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

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

Dayton, Ohio, building under renovation will reconnect with its prime era.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 1--When Oakwood businessman Robert Shiffler bought the red brick building at Main and Fourth streets nearly two years ago, he made it clear he wanted to reconnect the building with its history. ...

Elder-Beerman stores to carry Bon-Ton's brands.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 1--The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., announced late Wednesday that Elder-Beerman stores now will carry its exclusive lines of private brands of apparel for women, men and children and home goods. "Proprietary brands...

Montgomery County, Ohio, offers thanks for philanthropists' contributions.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Sep. 1--DAYTON, Ohio -- Philanthropists Clayton and MaryAnn Mathile were honored Tuesday by Montgomery County commissioners, who thanked them for their financial contributions to the community. The Mathile Community...

Goodrich worker slips into tank, suffers severe burns in Troy, Ohio.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 1--TROY, Ohio -- A routine work assignment turned life threatening last Thursday when Craig Waterman was asked to clean scalding hot salt from a tank at the Troy-based Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brake plant. He...

Digital minilab operator MOTO Franchise Corp. names vice president of sales.
September 1, 2004... Sep. 1--MOTO Franchise Corp., franchisor of MotoPhoto digital minilabs and portrait studios, announced Tuesday that Joseph O'Hara will be the company's new vice president of franchise sales and business development. O'Hara is currently the...

Bellbrook, Ohio, officials seek sewer-repair details.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Sep. 1--BELLBROOK, Ohio -- To avoid a "public health tragedy," Bellbrook and Sugarcreek Twp. officials pursuing a building moratorium want Greene County commissioners to give them facts by Sept. 24 on how an...

Middletown, Ohio-based steel firm to change sheet shipments.
September 1, 2004... Sep. 1--AK Steel said Tuesday that shipments on or after Sept. 13 will increase the gauge and width extras for certain 200, 300 and 400 series stainless steel sheet. In addition, AK will revise slitting extras for stainless steel pipe- and...

MeadWestvaco lease in downtown Dayton, Ohio, is up in 3 years, but company mum.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Downtown Dayton risks losing one of its largest employers when the Courthouse Square lease for MeadWestvaco Corp. is up in three years, a major property owner warns. The alert was sounded by...

Lebanon, Ohio, doctor admits faking Medicaid bills.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 2--LEBANON, Ohio -- A doctor indicted last month by a Warren County grand jury in connection with the defrauding of public and private health insurers of more than $200,000 last year pleaded guilty to...

Jet engine may get first flight at Air Force base in Ohio.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Sep. 2--Air Force researchers hope to make the first flights of an airplane powered by a revolutionary jet engine here, they said Tuesday after demonstrating the airplane on a runway behind the Air Force Museum....

Hog farm in Darke County, Ohio, lacks authorization to operate.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Sep. 2--A large Darke County farm, which has 4,400 hogs and was recently fined for failing to store its manure appropriately, has operated for years without a required state permit, according to state officials. ...

Target readies for opening in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 2--GREENE COUNTY, Ohio -- A new Target store will open in Sugarcreek Twp. on Oct. 10, just in time for the holiday shopping season. The 125,000-square-foot discount retail store, located off Feed Wire Road,...

United Way in Dayton, Ohio, kicks off Community Cares campaign.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Cathy Mong Sep. 2--DAYTON, Ohio -- Yvonne Vaughn knew her house looked pretty rough on the outside, but she didn't have the funds to spruce it up. Not long ago, the 72-year-old returned home to find a warning from the city...

Residential real-estate firm Real Living to open Springboro, Ohio, office.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 2--Real Living, the largest independent residential real-estate firm in the Midwest, will open a new office in Springboro on Wednesday. "We're excited to continue our growth in the Dayton area," said Peggy...

Christian Leadership group supports Dayton, Ohio, air base employee in lawsuit.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 3--SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- National and local leaders from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference called on the Dayton region Thursday to support a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base civilian employee in her...

Beavercreek, Ohio, Country Club of the North is on an upswing.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 3--When Capital Golf Management LLC assumed ownership of Beavercreek's Country Club of the North in July 2003, the club was -- at least financially -- headed south. But much has changed since then. ...

Warren County, Ohio, doctor pleads guilty to fraud.
September 3, 2004... Sep. 3--LEBANON, Ohio -- A Franklin doctor a Warren County grand jury indicted last month for defrauding public and private health insurers of more than $200,000 last year pleaded guilty Thursday to Medicaid fraud, according to state Attorney...

