Confirmed speakers include Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz; Victoria Cox, Federal Aviation Administration’s Senior Vice President for Next Gen; Chief, National Guard Bureau, General Craig R. McKinley as well as his Director for the Air National Guard, Lieutenant General Harry M. Wyatt, III. They, and others, will address issues key to the Dayton Region’s strategic vision. As in past years, we will hear from the members of our House and Senate Congressional delegation.
One new item being added to the itinerary this year is a visit to Silver Spring, Maryland, where strong community efforts helped to revitalize the downtown area. The group will talk to Silver Spring officials who were involved in the revitalization effort so that our community can learn from the success of this now thriving urban area. The trip will include a walking tour of downtown Silver Spring.
For more information about the 26th Annual Dayton Region Fly-In, please visit the events section of our website at www.getmidwest.com or contact Kary Iddings at karyi@daytonregion.com
Entrepreneurial Development—Zia Systems
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Dayton, OH— The Dayton Development Coalition’s Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP), funded through the Ohio Third Frontier and local investors recently awarded an investment to Zia Systems, a Springfield, Ohio company located at Central State University’s NET Incubator at the Next Edge Technology Park.
Zia Systems has developed a real time location system using radio frequency identification (RFID) that will be used for tracking location,
temperature, and pressure data for sewer pipes. This technology will allow for accurate monitoring of damaged pipes, which is difficult to track without the costly expense of digging up large amounts of ground in order to cure the sewer pipes. |
The investment from the ESP will assist the company with modifying prototypes, testing, and enhancing the tracking software. Christina Howard, Vice President for Entrepreneurial Development said “Zia’s technology has a great value to local governments and the construction industry, especially with the announcement from the federal government to concentrate on sewer renewal and dedicated funds from the stimulus package.” Christina added that the ESP investment has spurred an additional investment in the company from a private investor.
The Dayton Development Coalition’s Entrepreneurial Signature Program, funded through the Ohio Third Frontier and local investors assists start-up companies, entrepreneurs, and existing technology-based companies to develop and commercialize new technologies. ESP focuses on attracting and growing companies in the “Signature” areas of composites, nanomaterials, and sensor applications as well as companies with cross-cutting technologies, such as information technology, and other advanced materials.
For more information about the Ohio Third Frontier, please visit www.thirdfrontier.com.
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The Entrepreneurial Signature Program (ESP) is one of many Ohio Third Frontier initiatives that is making a difference across the state. Since its November 2007 inception, the Dayton Region ESP has had substantial results:
For more information on the renewal of the Ohio Third Frontier, please visit http://unitedforjobsohio.com/
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Site Selection Magazine Awards Dayton MSA
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For the second consecutive year, the Dayton MSA has been recognized nationally by Site Selection Magazine as a top-performing metropolitan and honored with the number one rank for the 2009 medium size metro award, a category that evaluated corporate growth and expansion of metropolitans nation-wide with populations 200,000 to 1 million.
Furthermore, Ohio was awarded the 2009 Governor’s Cup Award for the fourth consecutive year and fifth in seven years for leading 503 economic development projects, the most in the nation.
Marty Hohenberger, Vice President of Business Development for the Coalition commented “2009 was a very successful year for the Dayton Region to lead so many deals given the economic conditions and it emphasizes that our strategies for the Region and our strategic partnerships are working.” He added that the 46 economic development projects Dayton led in 2009 “were undoubtedly a huge accomplishment, but the real impact was the 1500 jobs it created for the Region.”
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The Coalition was a fundamental collaborator in several of the projects that contributed to the award. One major win was the Caterpillar Logistics project that gained 500 jobs in the community and its plans to build a $1.5 million square foot warehouse in the Clayton Commerce Park. Another key project was the announcement by CodeBlue, a division of the Wisconsin-based Insurance Claim Management, to expand its operations in Springfield, Ohio and create a projected 300 jobs over the next five years. Hohenberger notes that collaborations from partners like Montgomery County, the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, and the Ohio Department of Development along with the Shovel Ready Program were able to make these deals possible.
“This recognition is also a testimony to the tremendous assets the Region has,” said Jim Leftwich, President and CEO, Dayton Development Coalition. “From the intellectual capital and research and development at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to our extensive manufacturing base, from a skilled workforce to unmatched water resources; the Region has a lot to offer and businesses are clearly listening.” |
California Investment Mission
In partnership with the Ohio Business Development Coalition (OBDC), the Dayton Development Coalition and 12 other OBDC partners traveled to California for a targeted business recruitment mission. Thirteen recruitment meetings were conducted in the San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan areas with a number of capital investment projects indentified.
Ed Burghard, Executive Director, OBDC noted that he was “very impressed with the collaboration and unflagging focus on delivering results.” He added that there was a 54% conversion rate of meetings to projects resulting from this trip.
