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REOPEN Downtown Dayton Grant Program to help struggling downtown businesses
CareSource Foundation pledges lead donation of $500,000 and issues challenge for additional support DAYTON, Ohio (May 14, 2020) – The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Dayton Partnership have partnered to launch REOPEN Downtown Dayton, a...
Tips for reactivating water in idle buildings
After several weeks under the stay-at-home order, buildings that had been idle or underutilized for a time will be reopening. According to the Dayton Water Department, it’s important to remember to flush the stagnant water from all devices, faucets, and...
Voice of Business: Business Insurance FAQs during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Dayton area businesses scrambling to figure out how to make up for lost revenue, and what their business models will look like on the other side. They've been forced to quickly become experts on unemployment, financial ...
Sole proprietors can now join the SOCA Benefit Plan
Anthem, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA) are pleased to announce that the SOCA Benefit Plan is making room for sole proprietors. They can enroll in the plan starting July 1, 2020. The broker community h...
Chris Kershner named next chamber president, CEO
DAYTON, Ohio (April 15, 2020) – The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announced today that its Board of Trustees, which is comprised of top regional business leaders, has chosen Chris Kershner to assume the role of chamber president & CEO. Kershner, w...
BWC Board Approves DeWine’s $1.6 Billion Dividend to Employers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 10, 2020) - The Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Board has approved a request from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to send up to $1.6 billion to Ohio employers this spring to ease the economic impact of COVID-19 on Ohio's economy and ...
SBA Preferred Lending Partners
First Financial Bank Shane Wilken | 937-610-9333 | shane.wilken@bankatfirst.com Jeff Magginnis | 317-237-1588 | jeff.magginnis@bankatfirst.com Huntington Bank David Wolfe | 937-443-5943 | david.wolfe@huntington.com Or contact yo...
COVID-19 Member Survey Results
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce conducted a survey of its approximately 2,200 members from Saturday, March 14 to Monday, March 17 to gauge what internal policy decisions our regional business community is making in response to COVID-19. This informati...
DACC Members that provide Virtual Work Solutions:
The following Dayton Area Chamber members provide virtual work solutions: D9 Technologies "Are you prepared for your employees to work from home in the immediate future? There are many security risks to consider when allowing your employees to u...
List of chamber members enacting virtual operations
The following chamber members are allowing all or some staff members to work virtually during this time: (This data is according to responses to our member survey sent Saturday, March 15, 2020. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us.) ...
