Montgomery County, Ohio

2010 Montgomery County dog licenses are now on sale! Dog owners can purchase their license from December 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. The cost of a 2010 Montgomery County dog license is $20.

Licenses are available online at www.mcohio.org/dogs, at Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith’s Office, the Animal Resource Center and numerous outposts. Call 937-225-4314 for more information.

Dog license sales are the Animal Resource Center’s major source of funding. Proceeds from license sales ensure that the Animal Resource Center can care for stray and lost animals, spay and neuter every animal that leaves the center as an adopted pet and provide animal control services throughout the County.

The Animal Resource Center is a nationally recognized shelter providing excellent service and care to the citizens of Montgomery County and their pets.

The Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services and the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce have joined a statewide initiative to assist dislocated workers find employment. The initiative, called Project HIRE (Hometown Investment in Regional Economies), is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and will help connect employers in targeted growth industries with current job openings to hire dislocated workers.

The state has allocated $7 million for businesses to employ 1,200 to 2,000 eligible job seekers statewide on a first-come, first-served basis. Employers can receive up to a $6,000 stipend per employee hired to assist with short-term training or certification for an eligible job seeker to meet an employer’s hiring conditions. There is no cost to businesses to participate while funding is available. The employer may also be eligible for tax credits. Dislocated workers employed through Project HIRE must remain employed with the business for a minimum of six months after training is completed with the employer.

“Thanks to this collaboration, employers will find people with the skills they need,” said Montgomery County Commission President Dan Foley. “By bolstering pre-qualified job seekers’ existing skills with additional training, these candidates become more attractive to prospective employers, beyond what the job seeker could have accomplished on their own. It’s a win-win for everyone involved.”

Businesses interested in finding out more information should call the Project HIRE employer hotline at 225-6444.

On Monday, November 30, 2009, the City of Dayton, the Dayton Development Coalition and Montgomery County recognized Dayton-based STAN Solutions during a press conference.

STAN Solutions’ partner, Israel-based Adaptive Imaging Technologies, Ltd., recently won the “Most Promising Security Start-Up” Award during the “Global Security Challenge 2009.”

Earlier this year, STAN Solutions entered into a joint agreement to acquire the exclusive, North American distribution rights for a high-resolution, panoramic camera produced by Adaptive Imaging Technologies, Inc. The camera uses long-range, wide-area sensor technology to observe and monitor areas up to six miles away. STAN Solutions is partnering with the University of Dayton’s Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST) to expand the camera’s capabilities with additional sensors.