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ONEIL: One of Miamisburg’s Biggest Success Stories!

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

ONEIL is one of Montgomery County’s local success stories. In operation for over 70 years, ONEIL is an industry leader in technical documentation and product support. Located in Miamisburg, this employee-owned company was founded in 1947 by Larry O’Neil, an engineer. Throughout the years, the company has doubled in size. Since opening, ONEIL has specialized in technical documentation writing. With clients in the aerospace, defense, and commercial sectors, ONEIL creates customized technical, service, and repair manuals for their clients. This covers every aspect of use and services for the client’s product. The ONEIL team disassembles each product completely and then puts it bac...

Crocs Brings Major Distribution Center to Ohio, Creates 130+ Jobs

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Infrastructure and proximity to customers influence relocation from California to the Midwest Why Ohio? Crocs will relocate its North American distribution operation to a site near the Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio. Crocs will lease a NorthPoint Development building that covers 540,000 square feet. The new operation will give Crocs the ability to serve about 80 percent of its customers within the four days’ shipping service of the company’s “free economy shipping.” The company performed an initial search on its own, and the Dayton region as well as the state of Ohio came out on top. Dayton has a great infrastructure an...

‘Magnet for high tech:’ How research drives Wright-Patt’s $15.5B impact

Monday, April 29, 2019

Local businesses, universities and hospitals benefit from military expertise. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the Dayton region’s largest employer, an economic powerhouse integral to national defense that also attracts a trove of intellectual capital and expertise in high-tech research and development. That work is done on base, at local companies and in labs at colleges and universities. It not only provides well-paying jobs to local residents, it’s a selling point to lure new businesses and jobs. Read full article.

Dayton college partners with NC university on drone research, training

Friday, April 26, 2019

Sinclair Community College has a new partnership with a North Carolina university for Unmanned Aerial Systems research. Sinclair's National UAS Training and Certification Center announces it will enhance its training and applied research through the partnership with Elizabeth City State University. Read full article.

Ohio’s Workforce Supply Tool

Thursday, April 25, 2019

The State of Ohio’s Workforce Supply Tool provides employers and job seekers important and actionable information about more than 200 of the most in-demand occupations in Ohio. The tool includes: Statewide and regional workforce supply information Historical and future estimates on the number of graduates from programs offering credentials or degrees in in-demand areas Institutions that offer credentials or degrees in in-demand areas Regional earnings by occupation Regional employment numbers for each occupation Read full newsletter.

Tech Firm’s Massive Dayton-Area Expansion Larger than Expected

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

A software development company that is expanding its Dayton-area facility and creating hundreds of new jobs has confirmed its plans and offered new details on the project. Plano, Texas-based Tyler Technologies Inc. is adding 45,000 square feet to its Moraine office, bringing the building’s total square footage to 85,000 SF. This is 5,000 square feet more than the company initially reported when it filed for a Montgomery County Economic Development/Government Equity grant in November. The total cost of the project was listed at $8 million in the funding application. The additional space will accommodate future growth expected within Tyler’s Appraisal and Tax Division, whic...

Ohio’s Advancing the Future of Smart Mobility

Monday, April 22, 2019

Investments in a smart mobility ecosystem put Ohio in the driver’s seat for developing automated vehicles and related technology. Read full publication.

Woodworking business buys Mound site for $588K

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

A woodworking company has bought an industrial building at the Mound Business Park, the park said after an inquiry from this news outlet. The Woodworking Shop, LLC has operated at 1195 Mound Road at Mound Business Park since 2015. It just bought the building for $588,382, local property records showed recently. Read full article.

Governor’s Cup/2018 Results

Friday, April 05, 2019

2018 Results a Testament to Ohio’s Team It takes a team to achieve the results Ohio reached in 2018 and the Governor’s Cup rankings are a testament to that. Site Selection released its annual Governor’s Cup rankings, and Ohio earned the No. 2 spot for total qualified projects in 2018 for the fifth consecutive year and placed third in qualified projects per capita. The recognition makes Ohio, for the third consecutive year, the only state to place in the top three of both categories. Ohio’s micropolitans once again provided big opportunities for businesses, earning 17 spots in the Top 100 Micropolitans. With 2...

Crews break ground on new amphitheater in Vandalia

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

VANDALIA, Ohio - A new amphitheater is expected to open up in Vandalia in a year or two. Crews broke ground on the project at Vandalia's Art Park, which is on Alkaline Springs Road across from Butler High School. Read full article.

