Blog

Chamber’s proposal to cut military education costs moves toward law

Date: November 28, 2018 Category: Advocacy, Articles

By: Holly Allen, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce DAYTON, Ohio (November 28, 2018) - A proposal to lower education costs for service men and women and their children in the state of Ohio has taken a step toward becoming a reality. The bill, known as Hou...

Read More


10 holiday marketing tips for small businesses

Date: November 20, 2018 Category: Articles

By: Rhonda Abrams, American Express For many businesses, the holidays are the make-or-break season, but this crucial time of year can easily sneak up on you. It's time to get ready now, before you get overwhelmed by the day-to-day holiday r...

Read More


Chamber members gear up for Small Business Saturday spotlight

Date: October 31, 2018 Category: Articles

By: Holly Allen, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Saturday has gained plenty of traction since American Express first gave it legs in 2010 as a way to support small businesses. The holiday falls on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and is ...

Read More


Opioid workplace safety pilot program launches in Montgomery County

Date: October 17, 2018 Category: Press Releases

Ohio BWC, ADAMHS and business leaders detail second-chance employment measures DAYTON — Business leaders, addiction experts and state officials gathered in downtown Dayton Monday to kick off a new pilot program aimed at mitigating the opioid epidemic...

Read More


How medical marijuana will affect your business’s safety procedures

Date: September 19, 2018 Category: Advocacy, Articles

It may be several months before the first dispensary opens its doors in the state of Ohio, but effective September 8, 2018, medical marijuana is legal here. Many member businesses have posed questions regarding how this change will affect their approach t...

Read More


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...

Read More


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 ...

Read More


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...

Read More


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...

Read More


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...

Read More


MENU