1-minute reads: 5 things to know about Dayton business this week

1. Elder-Beerman parent company to close stores after revenue loss

Bon-Ton Stores Inc. announced it will close up to six stores after posting yet another loss of annual store sales last year. The company reported its operating results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year, which ended on Jan. 28. Store sales decreased by nearly 4 percent compared to the prior tear, and fourth quarter sales decreased by nearly 5 percent. READ MORE

2. Ballooning bonuses boost pay for hospital CEOs

The Dayton-area hospital executives who took home the largest paychecks in 2015 benefited from incentive-laden contracts that are increasingly based on how well their health systems perform in keeping their patients healthy and out of the hospital. READ MORE

3. Restaurant coming back to Mall at Fairfield Commons

Three years after closing its location inside the Mall at Fairfield Commons, a national pizza chain is poised to reopen there. The national pizza chain Sbarro, which operates a location in the Liberty Center retail development south of Dayton and formerly operated in both the Fairfield Commons mall and the Dayton Mall, will open a restaurant in the Mall at Fairfield Commons food court in May, a spokeswoman for the mall said today, March 15. READ MORE

4. Local airports need millions in infrastructure funding

Airports across the U.S. need to invest billions of dollars on "much-needed" infrastructure projects in the next five years, including local hubs in Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus. It's estimated that airports will need nearly $100 billion in the next five years to accommodate passenger and cargo growth and to rehabilitate aging facilities, according to a new report just released from the Airports Council International - North America. READ MORE

5. Million dollar paychecks for top hospital CEOs

On average, the 20 highest paid hospital executives in the Dayton area take home more than $700,000 in annual salary and incentives, with the Top 5 earning well over $1 million a year, based on the nonprofit hospitals' most recent tax returns. READ MORE

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