MEDIA RELEASE | For Immediate Release | January 24, 2019

DAYTON – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will be the keynote speaker at the Dayton Development Coalition’s 2018 Annual Meeting Feb. 6, 2019. 
“As the DDC celebrates our 25th year, we’re thrilled to have Gov. DeWine join us for our annual meeting,” said Jeff Hoagland, the DDC’s President and CEO. Throughout his career in public service, he has been a champion for the Dayton Region and a valued partner of the DDC. We look forward to his keynote address.”  

Advanced reservations are required for this private event. The event is sold out. 

For Gov. DeWine’s biography, please visit: 
https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/administration/governor 

This event is sold out. Media wishing to cover the event must RSVP to Shannon Joyce Neal at sneal@daytonregion.com no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2019, with their name and news affiliation. Media kits and badges will be ready for pick-up at the event. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Wintergarden of the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. Reporters need to arrive by noon to cover the keynote.  

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The Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) is the leading economic development organization for the 14-county Dayton region. Working closely with public and private regional partners, its mission is to recruit, expand and retain jobs. The DDC and the Dayton region ranked as the nation’s top metro for its size for economic development in 2008, 2009 and 2012 and runner-up in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. With the State’s largest single-site employer in its backyard, the DDC also focuses on advocating for the critical missions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and supporting the work of the United States Air Force. The DDC was ranked as America’s top military community, and was presented with the 2015 Community Excellence Award from the Association of Defense Communities. It was designated as one of the ADC’s Great American Defense Communities in 2016 – a testament to the collaborative efforts in support of Wright-Patt, America’s #1 Air Force Base as ranked by the Air Force Times in 2014. 

For questions regarding the DDC, contact Shannon Joyce Neal at (937) 723-2047, or by cell at (937) 231-5436.