July 1, 2024 – Recent work by four of the Miami Valley’s best-known and well-respected artists is currently being showcased at The Contemporary Dayton. Artists Katherine Kadish and David Leach are featured in an exhibit entitled “Crossroads.” In addition to their individual work that’s on display, the two have collaborated on two new monoprints for this exhibition. A monoprint combines …

May 8, 2024 – Downtown Dayton has two hotels today, offering about 230 hotel rooms, and local tourism and business leaders say it needs far more than that. They could soon get their wish. Multiple boutique hotel projects are making progress, including the long-delayed Hotel Ardent, and could more than double the amount of hotel product downtown. There’s also work …

April 23, 2024 – The Miami Valley Urban League made its move to the Dayton Arcade official, opening its space at the building’s Innovation Hub this week. “Today it marks a milestone for the Urban League in continuing our work here in Dayton,” said Nikol Miller, executive director of Miami Valley Urban League. The Miami Valley Urban League is moving …

March 21, 2024 – The partnership between the Entrepreneurs’ Center and the University of Dayton plays a critical role in supporting the local business ecosystem as well as providing experiential opportunities for local college students, and its role has expanded as Year 3 of the Hub approaches.

January 29, 2024 – A couple projects that seek to reactivate large commercial properties in downtown Dayton have won millions of dollars in special state tax credits that are reserved for catalytic investments. Members of a team that is rehabbing the Dayton Arcade have been awarded nearly $14 million in tax credits from the state’s Transformational Mixed-Use Development Program.

January 2, 2024 – A Dayton-based economic development organization that fosters and empowers the development and growth of the region’s entrepreneurs is riding the success of a record year. But it’s on to bigger and better things as the organization gears up for new approaches to support the next wave of businesses. Scott Koorndyk, president of the Entrepreneurs’ Center (EC), …

December 14, 2023 – State and local leaders on Friday will celebrate the opening of a new downtown Dayton haven for national defense-focused problem solvers. The Great Lakes Mission Acceleration Center will open at the Dayton Arcade between Third and Fourth streets that is funded by federal Defense Innovation Unit and National Security Innovation Network dollars.

November 2, 2023 – Downtown Dayton defense contractor Infinity Labs is growing at its 15 W. Fourth St. home, adjacent to the revitalized Arcade. The company offered guests a peek at the new offices early this year. Visitors had a chance to see the company’s space for employees, including a maker’s space for hands-on work.