This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this:

Hi there! I’m a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like piña coladas. (And gettin’ caught in the rain.)

…or something like this:

The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.

As a new WordPress user, you should go to your dashboard to delete this page and create new pages for your content. Have fun!

03-04-2024

03-04-2024

Oscars Preview

In what has become an annual event, Neon Manager Jonathan McNeal will share his insights on this year’s Oscar nominees, sharing historical data and trends with his predictions of the winners.

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02-26-2024

02-26-2024

Restaurant Reality

Owners of The Blue Berry Cafe, Sueno and El Meson join us for a state of the restaurant industry discussion.  Hear their challenges, how they are fighting rising costs and what it takes to be a great supporter of our local eateries.

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02-12-2024

02-12-2024

A Snapshot of the Immigration Crisis

Karen Bradley has been practicing immigration law for over 24 years and has been recognized as one of the leading immigration attorneys in the region. She has received a Distinguished rating from her peers and a Platinum Client Champion from her clients by the Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Review service. Karen is herself an immigrant from the Central American country of Belize. Since 2001, Karen has served as Honorary Consul for Belize to the States of Ohio and Indiana. Karen will share her knowledge of how the present system works, where it is failing, and share her thoughts on what should be done to fix it.

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02-05-2024

02-05-2024

The Positive Impact of Conventions & Tourism

Jacquelyn Powell, President & CEO of the Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau, will provide an overview of the positive impact of conventions and tourism in Dayton and Montgomery County including information on who and what the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is, how and to whom the CVB markets our destination, the economic impact of conventions & tourism in Montgomery County, significant 2024 events including the CVB’s 30th anniversary celebration and the bright future ahead!

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01-29-2024

01-29-2024

Generational Differences in the Workplace

Tommie Jo Brode, President, Venice Solutions Group will join us and speak about generational differences in the workplace.  She will identify common characteristics of each generation, explore differences, and finish with a discussion about good communication in workplaces with several generations. 

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01-22-2024

01-22-2024

The Business of Arts and Culture:  Dayton Region Results of the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 Study

Join Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research for Americans for the Arts, as he presents the findings of the Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), a comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry . Culture Works, your local funding and advocacy agency for the arts, partnered with Americans for the Arts to facilitate AEP6 over the past year, and is now happy to share the study results for the local Dayton Region. Randy will share our study results and compare them with the national data, supporting the concept that arts and cultural organizations are businesses. They employ people locally, purchase supplies and services from other businesses, and produce authentic cultural experiences that are magnets for visitors, tourists, and new residents.

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