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Wright-Patt claims to have $4 billion impact on local economy in 2013, but nobody counts what it takes from us. Every resource Wright-Patt consumers make the American people, and local people most of all, poorer.

Dayton considers moving Masonic Temple, Art Institute and Greek Church into 1st ward - downtown - to protect them from predatory residents threatening to vote the precinct dry.

Housing project near Oregon District receives $1.92 million in tax credits for historic sites.

"City Properties Group, which is based out of Louisville, Ky., was awarded the full amount of tax credits it requested, which is about one-quarter of the total project cost of $7.9 million."

You'd think Dayton's population was growing, not shrinking.

UD and a hospitality partner bought the old Marriott.

"Concord previously teamed with UD to take over and upgrade the Courtyard Dayton-University of Dayton hotel near UD Arena that was sold earlier this year. The Dayton Marriott will undergo a similar makeover and remain a full-service Marriott hotel."

So UD is in the hotel-flipping business.

When you have this much money, why not?

"At UD, Horner will oversee an annual budget of $405.7 million, an endowment of $518.2 million and net assets that have reached nearly $1.5 billion."

Yet tuition keeps climbing.

$2.5 million seems extravagant to upgrade a Clyo Rd. intersection.