Former Miami County, Ohio, principal withdraws lawsuit over contract renewal.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Sep. 3--TROY, Ohio -- A former Miami East schools principal who sued claiming the school board illegally failed to renew his contract has dismissed the lawsuit following his hiring as district administrative assistant....

TV sales help Dayton, Ohio-based retailer.
September 3, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 3--DAYTON, Ohio -- REX Stores Corp., a Dayton-based specialty electronics retailer, reported Thursday that second-quarter earnings increased while same-store sales remained flat. Net income rose 4 percent to...

Suzuki, Honda announce vehicle recalls.
September 3, 2004... Sep. 3--Suzuki Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have recalled tens of thousands of vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Suzuki recalled 172,093 Grand Vitara sport utility vehicles because a...

Even with outsourcing, Ohio sporting goods manufacturer may not survive.
September 4, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 4--MIAMISBURG, Ohio -- To say that Huffy has had a bad couple of years is an understatement. At one time, the Miamisburg-based sporting goods manufacturer was one of Dayton's trophies, but in the past two...

Dayton, Ohio-area hospital-insurer contract dispute may cost enrollees access.
September 4, 2004... Byline: Kevin Lamb Sep. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- When a contract dispute threatened to take the Dayton area's largest hospital system out of its largest health insurance network three years ago, local business and labor leaders put pressure on...

Shareholders file three more suits against Dayton, Ohio, software maker.
September 4, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 4--DAYTON, Ohio -- The number of class-action lawsuits filed against the Reynolds and Reynolds Co. following the June plunge in Reynolds' share price, has climbed to six, all from eastern cities including three from...

Inquiry targets Warren County, Ohio, judge.
September 4, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 4--LEBANON, Ohio -- Warren County officials on Friday appointed a special legal counsel to investigate complaints of sexual harassment from employees of county court Judge Dallas Powers. The county...

Red Cross prepares for Florida duty.
September 4, 2004... Byline: Benjamin Kline Sep. 4--The Dayton Area Chapter of the American Red Cross scheduled a class for 9 a.m. Tuesday at 370 West First St. Enrollees must be in good health and willing to commit to at least two weeks, Jane Kamp, emergency...

Warren County, Ohio, owes company for rezoning landfill.
September 5, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Budd Sep. 5--LEBANON, Ohio -- The five-year-old legal battle over plans to open the Bigfoot II landfill is headed back into a local courtroom. In November, Judge James Flannery is scheduled to decide how much the...

Apex Capital Management growing reputation, funds.
September 5, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 5--Apex Capital Management Inc., a small money management firm that dates back 17 years, is adding muscle. Apex climbed to $230 million in assets under management in August from $59 million in 2000 when it...

Honda to produce new Acura SUV in Ohio.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 7--Honda of America Manufacturing, Ohio's largest automaker and automotive employer, said Tuesday it will produce a new Acura sport-utility vehicle in Ohio starting in 2006. Production of the SUV will join...

Log cabin to get new lease and lot in Greene County, Ohio.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Amelia Robinson Sep. 7--CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- The house at 97 W. Elm St. was no doubt attractive at one point in its long history. Her "new" house attracted rats and snakes that could be easily seen from her bedroom window. ...

Caskets carry more than bodies to burial site.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Katherine Ullmer Sep. 8--Despite what everyone says, you CAN take it with you when you die. A childless Centerville couple chose to cremate their beloved 16-year-old cat. Living in a retirement home with the remains in a small...

Miami County, Ohio, fair board chief resigns.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Sep. 8--The Miami County fair board president resigned and another board member resigned Tuesday night amid allegations of improper ballot counting during past board elections. Angered by statements in a petition...

Hurricane blamed for drop in sales at Federated Department Stores.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 8--Retailing giant Federated Department Stores Inc., operator of Lazarus-Macy's in the Dayton area, on Tuesday said lost Florida sales due to Hurricane Frances will cut third-quarter earnings three to four cents a...

Freshway Goods in Ohio gets 60 percent tax credit.
September 8, 2004... Sep. 8--The state Department of Development on Tuesday announced a 60 percent tax credit for Freshway Foods as part of its $6.5 million expansion project, which is expected to retain 277 jobs and create 83 more within three years. The...

Cambridge Home Health Care opens first Dayton, Ohio-area office.
September 8, 2004... Sep. 8--Akron-based Cambridge Home Health Care on Tuesday opened its first Dayton-area office at 7025 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights. District Manager Mary Cernava and Branch Manager Susette Gilliam will oversee operations. Founded in 1994,...

