Category: Op-Ed
OP-ED | Growth in 2023 and Optimism for 2024
View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News This past year was an exciting time to be part of the Dayton area business community. I was born and raised in Kettering, and I now live with my family in Clearcreek Township; I can honestly say ...
OP-ED | Marijuana Law Impact on Business
View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News On November 7, 2023 Ohio voters approved an initiated statute that authorizes limited homegrown marijuana plants and the use of recreational marijuana for Ohioans 21 years of age and over with exceptio...
Op-Ed | Government Shutdown Impact Runs Deep
View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News Business doesn’t have the option to not pass a financial budget and go on “strike.” Imagine if an internal disagreement at one of the Dayton area’s great companies forced them to not pass their...
OP-ED | The Eyes of the World are on Dayton and Ohio
View Article As Featured in Dayton Daily News On September 18th, Joby Aviation from Santa Cruz, California announced by 2025 they will build the first full scale aircraft manufacturing facility in Dayton since Orville and Wilbur Wright established...
OP-ED | MBAC Elevates Minority Businesses
VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS Assisting minority businesses has been part of the fabric of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce for decades. In 2010, we formalized these services with the integration of the Minority Business Partner...
OP-ED | Child care availability impacts Dayton area businesses
VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS Stress in your personal life can be directly correlated to stress in your professional life. This stress “levels up” when it involves your direct family and children. If employees are forced to cho...
Op-Ed | Ohio businesses cannot stand for government overreach
VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS The implementation of government price controls has far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and is a severe overreach by the federal government. These concerns are compounded by recent provisions ...
OP-ED | Kershner: R&D Tax Credit Essential for Dayton Businesses
VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS The legacy of the Dayton region is one of innovation, small businesses, entrepreneurs and exercising calculated business risks. This culture and environment was alive in the year 1900 and it has evolve...
GUEST OP-ED | Richard Topping, CareSource
The sold-out Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce 2023 Annual Meeting inspired our team at CareSource. Being together with 450+ business leaders seems even more meaningful following the Covid years of cancellations and Zoom meetings. It was a privilege for ou...
Kershner: Dayton International Airport is a Critical Asset
VIEW ARTICLE AS FEATURED IN DAYTON DAILY NEWS The Dayton International Airport is key to business and economic growth in the Dayton region. I know that are other airports in adjacent metropolitan areas that offer cheaper flights or non-stop servic...
