Category: Op-Ed
PARKER: COVID-19 Threatens Existence of Arts Group
Here we are in late June and the COVID-19 virus is still keeping our lives turned upside down. You’ve read where many of us have shared our concerns on numerous occasions about the impact this pandemic has had on families and businesses. A while back, I...
PARKER: IT’S TIME TO REOPEN BUSINESSES IN DAYTON, GET BACK TO OUR LIVES
I know I don’t have to tell you how hard it’s been for everyone … everywhere to live through the COVID-19 shut downs and the stay-at-home response. Our Miami Valley citizens … our families, friends and neighbors … have all been stressed by thi...
PARKER: ARE WE READY FOR WHAT’S NEXT?
I know we are not out of the woods yet as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, but this is as good of time to talk about preparation for the future whether it be coronavirus or some new strain of something as bad or worse. We should all comme...
Parker: Infrastructure Upgrades Enhance Our Economy
I wanted to share with you an update on several important infrastructure improvements that are already beginning that will serve our region well for years to come. Along with several of our key partners, we have been strong advocates for these roadway i...
Parker: Airport critical to Dayton region
With last year’s departure of the Dayton International Airport’s Director of Aviation Terry Slaybaugh, we are again searching for the top leadership at our region’s airport. Our airport (DAY) has gone through many changes over my years at the cha...
Parker: Chamber council’s economic outlook: Slow, steady growth
One of the many services provided each year by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is a look into the future of our national and local economies. Thanks to the expertise and generous time of a community group of leaders from banking, market investment, ...
Parker: It’s been a privilege, but soon it will be time for a change
After more than 31 years of service, five as a volunteer and 26 next year as president and CEO, I have decided it's time for a change in leading our region's chamber of commerce. During the past few months, the chamber board officers and later our board, ...
Parker: Dayton still strong!
What a year this has been for all of us. But I am so proud of how the Dayton area has stood so tall in all of its challenges and especially how proud Dayton and its citizens have made me and others with their recent actions. I don’t have to remind ...
Parker: Strong Ohio bill to stop gun violence makes Dayton strong
In the wake of the violent shooting in the Oregon District on Aug. 4, Daytonians gathered to hear some of our key elected officials discuss the horror and what might be done to keep something like this from occurring again in our community or in Ohio. ...
Parker: U.S. 40 improvements vital to keep area in north competitive
One of our region’s greatest growth hotspots is along the northern Montgomery County and Miami County borderline adjacent to U.S. Route 40. This important east/west travel lane, known to many of us here in Ohio as the National Road, was created by Con...
