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KERSHNER: Businesses Leading on Vaccine Advocacy
Mask wearing, social distancing, and now vaccines are key to ensuring a semblance of normalcy in the months to come. The business community wants to put employees back in the workplace and fully reopen the economy in Dayton and beyond. Dayton area empl...
KERSHNER: Compromise is where works gets done
Our nation, state, and the Dayton region were founded on principles of free enterprise, entrepreneurism and collaboration. In fact, they’re hallmarks of democracy. Respecting differing opinions and viewpoints are a true value-add of our society, and it ...
KERSHNER: Region to Emerge Stronger after Pandemic
Covid-19 has impacted cities, metropolitan areas, businesses and economic growth across the world. However, the Dayton region’s strong economic positioning before Covid-19 and our flexibility to adapt as a region, uniquely positions us for economic gr...
KERSHNER: Don’t let Ohio be the guinea pig again
COVID-19 may have delayed some state ballot issues from moving forward, but we still have a serious issue that needs addressed for the voters of Ohio and the Ohio business community.Ohio has been the testing ground for out-of-state interest groups and rog...
KERSHNER: BUSINESSES LEAD ON EQUITY AND RACIAL INJUSTICE
The Dayton area business community is uniquely positioned as a regional leadership network that will help guide our region through equity and racial injustice changes which will better our community. Business leaders have the platform to create real syste...
Leadership Dayton Recognizes 2020’s Outstanding Volunteers
DAYTON, Ohio (October 22, 2020) - Leadership Dayton, a program of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, has announced its outstanding volunteers for 2020. This year, Leadership Dayton recognizes the following: • Outstanding Community Board Servi...
Kershner: Businesses, Others Receive Liability Protections
One of the most critical pieces of COVID-19 related legislation for the Ohio and Dayton area business communities passed the Ohio General Assembly and was signed into law by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on September 14, 2020. The legislation, known as Ohio H...
KERSHNER: Plan for child care capacity helping area get back to work
COVID-19 continues to cause widespread disruption on operations and revenue for businesses throughout the Dayton area. Governor DeWine’s recent announcement to restore pre-COVID child care classroom sizes was an essential step in restoring our economy. ...
Dayton Area Chamber, in partnership with local consulting firm The Oniru Group, launches new entrepreneurship program for restored citizens
DAYTON, Ohio (August 19, 2020) – The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announced today a new pilot entrepreneurial training program that will engage restored citizens in business planning to help curb the prison-to-poverty pipeline. In fall 2020, the Dayt...
PARKER: For opinions to matter, you need foundation of principles
As I sit here trying to decide what I might say in my last official opinion editorial as head of our regional chamber of commerce, my first reflection is about the many kind, generous and hard-working people I have met along my journey here in Dayton at t...
