Business Stories for September 2011
Stories for Monday, September 26
Macy’s to hire more seasonal workers
CINCINNATI — Macy’s Inc. on Monday said it plans to hire approximately 78,000 seasonal associates for its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and online fulfillment centers nationwide for the 2011 holiday season. The hiring plan represents an increase of about 4 percent from the approximately 75,000 seasonal ...
Stories for Saturday, September 24
Listen to customers before doing product makeover, experts say
DAYTON — The best companies — those out to grow and thrive — never stop improving, remaking and expanding their product lines, experts say.But they shouldn’t blunder into change without asking customers for their opinions, either.Wendy’s, the Dublin-based burger chain, is introducing its Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy burger, a remake ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 21
Business community learns Peru principle of ‘working with a purpose’
MIDDLETOWN — There’s more than a photo collage on Timothy DeHart’s desk to remind him of Peru.DeHart, president and CEO of Franklin’s AAA Wastewater spent six years there — from 2003 to 2009. And his company operates under a Peruvian mind set.“Peru is definitely a relationship-based society,” he said. “There ...
Middletown contractor chosen for Army contract at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $13 million contract to Better Built Construction Services Inc., of Middletown to convert an existing processing facility to a headquarters building for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg.The contract also includes construction of a new processing ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 20
United Technologies finalizing all-cash acquisition of Goodrich
NEW YORK — United Technologies Corp is negotiating final terms of an all-cash acquisition of aerospace company Goodrich Corp. with the goal of reaching a deal in the next couple of days, Reuters reported Tuesday, quoting people familiar with the matter.Goodrich’s aircraft wheel and brake divison is headquartered in Troy. ...
Stories for Friday, September 16
DP&L opens training center for power plant workers
MANCHESTER — Dayton Power and Light Co., in a joint project with the labor union representing its linemen and electricity generating plant workers, has opened a training center for employees of the company’s Stuart, Killen and Hutchings generating stations.Local 175 of the Utility Workers Union of America is providing seven ...
Rebuilding of WPAFB runway among Air Force contracts awarded
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force has awarded a $20 million contract to an Oklahoma company for aviation support services, and a $7.9 million contract to a Cincinnati paving contractor to rebuild one of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s two major runways.The Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson awarded the ...
Ohio jobless rate up for third straight month
DAYTON — The unemployment rate in Ohio ticked up in August for the third consecutive month to 9.1 percent, putting the state’s jobless rate on par with the national rate, according to figures released Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.The net loss in nonfarm employment was ...
New UDF store expands, will double its work force
MIDDLETOWN — United Dairy Farmers plans to open by the end of next month its new store on Verity Parkway in Middletown.The convenience store under construction is 4,000 square feet, more than double the size of the old one, and will add at least twice the jobs the old store ...
Stories for Saturday, September 3
Jobs shift slams Ohio workers
DAYTON — The shift from manufacturing and construction to more knowledge-based industries has been one of the key stumbling blocks to income growth in Ohio, where median wages have declined faster than any other state over the past 10 years, according to a recent report from Policy Matters Ohio.Many Ohio ...
Stories for Friday, September 2
Get ready to rent: If home buying rules change, more than half can't afford it
Future homebuyers could have to make a down payment of 20 percent under new rules proposed to prevent another financial meltdown.The proposed rules by regulators are to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act introduced in the U.S. Congress last year. Rules to require 20 ...
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