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Racing commission delays decision on Dayton racino
The Ohio State Racing Commission will take a week to consider a compromise to its seating requirements for Penn National Gaming’s proposed racinos in Dayton and the Youngstown area. Under a plan Penn presented to the racing commission on Wednesday, the Dayton racino would open with 509 enclosed seats with ...
Clean up set for dump threatening area water supply
Federal and state officials are moving quickly to clean-up a newly designated SuperFund site in Moraine, a decades-old illegal dump that poses a threat to Opossum Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami. The property contains 50 to 100 rusted drums of lead-based ink or paint and 80,000 scrap tires, ...
Demand increases for recycled glass
The yearly need in Ohio for up to 295,000 tons of recycled glass to meet a demand by manufacturers in the container and fiberglass industries has Rumpke Recycling asking for more. “We cannot get enough good glass,” David Schwendeman, Rumpke’s recycling marketing manager, said. “It can come from homes, restaurants, ...
Local runners in race for peace remember Boston
More than 100 people participated in the 8th annual Dayton Peace Accords 5K Walk/Run Saturday morning, a fundraiser for the Dayton International Peace Museum, including some who decided to run just last night. Though many in the greater Dayton running community had signed for the Peace run before the tragedies ...
Director for library construction hired
The Dayton Metro Library has hired a director for library construction to spearhead its $187 million system-wide building project.Tom Marchesano of Detroit begins employment with the Dayton Metro Library on Monday and he is expected to continue until completion of all facilities in 2017. He will earn $96,000 a year, ...
Transit authority names chief capital officer
The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority has selected Robert Ruzinsky as it’s first chief capital officer. Ruzinsky, who will work three days a week and earn $60,000 a year, will oversee replacement of the transit authority’s fleet of trolley buses, a $45 million project. His team will handle management and ...
Discussion about Arcade, library continues
The Dayton Metro Library board of trustees didn’t outright reject a proposal to do a feasibly study to see if the Main Library would be a good fit for the historic downtown Arcade, but they also didn’t embrace the idea.A small group of patrons asked the seven-member board at a ...
Arcade pushed as new home for library
The publisher of the Dayton City Paper is calling for a feasibility study to learn if the downtown Arcade or other historic building would be a good fit for the main Dayton Metro Library, instead of renovating the 1962-era building in Cooper Park. Arcade co-owner Gunther Berg made a presentation ...
FiveRivers moves closer to new fees
The Five Rivers MetroPark’s board of trustees has adopted a cost recovery plan and pricing policy that could lead to fees for programs or services providing a benefit or exclusive facility use to individual patrons.The park system has been analyzing its program costs and weighing whether each service benefits the ...
Task force goes after illegal dumpers
A 16-year old who snapped a photo of an illegal dumper with his cell phone helped Montgomery County’s new environmental crimes deputy win her first court case. With an estimated 1,000 illegal dump sites in the county ranging from a few bags of trash to mountains of tires, Montgomery County’s ...
Officials say Medicaid expansion could benefit 31,000 county residents
Montgomery County officials say an estimated 31,000 county residents would gain access to health care coverage if Ohio expands Medicaid, an action House Republicans took steps Tuesday to prevent. “We’re not just talking about those who are uninsured. We’re talking about people who are employed, but who are not eligible ...
Revenue at new Cincinnati casino ranks second highest
Ohio’s newest casino in Cincinnati, open three days shy of a full month, ranked second among the state’s four casinos for the highest monthly adjusted gross revenue in March, according to data released Monday by the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Gross casino revenue refers to the money received by the ...
State racing commission and racino operators at odds over seating
Big gaming companies rushing to redevelop Ohio racetracks into racinos have run into a roadblock: the Ohio State Racing Commission’s demand for more seating as part of an effort to restore the popularity of horse racing. The commission, tasked with promoting and regulating Ohio horse racing, now serves as a ...
Racino delay could cost region $11.3M in lost wages
An up to six month delay on construction of a Dayton racino while the developer redesigns the building to increase indoor seating as required by the state could cost the region an estimated $11.3 million in lost wages alone. Health MacAlpine, Montgomery County’s assistant director of workforce development, provided that ...
Montgomery County reports physical abuse of children up, neglect down in 2012
Cases of physical abuse of children in Montgomery County rose by more than 100 in 2012, compared to the previous year, while neglect cases decreased. Montgomery County’s Department of Job and Family Services, Children’s Services Division, on Monday, released abuse data for last year as part of a kickoff to ...
County plans $6.3M rebuild of Ridge Avenue bridge
The Montgomery County Engineer’s Office plans to replace the Ridge Avenue Bridge over the Stillwater River in Dayton, calling it structurally deficient. “The bridge is near the end of its servicable life,” Stephanie Goff, a senior engineer for the county said. The bridge will be closed for the $6.3 million ...
Montogmery County child support agency moving
The Montgomery County Child Support Enforcement Agency will be moving from the Reibold Building in downtown Dayton into the Job Center on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. “There have been conversations about this going back a long time,” County Administrator Joe Tuss said. “It’s about integrating all the various pieces of ...
Casino tax for gambling addiction prevention falling short
The Ohio Department of Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services’ share of the gross casino revenue tax for prevention and treatment of gambling addictions is falling far short of estimates. With gambling still in it’s infancy in the state, officials say it’s not clear whether the funding will meet the need. ...
Area businesses deliver on job promises
Greater Dayton-area businesses made good on 88 percent of the jobs they pledged to create as part of $10.9 million in incentive agreements with counties between 2008-2012 and more than $4 million in tax abatements, some extending back nearly two decades. The Dayton Daily News analyzed data on economic development ...
Dayton racino delayed for months over seating concerns
Construction on a proposed $125 million Dayton racino will be delayed a minimum of four to six months following a vote from the Ohio State Racing Commission on Wednesday, officials with the company behind the project said.After a testy public exchange with a top Penn National Gaming official, the racing ...
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