Category: Articles
Governor DeWine, BWC propose $1.5 Billion for Ohio employers
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud today proposed giving $1.5 billion to Ohio employers this year following strong returns on the agency’s investments. "This is great news for ...
Tornado Recovery Information
Our region received a federal disaster declaration on June 18, 2019. View included counties. If you are a Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce member or area business representative with a question or need not answered here, please contact us at 937-226-8258 ...
Cashless Payments Benefit Merchants
In today’s payments landscape, consumers and merchants have come to expect solutions that provide security and convenience when making a credit card payment. Consumers pay for items via laptops, tablets, phones, watches and even cars, and merchants must...
EMV Has Greatly Reduced Retail Fraud
According to a recent analysis by Visa, merchants saw a dramatic decrease in card-present fraud due to the adoption of EMV chip cards. Merchants in the United States who have upgraded to chip technology saw a decrease of 80% in counterfeit fraud dollars i...
Leadership Dayton’s ‘Pong for a Purpose’ project benefits addiction recovery
Each Leadership Dayton class leaves its lasting mark on the community through a class project. Class members are given little guidance when choosing a project, allowing the class to come to a consensus as a group. Over the years, these projects have range...
5 Easy Ways to Get Your Clients to Pay on Time
When you’re trying to grow your business, any client is a great client, right? Not if you spend valuable time chasing down their payments. Myron Rivers, payment processing company and Dayton Area Chamber member, Infintech, shares five strategies to make...
Chamber-backed woman owned business enterprise (WBE) bill signed into law
By: Holly Allen, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce UPDATE: This legislation went into effect on October 8, 2020. The state of Ohio is now a friendlier place for women-owned businesses. Ohio Governor John Kasich signed two of the Dayton Area Chamber's ...
REPORT: How does the corporate world approach social responsibility?
By: Holly Allen, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce For many businesses, 'doing the right thing' has always been a guiding principal. In some cases decisions are made, not based on what's best for the bottom line, but what's best for the community which t...
$1 trillion in holiday sales is a bright spot for retail
Article submitted by chamber partner: Infintech According to market research firm, eMarketer, holiday retail sales in the U.S. are projected to climb above $1 trillion this year. CNBC reported nearly a 6 percent increase from 2017 is expected for the p...
Chamber’s proposal to cut military education costs moves toward law
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...
