Category: Op-Ed

Voices: I have witnessed firsthand the resilience of our small business community

Date: December 5, 2024 Category: Op-Ed Tags: , ,

VIEW FULL ARTICLE IN THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS Small businesses are at the heart of Ohio’s economy, and more specifically, in our Dayton region. They drive innovation, bring personality to our city, and create a sense of community pride. Althoug...

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OP-ED | Time to address business priorities

Date: November 25, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS As we look toward the future, addressing these critical business priorities must be at the top of the agenda for the incoming Congress and administration. Key issues that require immediate attentio...

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OP-ED | Mental health has big impact on business; more help needed

Date: October 28, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS Our region, country and world are facing a mental health crisis.  Mental health issues and challenges impact every one of us, including our businesses. In recent years employers have increasing...

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OP-ED | Our region is too strong to be divided by politics

Date: September 30, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS The political season is upon us and all of us are receiving political text messages, emails, mail, advertisements, etc.   The political world has changed compared to 25 years ago when I worked in Was...

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OP-ED | WPAFB Doubles Employment

Date: August 26, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS Circa 2002, I was working as a legislative aid in Columbus to State Representative Jon Husted. Bob Taft was serving as Ohio Governor, and Mike Turner was the Mayor of Dayton. In 2002, Wright-Patterson ...

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OP-ED | Congress, not regulators, should make laws

Date: July 29, 2024 Category: Op-Ed Tags: , ,

VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS Congress exists to be the democratic representative body of the people and to consider, debate and pass laws. Those are its sole intended functions. Federal agencies, in turn, pass rules and regu...

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OP-ED | Dayton to host NATO officials in 2025

View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News Earlier this month, Dayton’s Congressman Mike Turner, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, local government officials and business leaders gathered at the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce offices to announce th...

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OP-ED | Extracurriculars make strong women

Date: May 21, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has done case studies and analyzed the disparity between women in middle management, compared to the number of women in executive leadership positions in the Dayton ...

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OP-ED | Proposed Rule “Exempts” Businesses from Competing

Date: May 6, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News The US Department of Labor is the latest agency to jump on the government overreach bandwagon as they have put their targets on our business community. In a new rule published by the US Department of L...

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OP-ED | Our workforce needs affordable homes

Date: March 25, 2024 Category: Op-Ed

View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News Workforce continues to be the #1 challenge for employers throughout the Dayton region. The way we address the workforce issues are both broad and complex. Retaining, attracting and training talent is e...

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