Honda to build new SUV in Ohio.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 8--Honda of America Manufacturing, Ohio's largest automotive employer, announced Tuesday it will build a new Acura sport utility vehicle in 2006 at either its auto plant in Marysville or another assembly plant...

Ohioans help Florida recover after hurricanes.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Margo Rutledge Kissell Sep. 8--This is the second time in a month that Ron Wilkes and about a dozen of his Dayton co-workers have gone to Florida to help hurricane victims get back on their feet. The vice president of the...

Montgomery County, Ohio, mental health services provider battles debt.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Sep. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- Financial problems threaten Montgomery County's largest publicly funded mental health services provider, Eastway Corp., which is behind in payments on a $7.5 million debt and has been operating...

Ohio library launches round-the-clock online service.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Sep. 8--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The State Library of Ohio launched an online service Tuesday that allows residents to get real-time reference help from a librarian at any hour. "(Librarians) are taking their...

Dayton, Ohio-area transit authority board split on chief search.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Sep. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Greater Dayton RTA board of trustees is divided over the timeline to find a replacement for Executive Director Minnie Fells Johnson, who will retire next June. After a long debate...

ABX Air to open new cargo-sorting center in Wilmington, Ohio.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 8--WILMINGTON, Ohio -- ABX Air, which operates a major cargo-sorting hub here for DHL, an international express courier, announced Wednesday it will staff and operate seven new regional sort centers for the...

Lowe's starts construction on Greenville, Ohio, store; 120 new jobs expected.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 8--DAYTON, Ohio -- Construction has started on a new $12 million Lowe's home improvement store in Greenville. The 94,000 square-foot store will be at Lease Avenue and Celina Road and is scheduled to open in...

Dayton, Ohio, architects' new digs by dugouts become their best marketing tool.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- From their former office inside the Mead Tower, Lorenz Williams designers and architects could stand at their window and show potential clients all of the firm's finest downtown projects....

Procter & Gamble expects to meet profits estimate of 72 cents per share.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 9--CINCINNATI -- The Procter & Gamble Co., owner of the Dayton-based Iams Co., a premium pet foods supplier, on Thursday confirmed its previous guidance that profits for the July-September quarter will rise 14...

Tax changes could help Dayton, Ohio, collect millions more.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Lynn Hulsey Sep. 9--DAYTON, Ohio -- Consultants studying the city's finances said they believe Dayton could collect up to $3 million more in taxes annually if it aggressively pursued people who owe taxes but do not pay. ...

Miami County, Ohio, commission splits vote on a travel expense for official.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Sep. 9--TROY, Ohio -- The Miami County commissioners recorded a rare divided vote Tuesday on a request to spend $775. Commissioner Ron Widener voted against a travel/training request to pay registration for county...

Ohio elections board approves severance payment.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Laura Bischoff Sep. 10--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Elections Commission ruled Thursday that Attorney General Jim Petro's campaign committee did not violate state elections laws when it paid a termination fee to professional...

Honda marks 25 years of operations in Ohio.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Susanne Cervenka Sep. 10--COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Honda of America Manufacturing and Ohio officials Thursday celebrated the Japanese auto manufacturer's 25 years of operation in its Marysville plant. Since the first red CR 250 dirt...

Warren County, Ohio, judge is under review for overtime pay.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 10--LEBANON, Ohio -- A special counsel's investigation into complaints of sexual harassment by Warren County Court employees now also will include a review of why one female probation officer who reports to...

NCR lays off 40 employees in Dayton, Ohio, customer service division.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- NCR Corp. laid off 40 employees in its Customer Service division Sept. 3, company spokesman John Hourigan said. The layoffs will eliminate positions in the division's back office,...

Frank's Nursery and Crafts plans to go out of business.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 10--DAYTON, Ohio -- Frank's Nursery and Crafts Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and intends to go out of business, a move that puts 2,800 employees out of work. Locally, the Troy,...

Procter & Gamble reaffirms first quarter outlook.
September 10, 2004... Sep. 10--CINCINNATI -- Health and household products maker Procter & Gamble Co. on Thursday reaffirmed its first-quarter guidance for earnings of 72 cents per share -- in line with Wall Street estimates -- based on gains from new products and...

Ohio State University professor pleads innocent to charges.
September 10, 2004... Sep. 10--A nationally known marketing expert and author has pleaded innocent to charges he leaked secret details of a merger that federal authorities say generated $880,000 in illegal profits through stock trading. Roger Blackwell, 64, a...

