Dayton’s largest entrepreneurship conference is back in person for 2022

A prominent annual event in downtown Dayton geared toward local entrepreneurs and startup founders is back to completely in-person for 2022.

Launch Dayton Startup Week stands as the Ohio entrepreneur community’s largest event, drawing roughly 1,000...

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

The Fire Awards: These incubators are helping set Dayton's startup scene ablaze

The Dayton startup scene is a collaborative and supportive ecosystem. With the help of microloan programs, mentoring and exposure to established business operators, the region's incubator and accelerator system is helping more local startups to take...

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

Parallax in Beavercreek lands $97M AFRL contract: See what CEO says about Air Force work

A recent $97.5 million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract to Beavercreek’s Parallax Advanced Research is by far the biggest contract in the firm’s short history

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

DBJ names 2022 Best Places to Work awards honorees

The Dayton Business Journal has named this year’s Best Places to Work awards honorees. There are 50 total companies named as honorees. 

The DBJ has four categories for the awards, with companies chosen in Micro (10 to 24 employees); Small (25 to 49...

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

Event 38 demonstrates fuel cell on a fixed-wing VTOL drone

Event 38 Unmanned Systems, a leading manufacturer of American-made mapping drones, announces the successful completion of a demo flight of the E450, a drone powered by a hydrogen fuel cell on Monday, June 13, at the Kent State University airport.

Th...

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

New ranking puts Dayton at No. 5 of 94 midsize cities for innovative workforce

By Thomas Gnau - Staff Writer

Your innovative people are getting noticed again, Dayton.

Dayton ranked 5th out of 94 midsize metropolitan areas for its number and concentration of workers in jobs requiring innovation, according to a new ranking from...

Posted on Jun 19, 2022

Beavercreek nonprofit's nearly $100M contract to have 'substantial economic ripple effect'

A nearly $100 million contract awarded to a local nonprofit is expected to have a significant economic effect on the Dayton region and state of Ohio, officials say.

Posted on Jun 14, 2022

DBJ names 2022 Forty Under 40 winners

The Dayton Business Journal has named the 2022 Forty Under 40 winners.

This marks the 25th year the DBJ has honored the region’s brightest young professionals. More than 200 people from around the Miami Valley were nominated this year.

Posted on Jun 1, 2022

Dayton's 2022 Who's Who in Aerospace and Defense - Part 1

The Dayton Business Journal has begun releasing its list of Who’s Who in Aerospace and Defense for 2022.

This special report, compiled by the DBJ editorial board, includes over 100 honorees from the aerospace and defense sector, a vital and growing...

Posted on May 31, 2022

Air Force project focuses on machine-human teaming

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation are continuing to grow and that means the Holy Grail of sorts is how to help humans and the machines they operate work more closely together.

The Air Force Research Laboratory is spending time...

Posted on May 10, 2022