Accelerating development boosts downtown Dayton’s $5B economy
The accelerating pace of downtown Dayton development has planners looking at how to connect the dots between major projects in the core.
Economic Development
See what’s up in downtown Dayton this month
Downtown Dayton saw a busy April as spring construction season brings some big ideas to life.
Get pumped: River Run is opening Friday in downtown Dayton
The long-anticipated $4 million RiverScape River Run project will be formally opened during a community celebration slated for 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Former Standard Register moving hundreds of jobs to downtown
One of the largest companies in Dayton is planning to move hundreds of jobs downtown…
The team with the $100M plan for Fire Blocks district
The developers behind Fire Blocks District in downtown Dayton have been playing things close to the vest as they build the capital for the $100 million revival.
Warped Wing, Boston Stoker among anticipated Arcade tenants
Some big names are on the list of anticipated tenants at the Dayton Arcade, from Warped Wing Brewing Co. to Boston Stoker to the University of Dayton.
Downtown Dayton’s newest trend: ‘Urban entrepreneurial ecospace’
Prompted by a renewed sense of vigor in the local economy, city of Dayton officials say they’re having a hard time keeping up with the local business community.
Greater Downtown Dayton Plan Progress Report Released
Read the latest Greater Downtown Dayton Plan Progress Report: The 2016 Progress at a Glance.
UD in the Arcade: Why it makes sense
University of Dayton will have a presence in the Dayton Arcade, echoing the ideas of another city its developers have looked to for inspiration.
Downtown Dayton developers teeing up new $15M hotel
A new hotel project at Water Street District in downtown Dayton is aiming to get off the ground this spring.
Planners unveil the new look for the Levitt Pavilion
The planners for downtown Dayton’s new $5 million entertainment venue revealed renderings Tuesday of what the new Levitt Pavilion outdoor concert space will look like.
Sinclair envisions major downtown campus revival
Sinclair Community College is eyeing a multi-year redevelopment of its campus to a greener, more pedestrian-friendly campus.
Construction boom: 10 downtown Dayton projects
Greater downtown Dayton is in the midst of a healthy construction boom that promises to bring new jobs, housing, amenities, entertainment and infrastructure upgrades.
Dickey Building, ‘commercial core’ for downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks redevelopment
After decades of housing companies started in Dayton, the developers of Downtown’s Fire Blocks district hope rehabilitation will prepare for a new generation of businesses.
David Building the ‘cultural core’ for downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks development
A half-acre rooftop park could adorn what developers are terming “the base of lifestyle development” in downtown Dayton’s Fire Blocks project.
AFRL plans downtown Dayton office as part of ‘Innovation District’
The Wright Brothers Institute and Air Force Research Laboratory are considering an office in downtown Dayton with the intent of anchoring an “innovation district.”
Elks Building, the ‘crown jewel’ of downtown’s Fire Blocks redevelopment
To Winfield Scott Gibson, the six-story-tall Elks Building in downtown Dayton looks not like an underused space, but a crown jewel.
Here’s the $100M plan for the new Fire Blocks district in Dayton
With years of anticipation built up, developers say an ambitious $100 million plan for the Fire Blocks District will transform a big sector of downtown Dayton in 2017.
Downtown investment exceeds $1B this decade
Investments made or planned for downtown have surpassed the $1 billion mark since 2010, a milestone in the effort to re-energize the center city, and a benchmark that speaks to many projects yet to come.
CareSource to build 7-story office building downtown
CareSource will build a new 7-story, 250,000 square foot office building to house 900 employees downtown.
Downtown initiative seeks to spur small business development
A grassroots effort has been launched to further spark small business and entrepreneur growth in downtown Dayton
Downtown ‘renaissance’ helping drive answer to ‘Why Dayton?’
The Dayton area is in the midst of a “renaissance” where larger corporations have opened or expanded, millennials are lowering vacancy rates downtown, and small business and manufacturing growth is looking up.
Plan to revive south downtown Dayton surges ahead
The city government is wasting little time in its designs to revive south downtown Dayton.
Group plans $33.4M redevelopment of downtown building
An office tower that contributed to downtown Dayton’s rapid development more than a century ago could now play a role in its revival.
Project Watch: $600 million in downtown Dayton projects
Bit by bit, block by block, downtown Dayton is undergoing a re-imagining. Talk to anyone who lives, works or plays there, and you’ll hear a growing sense of excitement. We’re tracking more than 50 projects in downtown that are in … Continued