Business Stories for April 2010
Stories for Thursday, April 29
Bogus military parts put personnel at risk, senator says
The Department of Defense lacks a policy or specific processes for detecting and preventing counterfeit parts that are sold to the military, congressional investigators concluded in a study.That puts American military personnel at risk, said U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who with U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., requested the Government ...
Wright-Patterson base commander studying at Harvard
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Col. Bradley D. Spacy, commander of the host 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson, is away from the base until mid-May, studying at Harvard University.The month-long course offered by the Harvard Kennedy School’s senior executive fellows program could groom Spacy for his next Air Force ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 27
Home sales surge as rebate ends
Homebuyers and real estate agents are rushing to get signed deals before federal tax credits aimed at spurring home sales expire Friday, April 30. What the expiration of the tax credits will mean for home sales and prices remains up for debate. Those in the real estate and home construction ...
Air Force meeting with businesses interested in support, services work
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — Air Force contracting officials will meet on May 4 with businesses interested in serving Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The session will be focused on base operations and support, services and commodities, information technology and construction contracts. It is not intended for aerospace weapons contractors, according to ...
Stories for Monday, April 26
187 new research, technology jobs coming to area
KETTERING — Scott Green, executive director of global law firm WilmerHale, said his company chose Miami Valley Research Park for its new business services center in large part because of the Dayton area’s skilled workforce. And the company wants to meet those workers right away. WilmerHale will host a job ...
Career fair set for jobs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Aeronautical Systems Center will host a May 5 event to meet with people interested in being hired by the Air Force for acquisition jobs.The career fair event at Wright State University’s Nutter Center in Fairborn is intended for mid-career professionals interested in non-entry-level jobs ...
Stories for Thursday, April 22
Local company making shelters for Air Force
CENTERVILLE — SelectTech Services Corp. said it has a $2.5 million, one-year contract to design, test and build ground stations for the Air Force Research Laboratory for use in Afghanistan.The work is being done through a subcontract from Science Applications International Corp., the prime contractor for the agreement with the ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 21
No talks scheduled in Chemineer strike
Representatives of Chemineer and the union striking the company have not met since an initial meeting late last month.And no new talks are scheduled, said Jeff Halsey, vice president, human resources for Robbins & Myers, the Beavercreek-based company which owns Chemineer.About 64 members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace ...
Stories for Monday, April 19
Local HVAC company files for bankruptcy
DAYTON — Residential Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., which does business under names such as A-1 Residential Heating & Cooling Inc., filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday, April 16, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.The HVAC and home improvement company, which has a New Carlisle address of 8011 Ohio 235 but ...
Stories for Saturday, April 17
Guebert: Facts don’t seem to affect export-centric farm policy
Asked once for the source of his best material, American humorist Will Rogers quickly replied that “Everything I know I get from the newspaper.”Were he alive and reading today’s newspapers, Rogers might die laughing.For example, the Wall Street Journal reported in its April 13 print edition that Cerberus Capital Management ...
Eco-friendly embalming products win accolades
A local company that’s been in business for more than 130 years has for decades remained cutting-edge, surpassing the competition.The Champion Company, founded in 1878, has two separate divisions. One produces embalming products and the other manufactures specialized shipping containers for jet aircraft engines and missiles.“The chemical side and funeral ...
Nursing school scholarships available
Cambridge Home Health Care is offering four nursing school scholarships of $1,000 each. Two of the scholarships will be given to non-employees of Cambridge Home Health Care who are residents in Ohio, with the others going to current employees of Cambridge Home Health Care. The scholarships are non-renewable.Application requirements include ...
Networking event in New Carlisle
The Better Business Bureau, Wealth & Wisdom Financial Resource Center and The Bridge Group will host a networking meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, at the Honey Creek Business Center, 127 Quick Road.The event will feature a wine and cheese tasting and hors d’oeuvres. Members of BBB ...
Wilt PR adds office assistant
Amanda Napier has joined Wilt Public Relations as office assistant. She will assist with the agency’s daily business operations and provide staff support.Prior to Wilt PR, Napier was the assistant to the Dean at the College of Law at the University of Toledo and served as a staffing specialist at ...
Stories for Friday, April 16
Analyst’s rating boosts Teradata shares
Shares of Miami Twp.-based Teradata Corp. jumped after an analyst raised his designation of the company’s market prospects.Nabil Elsheshai, who covers Teradata and other technology companies for Pacific Crest, raised his rating on Teradata from “sector perform” to “outperform” Thursday, April 15. Elsheshai wrote that he expects Teradata to benefit ...
Ohio jobless rate rises to 11 percent
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s unemployment rate increased in March to 11 percent, but some experts think it will be down to single digits soon. The March unemployment rate was up from 10.9 percent in February, according to data released Friday, April 16, by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. ...
Stories for Thursday, April 15
Rex Stores proposes name change
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — Better results in its alternative energy business sparked a surge in Rex Stores Corp.’s fourth-quarter sales and profits, the company said today, April 15.The long-time area business also said it wants to change its name to Rex American Resources Corp. and its ticker symbol from ...
Businesses offered social networking seminar
BEAVERCREEK — Businesses looking to use social networking Web sites for commercial advantage are invited to a seminar next month, sponsored by Chambers of Commerce in Greene County.The May 26 lunch and seminar, “How to Demystify Twitter, Facebook and MySpace,” is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at at ...
Dayton faces search for new director of aviation
DAYTON — The imminent departure of Dayton’s aviation director means the city will have to find a replacement as major construction projects are getting started at Dayton International Airport.The airport is a key commercial gateway to the region. Business people account for about 60 percent of its passenger traffic.Iftikhar Ahmad, ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 14
Health school to offer classes in Xenia
XENIA — The Ohio Institute of Allied Health, part of Dayton Outpatient Center, is now open at 2380 Bellbrook Ave., just off U.S. 35.The building had been occupied by the Ohio Academy of Holistic Health. Shawn Leibold, the institute’s director of marketing and business development, said the business was purchased ...
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