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DOD investment in MicroLED displays ‘high relevant’ to Dayton’s Stratacache
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (580+ words) The Department of Defense is investing nearly $25 million to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for advanced optical displays " news that has implications for Dayton company Stratacache, which bought an Oregon factory several years ago to build microLED displays. Millions in DOD…...
Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
1+ week, 5+ day ago (791+ words) Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness and even improve concentration by stimulating the bottom of your feet....
Anduril, one year later: Raising Arsenal-1 in Ohio, with 50 workers so far
2+ week, 1+ day ago (585+ words) Anduril is celebrating its first anniversary in Ohio with construction well underway on a Pickaway County site for a sprawling aircraft manufacturing operation. Some 50 workers, many of them veterans, are already at work at what the defense contractor calls its…...
Letters to the editor: No new data centers; ICE tactics have to stop
2+ week, 3+ day ago (363+ words) Data centers should only be built close to Lake Erie or the Ohio River. They would be close to ample electricity and water. There area lot of date centers located around Lake Erie and they have noticed a noticeable drop…...
Grid gripes: Feds, DeWine air concerns about data/AI power demand
3+ week, 5+ day ago (529+ words) As data centers and AI enterprises continue to use more electricity, federal government leaders, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and a group representing Ohio manufacturers all expressed uneasiness on the same day about how about the region's electric grid manager operates....
Does your electric bill seem high? Here are some reasons for that.
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (345+ words) Last month was a cold one, cold enough to give residential and business heating systems a real workout. Average temperatures were 3.3 degrees below normal in December, according to the National Weather Service's Wilmington station. And electric bills in the new…...
OPINION: The future as the past is rooted in the liberal arts at Wittenberg
4+ week, 1+ day ago (633+ words) OPINION: The future as the past is rooted in the liberal arts at Wittenberg'Dayton Daily News Everyone agrees. These are difficult times for small colleges and universities. Even the very concept of the "liberal arts" is challenged. In response to…...
Newsletter: Safety and business
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (508+ words) Slowly, it appears a consensus is forming " or renewing. A consensus that insists that downtown Dayton can, and will, be made safer. "We're all trying to do the same thing here," said Erhardt Preitauer, who leads CareSource, downtown's biggest employer....
Tax abatement OKâd for company moving to Tipp City
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (189+ words) The 23,600-square-foot, $3 million retail office building would be built at 1936 Donn Davis Way and bring 39 jobs by the end of five years, said City Manager Eric Mack. The current employment level of the general contractor is 34. The initial payroll will…...
Area gas prices expected to fall gradually in 2026
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (384+ words) After significant drops in December, gas prices in 2026 are expected to fall to the lowest prices since the COVID pandemic, with little to no impact from the Venezuela situation, according to GasBuddy head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan. "I…...