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Dayton Convention Center Task Force to present recommendations for center’s future

Date: December 18, 2018 Category: Press Releases

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...

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2019 Soin Award: Looking for innovation in Dayton region

Date: December 18, 2018 Category: Press Releases

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...

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Parker: Shopping local matters

Date: November 28, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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...

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Parker: Vote no on Issue 1

Date: October 30, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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...

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Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce announces its opposition to State Issue 1

Date: October 2, 2018 Category: Press Releases

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...

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Parker: Community must support Wright State University

Date: September 24, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

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 ...

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Chamber introduces inaugural Empower cohort

Date: September 17, 2018 Category: Press Releases

Empower begins its mission to realize more executive female leaders in the Dayton region DAYTON, Ohio (September 14, 2018) - The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has named the inaugural Empower class of business leaders. In partnership with program spon...

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Hot Head Burritos to celebrate launch of new cantina concept in Dayton

Date: August 6, 2018 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (August 6, 2018) - Locally owned restaurant chain Hot Head Burritos will soon launch its first restaurant under a new brand: Hot Head Burritos Cantina. The newly-renamed store at 1113 Brown Street in Dayton will feature a new look, along with...

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Dayton Area Chamber leader selected for education fellowship

Date: July 27, 2018 Category: Press Releases

DAYTON, Ohio (July 27, 2018) — Stephanie Keinath, Public Policy & Economic Development Director at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) to study education attainment along...

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Marijuana Debate Continues

Date: June 28, 2018 Category: Op-Ed

DAYTON, Ohio (June 2018) - The saga of marijuana use in Ohio just seems to never end.  It seems a group, somewhat akin to the 2015 firmly defeated monopoly group, wants to try and again change Ohio’s constitution to allow for recreational use of mariju...

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