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2. A downtown Dayton development boom is bringing housing and commercial development to the city’s core.
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3. Unemployment in the Dayton Metropolitan area is down to 4 percent although there are about 34,000 fewer jobs now than in 2000, according to seasonally adjusted numbers compiled by Bill LaFayette, owner of Regionomics LLC.
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4. Area governments, social service providers and educational institutions became better collaborators in the wake of the Great Recession and so are better prepared to react.
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5. Corporate investments in the region have brought the Verso Corp. corporate headquarters to Miami Township, Taylor Communications to downtown, and online retailer Chewy planning to open a facility at the Dayton International Airport.
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