4 results for "IRG, UPS, Mark Herres"

Why isn’t the IRG/UPS deal done? Is the backroom deal about to implode?

When this came up as an emergency resolution by the Dayton City Commission more than 100 days ago, this deal stank. To recap, UPS has a lease on the former Emery Air Freight Hub at Dayton International Airport through 2019. UPS had an obligation to pay the city a lot of money, maintain the building Read More

What is needed more? An eye in the sky- or an eye on our commission?

The city charter is very specific- the Dayton City Commission is to meet once a week to conduct the cities business. It’s also specific about missing 5 consecutive meetings and it’s time to replace a commissioner- but as we all know, the only thing that’s sacred in the charter is that you need 500 signatures Read More

Most favored developer status in Montgomery County?

In today’s Dayton Daily News we get to read about the “land bank” and how the city is wiping the debts off some sites that they’ve decided were over-encumbered by tax debt and making them available for development: The targeted properties include: • The former Dayton Electro Plate Inc., 1030 Valley Street; • Rita Construction, Read More

You can’t trust Dayton City Hall

If you think the people running the City of Dayton have your best interests in mind, you are in for an eye opener. I warned of problems with this deal with Industrial Realty Group last week. First, meet our local hometown hero: Mark Herres, CEO of The Builders Development Group. Mark had an idea to Read More