Local Manufacturers Team With Area Youth For Xtreme STEM Robotic Challenges

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Several local manufacturers are once again partnering with area youth for an event aimed at lighting the fires of ingenuity in those young people and get them interested in STEM sciences and skilled trades. The program, called Xtreme STEM, was founded by Steve Staub with Staub Manufacturing Solutions in Dayton and several other local companies. Read full article.

Technology Employment Expands its Presence in Ohio's Workforce

Monday, April 01, 2019

More than 9,200 new jobs in 2018 coupled with growing economic impact, according to CompTIA Cyberstates 2019™ report COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Technology-related employment in Ohio grew by more than 9,200 new jobs in 2018 and the tech sector increased its contribution to the state's economy, according to Cyberstates 2019™, the definitive guide to national, state and metropolitan area tech sector and tech workforce analytics published annually by CompTIA, the leading technology industry association. Net tech employment grew by an estimated 9,248 jobs in 2018.1 Since 2010 net tech employment has grown by nearly 62,000 new jobs. Tech accounts for approximately 7 percent of the Ohio workforce. The median tech occupatio...

Uber-like valet parking may come to Dayton’s Fire Blocks District

Thursday, March 28, 2019

A new service is planned for the Fire Blocks District that allows drivers to get valet parking with a press of a button on their smartphones. Cincinnati-based Divine Services Corp.offers an on-demand valet service that allows customers to drop off and pick up their vehicles anywhere within defined service areas using an app on their smartphones. The company currently operates in downtown Cincinnati but plans to bring its “groundbreaking” mobile app technology to the Fire Blocks District, said Sukhmanjit Singh, vice president and general manager of the company. Read full article.

Looking to the future: the Dayton Arcade is welcoming new tenants

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

DAYTON, Ohio - The biggest gem in the gem city is slowly coming back to life. Nearly two decades later, Dayton city manager, Shelley Dickstein, said a financial closing on the Dayton Arcade is coming. “It’s a really complex project,” said Dickstein. “When you walk into that rotunda, there’s a reason people don’t build buildings like that anymore. They are incredibly expensive to operate and maintain.” A path forward is now laid for what legislative actions city commissioners need to take so developers can access financial tools. Read full article.

Innovate Ohio Looks to Modernize Public Services

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The new organization in the Buckeye State, led by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, aims to improve data sharing and the use of blockchain, among other initiatives. Ohio is a state steeped in history and is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. However, newly elected Gov. Mike DeWine wants to bring state government into the future — or at least the modern day. One of DeWine’s new initiatives, which he promoted last year on the campaign trail, is called Innovate Ohio, an effort designed to modernize state services. While the program is still being developed, early indications are that it will focus on using data t...

Modern Farmers Go From Rockers To Roots

Monday, March 25, 2019

Ohio has a long and rich farming history, but today less than a third of the state's farms remain. Every year 10 percent of small farms disappear. The climate change and political tariffs have made it harder for farmers to grow and sell crops and smaller farms can no longer compete against giant agribusinesses. The average age of a today’s farmer is 59, and the industry is having a hard time attracting new, younger people. Melissa Alexander has one piece of advice for young farmers just starting out, "Farming looks romantic. It really does. It’s beautiful. It’s seducing. But when you ge...

How Montgomery County ED/GE funding drives economic development

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

In the Dayton region, one of the most significant drivers of economic development is the Montgomery County ED/GE program. ED/GE, which stands for economic development and government equity, was founded in the early 1990s as a new tool to make the county more competitive and enhance cooperation among local jurisdictions. It has been renewed twice since then, surviving an economic downturn that caused many other non-essential programs to fall by the wayside. Another 10-year renewal is expected to be approved at the end of this year. In 2018, the ED/GE program funded 15 projects that totaled $254.3 million in investment, including 1,27...

Montgomery County Participated in a Successful Trade Mission to Japan

Saturday, February 09, 2019

Montgomery County’s Erik Collins, Director of Community & Economic Development, and Gwen Eberly, Economic Development and Planning Manager, recently spent nine days visiting 33 companies in Japan. This important trade mission was focused on furthering relationships with the Japanese companies who call Ohio home. Many of these companies have been in Ohio for decades and have recently expanded or are considering future expansions. Collins and Eberly visited with executives of Green Tokai, Co., a Japanese auto parts manufacturer who has been in the City of Brookville for nearly 30 years. With more than 600 employees, they are a committed partne...

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