Yearly Archives: 2018
Kershner: Single-payer health care is not the answer
The idea of an American single-payer health care system has once again made its way to the political forefront. Over the past decade, our country has seen monumental changes in its health care system and the current system is working to provide better ...
Parker: City mayors working toward workforce goal
A trained, educated and inspired workforce in Ohio is our greatest asset. Though we continue to tweak our education systems, it seems the necessary progress is not being made to return Ohio to the major economic juggernaut it once was. For far too man...
Fraudsters target call center chats & non-voice channels
According to pymnts.com, cybercrime targeting call centers and non-voice channels to obtain payment data more than doubled in 2017, jumping by 113% from the year before. Recently, call centers have become the primary customer-company interaction point, as...
Chamber announces Leadership Dayton class of 2019
DAYTON, Ohio (August 21, 2018)– The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has named the 2019 Leadership Dayton Class. Class members of Leadership Dayton are chosen from a cross-section of the community and represent the diversity of the region’s business le...
Supreme Court sides with American Express on merchant fees
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with American Express (Amex) on upholding a provision in its contract that prohibits merchants from persuading shoppers to use credit cards with lower fees. In a 5-4 ruling, the court held that the company’s anti...
Hot Head Burritos to celebrate launch of new cantina concept in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio (August 6, 2018) - Locally owned restaurant chain Hot Head Burritos will soon launch its first restaurant under a new brand: Hot Head Burritos Cantina. The newly-renamed store at 1113 Brown Street in Dayton will feature a new look, along with...
Parker: Global fair trade works … tariffs don’t
Much has been said recently about an emerging trade war for American products versus the imbalance of trade with other countries like China, the EU, Mexico and Canada. Nationally, this could seem like a political hot potato. But that said, let me shar...
Ohio sales tax holiday questions answered
Chamber members in the retail industry are preparing for an influx of customers for Ohio’s 2018 Sales Tax Holiday. We've teamed with the Downtown Dayton Partnership to provide this overview of the holiday: Beginning at 12am on Friday, August 3 and en...
Dayton Area Chamber leader selected for education fellowship
DAYTON, Ohio (July 27, 2018) — Stephanie Keinath, Public Policy & Economic Development Director at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) to study education attainment along...
6 Steps to Protect Your Business from ID Theft
For small- and mid-sized business owners, whose time and energies are dedicated to growing the company, data security often falls to the bottom of the list. But it shouldn’t. Protecting your business and your clients’ financial data is critical to ave...
