Dayton, Ohio
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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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- 3 Dayton arts groups to merge under alliance
- The Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera and Dayton Philharmonic announced Friday that the three arts organizations would merge and become the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance.
- FBN Securities Analysts Initiate Coverage on Teradata
- Analysts at FBN Securities started coverage on shares of Teradata in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.
- UD club volleyball prepares for Saturday's Flyer Invitational
- From left, sophomore Alyssa Birdsall attempts a kill next to senior Kara Stefanov while seniors Kathleen Burke and Calli Roberts try for a block during a practice, Jan.
- The Ticker: Friday, Feb. 3
- The Dayton Police Department recently released 2011 statistics that said the city's crime is down by 10 percent since 2010.
- International diversity creates campus division
- Is it me, or have things changed at the University of Dayton? The community-oriented campus I stepped onto in the fall of 2008 is very different than the one I see and know today.
- M. Soccer. Men's Soccer Releases Spring Schedule
- Feb. 1, 2012 HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- The Marshall University men's soccer team released its 2012 spring schedule of opponents on Wednesday, as it set the dates for seven matches spanning from March 3 to April 22.
- 'Like' Facebook Stock? Experts Weigh In on IPO
- Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring.
- Avenue clothing store files for banktruptcy
- Declining sales and expensive store leases led the owner of Avenue plus-size women's clothing chain to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and agree to be sold to a private equity firm.
See also
External links
- Official Dayton website
- Official Dayton website, business resources
- Tech Town - Website of Tech Town, a technology-oriented district planned for the eastern edge of downtown Dayton.
- The Dayton, Ohio Wikipedia entry served as a source for some material in this SmallBusiness.com entry.