Dayton, Ohio-based PSA Airlines has history with US Airways.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Timothy R. Gaffney Sep. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- US Airways' Dayton-based subsidiary, PSA Airlines Inc., has historical roots deeper than two decades, according to a company history. Flying today as US Airways Express, PSA started...

Women's clothing store in Dayton, Ohio, swarms with fashion.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- Honeybee: a honey-producing bee. Honey Be: a new downtown Dayton women's urban-wear store run by 33-year-old John Han. Among some of the women's apparel brands carried at Honey Be are...

Lazarus name to vanish, leaving only Macy's department store in Midwest.
September 13, 2004... Sep. 13--Federated Department Stores Inc. announced Monday that it will drop the local department store names next year and will operate chains coast to coast under just two brands, Macy's and Bloomingdale's. Stores in the Dayton area and...

Big plans may help transform downtown Dayton, Ohio.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Dale Dempsey Sep. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- The face of downtown Dayton could change remarkably in the near future, according to three projects being worked on by the city and the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. MVRPC has...

Key vote for new Dayton, Ohio, career technical center on tap.
September 13, 2004... Sep. 13--DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dayton school board is expected to vote today on whether to purchase 10 acres from Reynolds and Reynolds Co. along U.S. 35 and use it as the site for a new career technical center to replace the downtown Patterson...

Milwaukee-based manufacturer A.O. Smith reduces third quarter estimates.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 14--MILWAUKEE -- A.O. Smith Corp. said Monday it will lower its third quarter earnings estimate to break even, compared with its previous estimate of 42 cents to 46 cents per share. Full year earnings are now...

As $10.3 million deficit looms, Dayton, Ohio, to hold forums on its finances.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Jim Bebbington Sep. 14--DAYTON, Ohio -- City, business and community leaders who have pored over city finances are taking their results before the community in a series of public forums beginning today. The city's Strategic...

Advertisers hit back-to-school shoppers hard.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Lawrence Budd Sep. 14--DAYTON, Ohio -- Nathan Phillips held out for the khaki green plastic folder, forging the final link in what press releases last November described as "the most aggressive, fully integrated advertising...

Cincinnati attorney buys lavish home.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 14--High-profile Cincinnati attorney Stan Chesley is living large. Chesley, who was a lead attorney on shareholder lawsuits against DPL Inc., purchased for $8 million a French chateau at 9005 Camargo Road in...

Agency's new rule requires safer power windows.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Laura A. Bischoff Sep. 15--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Sen. Mike DeWine on Monday announced the new rule that prohibits non-recessed "rocker" or "toggle" power window switches that can be unintentionally...

Shares of Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith hit 52-week low on earnings news.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Jason Roberson Sep. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- Shares of A.O. Smith Corp. set a new 52-week low Tuesday as investors reacted strongly to a drastic earnings reduction by the company. A.O. Smith, which employs about 500 in Tipp City, on...

Theme of Tipp City, Ohio, aquatic center causes fuss.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Sep. 15--TIPP CITY, Ohio -- Adults helping plan the Family Aquatic Center fussed Monday over the best theme for a $130,000 water play structure, although project architect Mike Carroll said young people will be too...

Dayton, Ohio, pizza delivery business expands to include restaurant.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- Bill Daniels's decision to expand his South Park pizza delivery business to include a pizza restaurant had as much to do with being a dad as it did wanting to see his business grow. ...

Workers of Cleveland, Ohio-based bank volunteer at nonprofits.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Joanne Huist Smith Sep. 15--DAYTON, Ohio -- KeyBank employee Stephanie Bills of New Lebanon had a scary afternoon Tuesday, with approval from her boss. Bills joined an estimated 40,000 Key employees nationwide, including 220...

Troy, Ohio, flea market must vacate former Kmart building.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Sep. 16--TROY, Ohio -- Eviction proceedings have begun against a flea market nine months after it opened in the former Kmart building at Ohio 55 and Ohio 718. Peddler's Paradise LLC on Friday was served a three-day...

Ohio's organ donation registry gets easier.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Kevin Lamb Sep. 16--People can register more easily as organ donors at the same time they sign living wills, under a new law that takes effect today. The law requires new living will forms to include the donor registry...

Dayton, Ohio, veterans hospital to move some of its patients out.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Angelle Haney Sep. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Ethel Smith's brother-in-law fought five battles under Gen. Patton. Today, he can't walk or always remember who his family is. He suffers from dementia and other health problems. "My...