Ohio will be actively pursuing projects in the California area and will be traveling to Toronto in April and other cities for recruitment opportunities.
For more information about economic development projects in Ohio, please visit the Ohio Business Development Coalition website at: http://ohiomeansbusiness.com/
Israeli Mission Trip—February 2010
As a result of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Haifa, Israel, and the Dayton Region, officials arranged a visit to Israel to leverage economic development opportunities in the area of aerospace technology.
Representatives from the City of Dayton, Montgomery County, the Dayton Development Coalition, and Wright State University Research Institute spent six days in Israel, splitting their time between Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Primary goals of the group were to: establish a Dayton economic development office in Haifa, renew developing relationships within the aerospace industry, and establish relationships in the bio-medical industry. Goals were successfully met, beginning with a gracious donation of an office from the Haifa Development Coalition and a final candidate recommendation by the group of Dayton Region representatives this candidate will serve as the liaison between Israel and the Dayton Region. Additionally, representatives met with several top Israeli aerospace President/and bio-technology companies which Joe Zeis, Vice Chief Strategist for the Dayton Development Coalition, noted are looking forward to doing business with the Dayton Region.
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Zeis added that the companies the group met have high potential to bring technologies for commercialization and manufacturing to the Dayton Region and can support and grow the region’s aerospace industry base. He also noted that the Israeli Trade Mission is a “major advancement for the Dayton Region” and is a “step in the right direction” to highlight the region, which includes the Ohio Hub of Innovation and Opportunity for Aerospace. |
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Dayton Water Conference May 10-12
The Dayton Region is pleased to host the Water Innovations Alliance’s Dayton Water Conference in 2010,” said Jim Leftwich, President & CEO, Dayton Development Coalition. “This national, high profile conference gives our region the opportunity to promote our valuable, abundant, and sustainable water resource. We welcome the global business leaders and innovators who will be involved in the conference and look forward to their messages as we advance our precious asset.”
Speakers from industry-leading companies include:
Vincent Caprio, Co-Founder & COO, Water Innovations Alliance
F. Mark Modzelewski, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Water Innovations Alliance
Sally Gutlerrez, Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Peter Williams, Engineer CTO, IBM
Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities LLC
Finn Nielsen, Chairman, VWS North America
Mark Shannon, Director of Water Campus Center, University of Illinois
On opening day of the three-day conference program, Crown Solutions will present their long-running Crown Solutions Water Technology Expo as part of the Dayton Water Conference on May 10th. Jim Marten, Vice President of Crown Solutions remarked. “We are excited about locating our Water Technology Expo at the University of Dayton, and aligning our event with the Water Innovations Alliance.”
The Dayton Water Conference will be an opportunity to highlight our region’s abundant water resources and speak to water intensive companies about the immense business opportunities here in the Dayton Region. We cordially invite you attend the Dayton Water Conference, May 10-12 at the University of Dayton.
For more information on attending or exhibiting at the Dayton Water Conference, please visit the website at www.daytonwaterconference.org
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Defense Contractor Resources
Are you a defense contractor struggling to find the talent you need to win contracts? Are you expanding your talent search beyond the Dayton Region in order to attract the right talent? Is the war for talent affecting the success of your organization?
The Dayton Development Coalition has identified valuable resources for local defense contractors to meet these challenges. One untapped resource with a local presence and global reach to a pool of highly skilled professionals is Right Management, the industry leader in career and talent management.
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Free access to Job Resource Consultants
committed to assisting employers with accessing Right’s talent |
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Customized Re-employment Service for Relocation Spouse/Partner
- Career Consulting Local Job Market Connections Pre-relocation Decision Assistance
- Acclimation Service
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- Pre-hire assessments
- Retention and Engagement Strategies
- Career and Leader Development
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For additional information please contact Robin Brun, Vice President of Consulting Services with Right Management at 937-432-3006, or
937-260-3060. Right Management is a DDC member organization.
Guest Columnist: Robin Brun, Right Management
Energy Roundtable - May 5, 2010
The Dayton Development Coalition and the Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corp. have jointly produced a series of roundtable discussions that focus on various aspects of clean and renewable energy. The program series is targeted toward educating our regional business community about sustainability options and business opportunities in the energy field.
The next Energy Roundtable on May 5, 2010 from 9am-4pm at the Miamisburg Mound will focus on Energy Efficiency and include presentations from national and regional speakers. Registration for the event is $20 and will include lunch. There is also exhibit space available. If you would like to register as an attendee or exhibitor, please contact Kary Iddings at karyi@daytonregion.com.
The most recent roundtable in January focused on solar energy and featured experts from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Ohio Department of Development. The discussion was centered on cost savings and available incentives from the local and federal government. In addition, a range of solar technologies were presented by businesses from across the state. Special thanks to our sponsors, Dayton Power & Light Company and Melink Corporation. The event attracted more than 165 attendees and 25 energy exhibitors.
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