Business Stories for April 2012
Stories for Monday, April 9
Hospice Care Middletown names new leaders
MIDDLETOWN — Hospice Care of Middletown has named two new people to key leadership positions.Keith Clements of Middletown became president and chief executive officer in February.He named Mary McGee clinical director in March.Hospice Care of Middletown, 1001 Grove St., is an independent nonprofit that offers full-service hospice care, mostly in ...
Stratacache will add 20 to 30 jobs
Stratacache, the Dayton-based provider of digital sign and marketing technology, will announce plans today to hire 20 to 30 new employees during the coming three years to staff a new testing and development facility in Moraine. Stratacache officials said the recently purchased building will house the company’s expanded integrated services ...
Stories for Saturday, April 7
Phishing, spoofing scams among top scams last year
Within the past 15 years, the words phishing and spoofing have entered our vocabulary. When we say phishing, some may think of the sport of fishing, but that’s not what it is. You also don’t have to wait until Halloween to be spoofed. Both these terms describe scams.The National Consumers ...
Children’s hospitals pool efforts, earn national recognition
Children’s hospitals in Dayton, Cincinnati and across Ohio are establishing a track record of successful collaboration that has recently earned millions in state funding and new national recognition.Ohio’s eight children hospitals formed in 2009 the nonprofit organization Ohio Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety.So far, the collaboration has led to ...
Stories for Friday, April 6
Kodak withdraws motion to end retiree health coverage
Eastman Kodak Co., now going through bankruptcy, withdrew an earlier bankruptcy court motion to end health insurance coverage for employees who retired after 1991, a group of Kodak retirees said Friday.In February, Kodak said in a letter to retirees that it must “balance the needs of our retirees with the ...
Stories for Thursday, April 5
Duke Energy cleared to charge customers for $14M storm cleanup
The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a regulatory decision that allowed Duke Energy Ohio to recover $14.1 million from customers for the utility’s costs of repairing storm damage from Hurricane Ike in September 2008 and restoring electric service. The court upheld the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s decision allowing ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 3
Ohio senators visit with industry leaders to promote jobs
Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman are on the road Wednesday visiting with industrial leaders to promote job growth.Sen. Brown, a Democrat, will visit Nucor Steel in Marion to “outline efforts to keep jobs in Ohio by fighting back against unfair trade practices.” Portman, a Republican, is helping host ...
Frisch’s reports higher earnings
CINCINNATI — Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. this morning reported higher earnings and revenue for its fiscal third quarter that ended March 6. Net earnings for the quarter increased 52 percent to $2.8 million compared to $1.9 million last year, as a result of increased sales, improved margins and a lower effective ...
Southwest to add 1 daily Denver flight
Southwest Airlines will begin service from Dayton International Airport on Aug. 12 with a daily round-trip flight to Denver, the airline said Monday.The flight to Denver International Airport will open connections to other Southwest destinations to California and the west, said airline spokeswoman Ashley Dillon.Southwest is studying what other flights ...
Stories for Monday, April 2
Burger King revamps menu
Burger King on Monday unveiled a new menu as it struggles to turn around a company that has lost market share and slipped to third place behind Wendy’s and leader McDonald’s in United States sales, although a University of Dayton marketing specialist has doubts whether the chain has found the ...
Air Force awards $87 million worth of contracts
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force awarded contracts totaling more than $87 million for navigation and communications equipment, the Defense Department said.The Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base awarded an $80.2 million contract to Honeywell International Inc.’s defense and space electronic systems business for Global Positioning ...
Stories for Sunday, April 1
Demand for rental property raises rates
A growing demand for rental properties has widened the gap between earnings and housing costs for many blue-collar workers in the Miami Valley, and tens of thousands of renters in the region do not earn enough to reasonably afford basic housing units, according to a new report. The troubles of ...
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