Clay Mathile

First Four Festival canceled for 2013

A cryptic email came out today about the cancellation of the big party in the Oregon District for the NCAA first four that kicks off March Madness. Oregon business owners / property owners and interested parties of the Oregon District: Regarding the First Four Festival: The Local Organizing Committee has been working with the NCAA Read More

Clayton Mathile portrait

The next Montgomery County Administrator? Clay Mathile?

If New York City can have the services of Michael Bloomberg for a dozen years, why can’t Dayton benefit from having local business legend Clay Mathile take the helm as the new Montgomery County Administrator now that Deb Feldman has found her soft landing which so many of our local political has beens seem to Read More

Public officials, Private meeting. Our Dayton – discussed behind closed doors

I’m wondering why private meetings are so important to people who think they are in charge of Dayton? It’s our city- and I thought we were supposed to vote for the people who would lead us. If we voted for you- and you are meeting in private with the people we didn’t elect, maybe you Read More

Do we need permission to dream in Dayton?

I spent yesterday lunch at Clay Mathile’s gift to the region- an amazing, inspiring, thought provoking complex called Aileron, up near Tipp City. Just from the drive through the gates to the parking lot (complete with electric car charging stations) you start to relax and your attitude adjusts. It’s filled with spaces to brainstorm, research Read More

As NCR leaves, our “leaders” forget their spines

I’m waiting for just one elected politician to stop and say, “Wait a second, before you leave, how about you pay us back all the breaks we gave you.” But, it’s not going to happen. As P&G announced that they were going to collect Iams and whisk them down to Mason, no one said, “But, Read More

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