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AT&T to sell Berry unit By Tim Tresslar Staff Writer Monday, February 04, 2008 AT&T Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell a unit of L.M. Berry & Co. to Local Insight Regatta Holdings Inc., another phone directory publisher, for undisclosed terms. Berry's Independent Line of Business unit, a provider of sales and marketing services for directories published by independent phone companies, employs 950, the bulk of them in Dayton, said Bob Mueller, an AT&T spokesman. Local Insight Regatta said it plans to offer jobs to the ILOB workers impacted by the sale, Mueller said. AT&T will continue to operate its Berry Network, which places advertising in phone directories on behalf of national companies, and the South Central Area operations, which sells advertising for directories in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Both of these units have a presence in Dayton, he said. AT&T also will retain the local buildings that house ILOB operations here, but will lease them back to Local Insight Regatta, Mueller said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/04/ddn020408plantexpansionweb.html

Conveyor belt plant to be expanded Staff Report Monday, February 04, 2008 MARYSVILLE — Construction is to begin this spring on an expansion of the Veyance Technologies Inc. plant, which makes Goodyear-branded conveyor belts. The Marysville plant is one of three North American conveyor belt manufacturing centers for Veyance, the former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. engineered products division. A Bellefontaine contractor, Humble Construction, is to build the addition onto the Marysville plant. Workers are to start erecting the structural steel in May and expect to complete that phase by June, said Heartland Inc., whose subsidiary was awarded a $1 million contract to supply and install the steel. The project will require at least 325 tons of fabricated steel, plus metal decking, Heartland said. Read more at http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/04/ddn020408plantexpansionweb.html

Mods, there are several topics out there related to the Miamisburg Mound, could we merge them all under this thread? It would be helpful. Turner says U.S. budget doesn't fund Mound landfill cleanup By John Nolan Staff Writer Monday, February 04, 2008 President Bush's record $3.1 trillion budget proposed Monday doesn't appropriate money for continued cleanup of a landfill at the former Mound facility that once manufactured detonators for nuclear weapons, Rep. Mike Turner said. Turner, R-Centerville, said that at least $7 million would be required to finish an environmental cleanup need identified when the government-funded work at Mound found contaminants in the former landfill. Much of the Mound site in Miamisburg has been cleaned up for use as an industrial park, and 14 companies have already commenced operations there... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/04/ddn020508energy.html

Arcade to be featured on public TV show By Terry Morris Staff Writer Monday, February 04, 2008 DAYTON — The roving public television series "Our Ohio" will explore the Dayton Arcade during its 5 p.m. Saturday broadcast on WPTD-TV Channel 16. The downtown landmark's glass-domed rotunda, 1902 origins as a farmer's market, renovation, closing in 1991 and current preservation efforts will be featured. More information about "Our Ohio," which also features gardening, travel and cooking in the state, is available at www.OurOhio.org. Photos of downtown Dayton's Arcade http://www.daytondailynews.com/p/content/gen/sharedoh/photos_galleries/news/business/dayton_arcade.html http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/04/ddn020508arcadeweb.html

I've only posted 1 pic on here to date, so I thought for my 1000th post, it would be as good a time as any to post another one. Just me at my place.

^---Possibly, but they may hold it for another developer/proposal.

^---LOL, yes but it is different and definitely likable!

^---That's funny

I'm glad I've never read it! That's just dumb.

I travel a lot on the weekends. There was a couple times last year that I just got mysteriously sick during my stay out a couple hotels. This really makes me wonder if I was a victim of this.

Umm...yuck! I-Team: Hotel Investigation Goes National Reported by: Brendan Keefe Photographed by: Sean Dunster Web produced by: Laura Hornsby Our I-Team investigation of dirty hotel glasses has caused quite a reaction from the public. Viewers are asking us if the lax cleaning standards we uncovered in Ohio have surfaced at hotels in other cities.. where they stay with their families. More below http://www.kypost.com/content/wcposhared/story.aspx?content_id=c9827f90-bcc5-4434-89cd-bb6c8f769102

Hey MayDay, do you have any good night shots from "up top"? I would love to see how Cleveland sparkles at night ;-)

Yea! No kidding! I would faint and fall over the edge if I did that, :lol:

The list? It just came out yesterday. Forbes doing repeats now? Slow news day I guess...

