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Dayton Area Chamber announces retiring and newly elected Board of Trustees members
DAYTON, Ohio (January 31, 2019) – Elections are complete and the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announced its newest Board of Trustees members today. Many of the companies and organizations represented are long standing community partners. New membe...
Amazon to keynote upcoming logistics conference
DAYTON, Ohio (January 29, 2019) – The Dayton Area Logistics Association (DALA), a program of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce this year’s Southwest Ohio Logistics Conference will feature a speaker from the nation’s leader in...
Parker: New leaders with strong ties to Dayton have impact on Ohio
We recently witnessed history in the making as two leaders with strong Miami Valley ties were sworn in as Governor and Lieutenant Governor respectively. The team of Mike DeWine and Jon Husted, both of whom spent much of their formative years in our regi...
Parker: Still many challenges ahead for Wright State University
A while back, I publicly wrote about my thoughts pertaining to Wright State University’s plight in dealing with the fiscal woes created by numerous mistakes by the previous top management. The new administration and Board had to make some “tough loveâ...
Dayton Convention Center Task Force to present recommendations for center’s future
DAYTON, Ohio (December 18, 2018) – The Dayton Convention Center Task Force has completed its recommendations for the future of the convention center, and will present its findings to the Dayton City Commission during its regularly scheduled meeting on W...
2019 Soin Award: Looking for innovation in Dayton region
DAYTON, Ohio (December 17, 2018) – The search is on for the next great idea that could win a local business or individual $25,000. The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2019 Soin Award for Innovation. “The Dayton are...
Parker: Shopping local matters
With the Thanksgiving holiday now officially behind us as well as Black Friday, this weekend started the beginning of the American tradition of the Christmas shopping season. Shoppers will spend over $700 billion in the 2018 holiday season … $2 billio...
Parker: Vote no on Issue 1
Once again, outside big money is trying to buy Ohio voters with another drug deal. Now these out-of-state crazies want to allow for reducing drug penalties to those who are selling on our streets and in our neighborhoods. Didn’t we tell them a coupl...
Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announces its opposition to State Issue 1
DAYTON, Ohio (October 2, 2018) – The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announced today its formal opposition to Ohio State Issue 1, which will appear before voters on November 6, 2018. Issue 1 would prohibit jail time for 1st and 2nd possession offense...
Parker: Community must support Wright State University
Over the last 12 – 15 months, the business community and our chamber of commerce have continued to watch the progress that Wright State University has made in turning around its 2012 - 2017 financial deficiencies. We all remember the headlines dating ...
