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Allen: A letter to PBS

Date: September 13, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

Dear PBS & ProPublica: We appreciate your interest in the Dayton region. Really, I do. But after watching Tuesday evening's FRONTLINE special entitled "Left Behind America", I believe we could assist your reporter, Alec MacGillis, with filling in t...

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Kershner: Single-payer health care is not the answer

Date: September 5, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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 ...

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Parker: City mayors working toward workforce goal

Date: August 29, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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...

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Fraudsters target call center chats & non-voice channels

Date: August 23, 2018 Category: Articles

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...

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Chamber announces Leadership Dayton class of 2019

Date: August 21, 2018 Category: Press Releases

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...

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Parker: Global fair trade works … tariffs don’t

Date: August 1, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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...

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Ohio sales tax holiday questions answered

Date: July 30, 2018 Category: Articles

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...

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Voice of Business: OSHA ‘hot’ over heat stress

Date: July 5, 2018 Category: Articles

With summer here, heat stress issues can rear their ugly head – not only on outdoor worksites but also in production facilities. Don’t be caught ill-prepared for an incident and a subsequent visit by OSHA – establish your heat stress program today. ...

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Payroll ‘true-up’ reports due soon

Date: July 3, 2018 Category: Articles

An important deadline is on the way for private businesses, and if missed, it could result in the loss of major savings on workers' compensation premiums. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) requires that employers reconcile their actual pay...

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Chamber’s logistics group advocates for tax change; legislation now under consideration

Date: June 13, 2018 Category: Advocacy, Articles

UPDATE: June 26, 2018 -- Dayton Area Chamber Executive Vice President Chris Kershner presented testimony before the Ohio House Ways & Means Committee advocating for this bill. Read his testimony here.   ORIGINAL POST: June 13, 2018 -- In la...

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