HRC News Clips October 17 – 30, 2015
Civil Rights/Fair Housing
Groups say head-scarf ban for Muslim officers condones prejudice. The Columbus Dispatch. October 22, 2015. Read more here.
Dayton’s police, fire departments seek minority recruits. Dayton Daily News. October 26, 2015. Read more here.
Hundreds apply for police, fire jobs: Recruiting efforts focus on workplace diversity. Dayton Daily News. October 20, 2015. Read more here.
Nickie Antonio introduces Fairness Act. Equality Ohio. October 28, 2015. Read more here.
Ohio LGBT ‘Fairness Act’ Legislation Targets Discrimination, Inspired By Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision. International Business Times. October 29, 2015. Read more here.
Business and Technical Assistance
Dayton company gets White House invite. Dayton Daily News. October 23, 2015. Read more here.
Small business contracts way up at Wright-Patterson AFB. Dayton Daily News. October 30, 2015. Read more here.
State awards $2M to rehab Dayton-area apartment. Dayton Business Journal. October 22, 2015. Read more here.
Dayton Library gets $500K for new events center. Dayton Business Journal. October 19, 2015. Read more here.
State procurement officers, Ohio minority-owned businesses to meet at Oct. 27 expo. Columbus Dispatch. October 19, 2015. Read more here.
Dayton sees construction jobs flatline. Dayton Business Journal. October 30, 2015. Read more here.
Ohio construction jobs take plunge. Dayton Business Journal. October 26, 2015. Read more here.
Dayton construction firm wins $16M construction project in Miamisburg. Dayton Business Journal. October 22, 2015. Read more here.
Cincinnati company wins $4M project at Dayton Airport. Dayton Business Journal. October 22, 2015. Read more here.
Ohio stumbles in ranking of most entrepreneurial states. Dayton Business Journal. October 27, 2015. Read more here.
Community Police Relations
Why Don’t Dayton Police Always Show Up Quickly? WYSO Curious Investigates. WYSO. October 21, 2015. Read more here.
Human Rights organization plants seed in Dayton. WDTN. October 17, 2015. Read more here.
Cleveland Council holds hearing on racial profiling and bias-free policing ordinance. Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 14, 2015. Read more here.
Officials call for youth justice reform. Columbus Dispatch. October 7, 2015. Read more here.
Meadowdale fight leads to protocol questions. WDTN. October 20, 2015. Read more here.
Ohio awards $34 million in post-prison program grants. Dayton Daily News. October 23, 2015. Read more here.
Welcome Dayton
Syrian refugees could be in Dayton in 2 to 3 years. WDTN. October 22, 2015. Read more here.
Dayton immigrant friendly, but not a ‘sanctuary city’. WHIO. October 21, 2015. Read more here.
Reshaping Midwest cities through immigrant talent. Metromode. October 14, 2015. Read more here.
MULTICULTURAL DAYTON Gabriela Pickett: Curator, Missing Peace Art Space. Dayton Business Journal. October 30, 2015. Read more here.