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City of Dayton to recognize former State Representative and civic leader Lloyd Lewis, Jr. with street dedication

Date: September 10, 2019 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (September 10, 2019) – Downtown Dayton’s streets will soon pay homage to a long time figure in the region known for being a civic leader and advocate for citizen participation in government. The City of Dayton will dedicate a portion of L...

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Parker: Today, we move toward the light

Date: August 25, 2019 Category: Op-Ed

Without a doubt, this has been another challenging and heartbreaking time here in Dayton and the Miami Valley.  The month of May came in like a lamb but went out like a lion as we were pummeled by more than a dozen tornadoes on Memorial Day.  Then barel...

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Chamber’s Leadership Dayton announces Class of 2020

Date: August 19, 2019 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (August 19, 2019) - The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has named the 2020 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 and...

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Parker: Recent storms will have continued economic impact

Date: June 24, 2019 Category: Op-Ed

Many Dayton-area families and businesses were lucky when the tornadoes hit on the late evening of Memorial Day.  But … many others were not. Thanks to first responders and many brave and selfless neighbors and friends, we got through those first few...

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Parker: Arcade revival big win for downtown

Date: May 28, 2019 Category: Op-Ed

The most-recent steps taken in the very long process of the redevelopment of Dayton’s historic downtown Arcade are perhaps the most significant progress in years. For those new to our community, this is not the first attempt to revitalize this iconic...

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Parker: Companies need creative ways to attract workers beyond pay

Date: April 30, 2019 Category: Op-Ed

Employers continue to have many challenges attracting or retaining the skilled talent they need to drive the success of their organizations.  Our community, like others across the nation, is hard at work in setting high expectations of our local K-12 edu...

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Generation Dayton young professionals to give back on ‘Generation Dayton Day’

Date: April 19, 2019 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (April 19. 2019) – Known as the Dayton region’s largest service outing for young professionals, the 13th Annual Generation Dayton Day is expected to send more than 100 young professionals into the Dayton region to give back to the communi...

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Fleet Graphics, Inc. plans ribbon cutting at new Centerville location

Date: April 5, 2019 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (April 4, 2019) – A Dayton based professional printing and design company has recently announced their new location in Centerville. Moving from a 6,000 sq. foot facility on Smithville Road to a 10,000 sq. foot facility, Fleet Graphics Inc. ...

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Chamber’s Leadership Dayton looking for 2020 Class

Date: March 14, 2019 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (March 14, 2019) – The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2020 Leadership Dayton class. Formed by the Dayton Area Chamber in 1976, Leadership Dayton is one of the first programs of its kind in the country. ...

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Parker: We need to fix our roads

Date: February 24, 2019 Category: Op-Ed

I don’t know about you, but these Ohio potholes created by our freeze-and-thaw this past fall and winter are driving me crazy and killing my 9-year old Suburban.  But what are we going to do about it before it gets even worse? Then came a reminder i...

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