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Kershner: Change of Command Represents New Beginning at WPAFB
View Article as Featured in Dayton Daily News The change of command at Wright Patterson Air Force Base comes at a time when connecting with the business community is vital. Col. Patrick Miller is an accomplished leader that served as the 88th Air B...
GEN D FEATURED PROFESSIONAL: VICTORIA SORG, THE DAYTON FOUNDATION
Name: Victoria Sorg Title: Senior Development Officer Organization: The Dayton Foundation Community Involvement (groups, clubs, boards, volunteer activities, etc.): I serve as the President for Partners for Philanthropic Planning and the board...
Kershner: Give young professionals chance to ditch desks
As a Gen X leader in 2022, I remember the days when I was working hard to get face-time with the boss, prove myself to my peers, and taking on new projects that I had no clue how to manage. I was also doing all this on a salary of $19,000. It wasn’t e...
GEN D FEATURED PROFESSIONAL: TAYLOR NARAGON, MIAMI VALLEY MEALS
Name: Taylor Naragon Title: Marketing & Development Administrator Organization: Miami Valley Meals Community Involvement (groups, clubs, boards, volunteer activities, etc.): Just working at MVM! Hobbies and interests: I got my degree i...
GEN D FEATURED PROFESSIONAL: AMANDA DELOTELLE, MIAMI VALLEY MEALS
Name: Amanda DeLotelle Title: Executive Director Organization: Miami Valley Meals Community Involvement (groups, clubs, boards, volunteer activities, etc.): Member of The Food Equity Coalition Healthy Families Branch, Volunteering with I Love ...
Gen D Featured Professional: Andy Detling, Brixey and Meyer
Name: Andy Detling Title: CFO Services Manager Organization: Brixey and Meyer Community Involvement (groups, clubs, boards, volunteer activities, etc.): Brixey & Meyer Community Outreach Foundation Hobbies and interests: I’m an a...
Kershner: Lobbying is a key to region’s business success
The May primary elections are now behind us and everyone is gearing up for the state legislative primaries later this summer, then the Nov. 8 general elections. Coming out of the May primary elections two things are very clear: Ohio will have an expensive...
Patience with stock market will be rewarded
The stock market has given our business community and investors a bumpy ride so far this year. Inflation rates are nearing 8%, a near-record, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is adding additional uncertainty. It’s no secret that watching i...
Intel investment an opportunity for Dayton
The Intel microchip semiconductor plant announcement in New Albany represents the largest single private sector investment in Ohio’s history. Every single one of us has been impacted by the low supply and high demand of semiconductor chip imports, and i...
KERSHNER: Workforce retention and attraction is key to economic development
Circa 1980, 1990 and 2000: Students graduated from college, applied for jobs and physically moved to where their job was located. For decades, this method worked for employers. Fast forward to 2022, and talent attraction efforts look completely different....
