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The “does it scale” test
After spending a few days in NYC on business, I came back to Dayton and immediately was reminded of why we’re…
Two sides to a public lynching of a small business owner: Sidebar
UPDATE Sidebar 410 in Dayton is now closed, as of 30 July 2012. Former employees have weighed in with their comments…
The tools of economic development were stolen last night
Just last week, I wrote about the costs of giving tax breaks to big businesses for promised jobs- while small business…
The different standards for public graft and corruption in Dayton, Ohio
Full Disclosure: my business, The Next Wave, does limited amounts of graphic design work and printing for the Sidebar…
WPAFB is too big to fail. But, our politicians fail us already
We’ve already seen what happens when institutions that are “too big to fail” do exactly that- fail….
Former local snake oil salesman has a new gig: Bill Pardue to ObjectFX
After getting fired from LexisNexis and the Gartner Group, and then taking the local economic development chumps on a…
Taxation without representation: Township should be folded
Apparently, you can have it both ways in Ohio. Selective income taxes are apparently OK if your township can’t…
I want to make money- taxpayers should help pay: Sprawl at the Dille estate
Because a developer wants to build something, does that automatically mean you should pay for it with your tax…
Ohio tax policies create sprawl & pit cities against each other
Common sense would tell you that when cities fight to give corporations the best deal, someone will pay, and yet, we…
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