DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 14 -- Dayton Public Schools issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * In light of the recent incident at Rosa Parks Early Learning Center, the District is taking additional measures to ensure all 2,300 employees are properly trained and qualified for their positions in an effort to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. Fitness for duty will be measured in terms of job qualification, training, and social-emotional health and well-being. In addi  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy has selected two properties in the Greater Cincinnati region for inclusion in the company's 2023 Site Readiness Program, which identifies, evaluates, and improves high-potential business and industrial sites for economic development. It also markets these properties nationally to companies seeking to expand or relocate their operations. Since 2010, Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program has resulted in $2.5   more

KENT, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- Wright State University issued the following news: For the first time since the fall of 2015, the total number of students at Wright State University has increased. For the Fall Semester of 2023, enrollment at Wright State surpassed 11,000, with a total student population of 11,036, a 2.2% increase over last year's headcount. The number of first-time students who enrolled at Wright State at the start of the Fall Semester also increased. Wright State welcomed 1,713 fir  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 14 -- The University of Dayton issued the following news: The University of Dayton Research Institute has been awarded a three-year, $12.5 million contract to design, develop and transfer augmented reality tools to the U.S. Air Force to support its use of extended reality resources for systems maintenance. The program will focus on the development of a variety of extended reality systems to support Air Force activities such as spraying, coating and robotics control. AR use  more