America's Unhealthy Commutes Allison Van Dusen, 11.26.07, 6:00 PM ET In Pictures: America's Unhealthy Commutes http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/23/health-commute-pollution-forbeslife-cx_avd_0724commute_slide_2.html?thisSpeed=20000 You might have heard that your commute is killing you. But it's not the doughnut and jumbo-sized coffee you've been downing every morning that's doing it. More below http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/23/health-commute-pollution-forbeslife-cx_avd_0724commute.html

^---lol

Looks like someone showed us how it was! Who was the one lone voter anyway? :speech:

Colleges seeing huge leap in applications Yet to come is the class of 2009 which consists of 3.2 million students nationwide. By Stephanie Gottschlich Staff Writer Monday, February 04, 2008 DAYTON — Applications for freshman admission this fall to four-year colleges and universities in Southwest Ohio are reaching new heights, raising the potential for wait lists and high rejection rates. Seven local institutions are seeing double-digit increases in college applications compared with the same time last year, outpacing the national average increase of 6 percent. At Wittenberg University, University of Dayton, Wright State University and University of Cincinnati, applications are up more than 20 percent compared with the same time last year. Applications to Central State University, which is aggressively trying to triple enrollment in the next 10 years, have nearly doubled. One small private institution, Urbana University, is seeing applications more than double. Read More...

I'm not 100% sure, but I think this may be it. I do remember the burritos were so big, you had to practically hold them against you belly and eat them from the top down. LOL http://www.elfamousburrito.net/

Rhode Island quiets Roberts, stops UD Outside shots a big factor in 82-70 loss; Flyers fall for 4th time in 5 games despite balanced scoring. By Doug Harris Staff Writer Sunday, February 03, 2008 KINGSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island's Parfait Bitee is a native of Cameroon and still struggles some with English, but the basketball game plan against Dayton would have been clear to the senior guard in any language. "We knew Brian Roberts is a great player," he said. "We had to keep him in front of us. We knew if he had a good game, they'd win." The Rams kept the UD star in check, holding him to 17 points on 5-of-16 shooting, and built an 18-point second-half lead on their way an 82-70 victory Saturday. The Flyers (15-5, 3-4 Atlantic 10) put five players in double figures — London Warren had 13 points, Kurt Huelsman 12 and Jimmy Binnie and Marcus Johnson 10 each — and they held A-10 player of the year candidate Will Daniels to just four. But the Rams (19-3, 5-2) made nine of their first 18 3-pointers and got a lift from 6-foot-7, 235-pound senior Joe Mbang, who had 21 points off the bench (making four treys). Full story at http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/ud/2008/02/02/ddn020308udbb.html

Business manager revs up Worldwide Equipment in Dayton By Thomas Gnau Staff Writer Sunday, February 03, 2008 HARRISON TWP, Montgomery County — Mike Arnold has a $90,000 electronic message board on what he calls "the busiest lanes in America." That suits Arnold — business manager for Worldwide Equipment of Ohio's Dayton division — because he has a message. "Out of all 19 (Worldwide Equipment) dealerships, we're the cherry," Arnold declared, widening his ever-present grin... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or [email protected]. Worldwide Equipment of Ohio Dayton Division Based: 5750 Poe Ave., Harrison Twp. Products, services: Semi-truck dealership, repair, maintenance, parts. Customers: Independent truckers, fleet owners. Employees: 29 within the Dayton division, over 800 total for Worldwide Equipment. Sales: $3.5 million from May-December 2007. (Worldwide Equipment bought Dayton Evans Mack in May 2007.) Source: Mike Arnold, Dayton division manager http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/02/03/ddn020308arnold.html

IDCAST moves into temporary home in Dayton By Tim Tresslar Staff Writer Sunday, February 03, 2008 An incubator focused on sensor technology unveiled its temporary digs this week. The Institute for Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology has moved into 444 E. Second St. in downtown Dayton, where it will remain for about one year. After that, IDCAST will anchor Tech Town, but that facility is still under construction. CityWide Development owns the East Second Street building that houses IDCAST. Read More...

Miller Lane: Adios to 2 eateries Don Pablo's and Joe's Crab Shack closed doors after performing below expectations. By Kevin Tucker Contributing Writer Thursday, January 31, 2008 BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County — Two recent restaurant closures along the Miller Lane commercial strip shouldn't create a negative economic impact or curtail future development, according to the township administrator. For more info, click the link http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/neighbors/2008/01/31/ddn013108z5restaurant.html

Well worth the effort Jeff! Very good read!

This is BS. I thought preserving the old Frigidaire plant was part of the plan. I guess those renderings and site plans they post are just BS for the media to publish. Its the mix of old and new that gave this scheme some character. Like I said, "Only in Dayton is it difficult". What doe it take for this towns leaders to figure it out? I mean seriously...