Sky Financial Group acquires Worthington, Ohio-based Prospect Bancshares.
September 16, 2004... Sep. 16--Sky Financial Group, Inc., which operates four Sky Bank offices in the Dayton area, announced that it has agreed to acquire Prospect Bancshares, Inc., a Worthington-based savings bank with four offices in the Columbus area, for $46.9...

High-tech firm calls barn home in Miami County, Ohio.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Ben Sutherly Sep. 16--ELIZABETH TWP., MIAMI COUNTY, Ohio -- An old bank barn five miles east of Troy has proven to be an unlikely incubator for the information technology business Wesley Gipe started five years ago at age 19. ...

Insurer Anthem, hospital operator trade shots at Dayton, Ohio, forum.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Kevin Lamb Sep. 16--DAYTON, Ohio -- Yes, he's serious, Premier Health Partners president Tom Breitenbach told business and union leaders Thursday. Asking Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to increase its reimbursement fees by 45...

Natural disasters can bring con men rolling into town.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Shannon Joyce Neal Sep. 17--DAYTON, Ohio -- The hurricane season battering the South can bring with it another disaster for the wallet. Con-artists looking to make a quick buck off storm-weary homeowners flock to disaster zones,...

Montgomery County, Ohio, campaign finance probe leads to bank subpoenas.
September 17, 2004... Sep. 17--Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell issued subpoenas Thursday to six banks to turn over records showing who is authorized signatories on Montgomery County Republican Party accounts. The subpoenas were issued to Bank One,...

Dayton, Ohio, building owners seek $30,000 from firm.
September 17, 2004... Sep. 17--Owners of the former Kmart building at Ohio 55 and Ohio 718 are seeking $30,000 for three months' rent from the company that had been leasing the building for a flea market, according to a filing Thursday in Miami County Common Pleas...

Miami County, Ohio, officials hope court won't foil budget's target.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Nancy Bowman Sep. 17--TROY, Ohio -- Miami County's general fund budget is on target to break even this year, but could be knocked off course if a judge's request for a court to order the commissioners to allocate more money is...

Court sets $50,000 bail for Mechanicsburg, Ohio, man in alleged roofing scam.
September 17, 2004... Sep. 17--Bail of $50,000 was ordered Wednesday in Miami County Common Pleas Court for a Mechanicsburg man who pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of trying to charge elderly people in May 2003 for roof repairs not needed or done. ...

Group worries about Dayton, Ohio, veterans' hospital move.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Angelle Haney Sep. 17--TROTWOOD, Ohio -- More than 30 people came to American Legion Post 613 on Thursday night to talk about the fate of disabled veterans in the nursing home wards at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton....

Aetna reaches accord with Dayton, Ohio-area medical system.
September 18, 2004... Byline: Kevin Lamb Sep. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- Aetna health plans will have Miami Valley and Good Samaritan hospitals in their networks on Dec. 1 for the first time in more than five years, thanks to a new three-year contract with Premier...

DHL freight-sorting operation in Wilmington, Ohio, gets financing on track.
September 18, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- After a briefing Friday, the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority announced it will start work next week on creating $300 million in financing to consolidate air courier DHL's freight-sorting...

Rich don't have to search far for high-end homes in Dayton, Ohio.
September 18, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 18--DAYTON, Ohio -- So, you're a high-powered attorney, professional athlete or corporate executive and you're looking to buy a mansion. What might you find in the Dayton area? Cincinnati attorney Stan...

Private coaches help bosses in Dayton, Ohio, improve skills.
September 19, 2004... Byline: Jim Bohman Sep. 19--DAYTON, Ohio -- Private job coaching for executives and employees is winning fans as corporations trim expenses, including in-house training budgets. Dayton has at least a dozen professional business...

Dayton, Ohio-area retailers await excitement over Star Wars DVD release.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Jaclyn Giovis Sep. 20--DAYTON, Ohio -- Retailers anticipate that today's release of the Star Wars trilogy on DVD will have collectors and kids beckoning for toy lightsabers, Millennium Falcons and Luke Skywalker action figures. ...

Star Wars fans in Dayton, Ohio, area rave about release of trilogy on DVD.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Muhammad Hussain Sep. 20--People have been calling Borders in Miami Twp. quite a bit about today's release of the Star Wars trilogy, asking whether the store is going to open early or how many copies of the DVD the store will have....