Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) articles from September 2007

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH) archives from September 2007

New stores open at Fairfield Commons.
September 5, 2007... Sep. 5--BEAVERCREEK -- The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Tuesday announced the remodeling, expansion and opening of several stores. New stores include Club Libby Lu, slated to open Sept. 18 on the upper level near Elder-Beerman Men's and...

National City Bank cuts 1,300 jobs.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 6--MIAMI TWP., MONTGOMERY COUNTY -- Cleveland-based National City Corp. on Thursday announced that it's cutting 1,300 jobs to shrink the bank's faltering mortgage business. Chris Kemper, a spokesman for...

University of Dayton to gut building where World War II codes cracked.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Stephanie Gottschlich Sep. 6--DAYTON -- The University of Dayton will start selective demolition of former NCR Building 26 this week, university officials confirmed Wednesday. Architectural elements with historical value will be...

Scottrade opening Beavercreek branch.
September 7, 2007... Sep. 7--BEAVERCREEK -- Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, on Sept. 17 will open a new branch office at 2260 N. Fairfield Road in the Fairfield Place Shopping Center. The Beavercreek office will be Scottrade's...

Survey: One-fourth of Dayton, Ohio, employers to hire more.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 11--DAYTON -- Twenty-four percent of Dayton area employers expect to hire more employees in the fourth quarter, compared to only 9 percent who plan to decrease their work force, according to the Manpower...

Pilots picket Wilmington freight airline.
September 13, 2007... Sep. 13--WILMINGTON -- Pilots for ASTAR Air Cargo picketed on Thursday to publicly urge the freight airline to meet the pilots' demands in contract negotiations for increased wages. Members of the Air Line Pilots Association chapter that...

Ethan Allen of Kettering, Ohio, to close.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Kristin McAllister Sep. 13--KETTERING -- Independently-owned Ethan Allen of Kettering is going out of business after 68 years, store Owner Bob Day said Thursday. He said the store has been in business for 68 years at that...

Wanted: People to fill 21,000 vacancies.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Sep. 13--DAYTON -- It's time to do something, leaders of the Montgomery County Workforce Policy Board agreed Wednesday -- and that something primarily means matching employers who need workers with workers who need...

Activists rattle cages in favor of specialty eggs.
September 16, 2007... Byline: Ben Sutherly Sep. 16--Demand for "cage-free" eggs means even the biggest egg producers no longer have all their business in one basket. Many big egg farms have converted older, antiquated buildings so chickens can move about...

FAA to move radar approach control station from Dayton, Ohio.
September 16, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Sep. 16--DAYTON--The government's plan for a new air traffic control tower at Dayton International Airport does not include a radar approach control station, which will remain in its current leased space in the airport's...

Passenger boardings increase at Dayton, Ohio, airport.
September 17, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Sep. 17--DAYTON -- Passenger boardings at Dayton International Airport for the year to date are up 10 percent from this time a year ago, an airport spokesman said Monday. The airport's preliminary figures for the...

Site chosen for 2008 Dayton, Ohio, Homearama.
September 17, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Sep. 17--DAYTON -- The Home Builders Association of Dayton has chosen the Country Brook North residential development in Warren County's Clearcreek Twp. as the site for the 2008 Homearama event, the association said...

Alliance designed to attract, support high-tech business.
September 18, 2007... Sep. 18--DAYTON -- The National Composite Center and daytaOhio, also known as the Wright Center for Data, said Tuesday they have created an alliance to attract and support high-tech businesses to the region. DaytaOhio, one of eight...

Kurz-Kasch acquisition means jobs.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Sep. 20--MORAINE -- After more than 90 years in business, Kurz-Kasch Inc. is alive and well, its chief executive declared Wednesday. The company that invented the plastics injection molding machine announced its...

House bill could increase fee for air travelers.
September 21, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Sep. 21--The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $2.50 increase in a fee that passengers are charged on airline tickets to raise money for airport capital projects including renovations of runways and...

Doctors group calls for statewide health insurance.
September 21, 2007... Byline: William Hershey Sep. 21--COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State Medical Association on Thursday called for a state mandate requiring that all Ohioans have basic health care coverage, either through private insurance for those able to pay or...

NewPage acquires operations, creates new company.
September 21, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Sep. 21--MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- NewPage Corp. on Friday announced its intention to acquire the North American paper manufacturing operations of another company, doubling the number of its employees and...

GM seeks tax incentives for warehouse in Monroe, Ohio.
September 24, 2007... Byline: Denise Wilson Sep. 24--MONROE, Ohio -- A Big Three automaker may build two distribution centers in this growing city south of Middletown. General Motors Corp. is requesting a tax incentive for a proposed $102.3 million...

Local strike impact could be felt 'in days'.
September 24, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Sep. 24--Although Dayton does not have a General Motors Corp. plant with workers represented by the United Auto Workers, the area won't escape the impact of a UAW strike that lasts more than a few days. Willie...

Wine shop to shut its doors.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Mark Fisher Sep. 25--ENGLEWOOD -- Marshall's Wine & Liquor, 606 Taywood Blvd., will close on Saturday, owner Marshall Harris said Monday. "It's been a fun choice of careers, I'll have to say," said Marshall Harris, who has...

Second shift canceled at Moraine plant.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Thomas Gnau Sep. 25--MORAINE -- General assembly second shift production at the General Motors SUV assembly plant in Moraine is cancelled, a plant spokeswoman said shortly before 2:30 p.m. There was no word on whether there...

AIDA-America to open expanded plant, add jobs in Huber Heights, Ohio.
September 28, 2007... Byline: John Nolan Sep. 28--HUBER HEIGHTS -- AIDA-America Corp. is opening an expanded plant to manufacture larger mechanical stamping presses used by the automotive industry and other customers. The company has expanded the plant at...