Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. The Dayton metropolitan area, or Greater Dayton, which includes the communities of Vandalia, Trotwood, Kettering, Piqua, Tipp City, Centerville, Beavercreek, Fairborn, West Carrollton, Huber Heights, Troy, and Miamisburg, had a population of 843,577 as of the 2005 estimate. Dayton is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Dayton plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, and technological/engineering research activity and is known for the many technical innovations and inventions developed there. The Wright brothers and entrepreneur John H. Patterson were born in Dayton. The Dayton area is home to several major international, national, and regional corporations, including NCR, Reynolds & Reynolds, ChemStation International, Liberty Bank, NewPage Corporation, Standard Register, WorkflowOne (formally Relizon), Huffy Bicycles, LexisNexis, and Mead prior to becoming MeadWestvaco.
Recent Dayton business news
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- Leo Lucas, former school board member, dies at 95
- More... Leo Lucas, former school board member, dies at 95 Accountant, businessman served on Dayton board for 22 years.
- City to seek builder for new airport hotel
- City officials have begun a search for someone to build and operate a new hotel at Dayton International Airport.
- Ex-chief of UCLA willed-bodies program indicted
- When facing the press Wednesday, April 16, 2008, about a sexual harassment investigation in his office, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann says the thought of resigning has never crossed his mind.
- Business of Health-WORKFORCE
- We doubt that you could find a more important issue for business success in the Dayton region than workforce.
- BIZWomen's Connection
- Dayton Business Journal's 2008 BIZWomen's Connection will be a panel of leaders discussing "How are women treated differently in the business community?" KeyBank is our Presenting Sponsor.
- The Great Divide: Find Your Winning Markets Workshop
- Sleeves-up segmentation! What textbooks like to call market segmentation is really nothing more than grouping your customers to find your most attractive markets.
- Taking Your Virtualization Strategy to the Next Level
- Appcelerator ICEsoft Kaazing Nexaweb Sun KEYNOTES: Virtualization News Desk Brocade Communications Systems' Harry Petty to Present at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo, June 23-24, in NYC By: ...
- Ohioans want, need payday lenders; Lenders grossly unregulated
- Latest nation/world video from AP Recommended local sites More... YOUR LETTERS PAYDAY LENDERS Ohioans want, need payday lenders; Lenders grossly unregulated Saturday, May 17, 2008 Ohioans want, need payday ...
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