part of Montgomery County's Economic Development/Government Equity program....

Dayton to pay Young $140,000 as city manager.
November 30, 2006... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Nov. 30--DAYTON -- City commissioners on Wednesday built a $10,000 annual performance bonus into the contract for new City Manager Rashad Young as incentive to meet goals they plan to set for him. Young will...

Bon-Ton Stores cites company changes in quarterly loss.
November 30, 2006... Byline: Kristin McAllister Nov. 30--Bon-Ton Stores Inc. on Wednesday reported a third quarter net loss of $10.9 million for fiscal 2006, compared with a net loss of $6.3 million in fiscal 2005. The net loss equates to a decrease in per...

Lawmakers may OK plan to require mental health coverage.
November 30, 2006... Byline: William Hershey Nov. 30--COLUMBUS -- With support from both House Speaker Jon Husted and Senate President Bill Harris, the legislature appears poised to pass legislation requiring health insurance plans to offer coverage for...

Cincinnati Bell won't need state OK to raise phone rates.
November 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 30--Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. has become the first phone company in Ohio to receive the state's regulatory approval to raise service rates on its own, without having to obtain state approval for each increase....

DPL selling peak-power plant to Columbus Southern for $102M.
November 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 30--DAYTON -- DPL Inc. said Wednesday that it is selling Darby Station, a central Ohio natural gas-fueled generating plant used during times of peak power demands, for $102 million in cash to Columbus Southern Power...

Top court allows DP&L's cost-deferral program.
November 30, 2006... Byline: John Nolan Nov. 30--The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled it was OK for Dayton Power and Light Co. and three other Ohio utilities to defer accounting for costs they incurred during a rate-freeze period until after that period....