Business Stories for November 2012
Stories for Wednesday, November 28
‘Worst eyesore’ hotel may be cleaned up
The Miami Valley’s worst eyesore may be cleaned up under a plan to wipe out a million-dollar debt now owed in back taxes. The focus of the project is an old building that once housed the Dayton Executive Hotel at Interstate 75 and Needmore Road. Soon after its closure in ...
Stories for Friday, November 23
Wanted: small business support
It would be a dream come true if Gaile McLemore could come to her East Third Street business and find a line of people camped out and waiting to get in to shop. “I would probably faint, but I would have a big smile on my face,” said McLemore, owner ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 21
Where, when you can start your Black Friday shopping
The holiday shopping season starts in earnest Thursday for many retailers eager to get a jump on competitors and offer consumers more opportunity to spend money. Get more holiday deals, tips | Weather may test Black Friday shoppers The stakes are high: Last year, day-after-Thanksgiving sales rose 6.6 percent to ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 20
Developer lets $3.5M offer on Air Commerce expire
The owner of a Tipp City manufacturer recently offered Industrial Realty Group $3.5 million to buy part of Air Commerce, the former Emery/UPS building near the Dayton International Airport.The offer expired Nov. 16 without response from IRG, according to Albert Naggar, chairman and owner of Process Equipment Co. Naggar still ...
Stories for Sunday, November 18
7 easy ways to cut food costs when you vacation
There are six people in my family, so there's no question that food is a major line item in our vacation budget. Fortunately, by planning ahead, we've been able to cut our food expenses in half when we travel. Here are seven ways to stay on budget and still be ...
Stories for Saturday, November 17
How to manage your digital afterlife
I manage most of my financial and business life online. A lot of my personal life is there, too – photographs, saved emails, Facebook, tweets. If I’m hit by a truck tomorrow, what happens to it? I thought I was covered by giving my husband and digerati brother the passwords to ...
Stories for Monday, November 12
Kettering Health taps 1st female president
Terri Day, a longtime executive in the faith-based Adventist heath care system in California and Ohio, was named Monday as the first woman president to lead the four-decade old Kettering Health Network. Day’s ascension to one of the top health care posts in the Miami Valley puts women at or ...
Stories for Saturday, November 10
BBB offers tips to find a seasonal job
Whether you’re looking for a little extra spending money or a job to keep you busy through the holidays, many retailers, shipping businesses, restaurants and catering companies are hiring. Your Better Business Bureau says start your search early to help your chances of landing a seasonal job. Employers stepped up ...
Stories for Wednesday, November 7
How Hispanic American museums stay afloat during hard times
Museums across the United States were deeply affected by the Great Recession and global financial crisis that started in 2008. Just like art galleries and performance spaces, museums are very sensitive to economic gyrations. They are highly dependent on government funding, donations from patrons and endowments. Museums that curate and ...
Stories for Saturday, November 3
Companies cut sales, revenue expectations on economic uncertainty
Economic uncertainties are prompting businesses to pull back on their sales and earnings projections, and experts now expect the economy to show the same signs of weakness through the first half of 2013. Despite lower unemployment, growing consumer confidence and higher sales in recent months, some public companies with major ...
Freebie Corner: Free pizza at Sbarro's and more
Halloween is over and only three more holidays to go until we can all take a breather. Kick-start this weekend by heading on over to Sbarro's for a free pizza (yumm!). This offer is valid for today only! Since Thanksgiving is just a round the corner, I found an online ...
Jewels of youth: A non-profit that gives joy
Giving back to the community is an important part of today's business cycle. Corporate social responsibility ranks very high on the agenda of Hispanic business owners, specially for Maria Lupe Ibarra-Smith, founder of Jewels of Youth (JOY), a California non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality of life to a very ...
Stories for Friday, November 2
DP&L asks to add $5 to your monthly bill
The Dayton Power and Light Co. is asking state regulators to approve an additional charge on customers to help it transition to a competitive market for electricity — a charge the utility said some will recoup in savings. Approving the request likely won’t come until early next year, but the ...
Miami County company ends computer manufacturing
Systemax Inc., which assembles computers in Fletcher, in Miami County, announced Thursday it is getting out of the computer manufacturing business, which will affect 120 employees at the facility.The company said that 80 employees will remain at the facility in a sales office, and it will continue providing support and ...
Stories for Thursday, November 1
Trotwood Kmart to close in January
Trotwood will lose another major retailer in January with the closing of the Kmart store at 5300 Salem Ave.Kmart officials on Thursday notified the store’s 71 employees that the Trotwood location will close in late January 2013.“We made a business decision to close this store based on its performance,” said ...
Honda to invest $200M, create 200 new jobs at two Ohio plants
Honda announced Thursday morning that it will invest $200 million in its transmission plant in Russells Point and engine plant in Anna and create 200 new manufacturing jobs at the sites. The automaker, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the U.S., said the move will raise its cumulative investment ...
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