Ngozi Cole
Business & Economics ReporterNgozi Cole is the Business and Economics Reporter for WYSO. She graduated with honors from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York and is a 2022 Pulitzer Center Post-Graduate Reporting Fellow. Ngozi is from Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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People in Ohio can now access more information about certain illnesses.The Ohio Department of Health announced a new addition to its website, the DataOhio Portal, which tracks infectious diseases.
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The city of Dayton will use COVID-relief funding to build five new homes in the Wolf Creek neighborhood.
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Montgomery County held a reverse career fair on Wednesday to help people returning from prison reintegrate into society and find steady employment.
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Local grocery store Dorothy Lane Market will close its locations for the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th.
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The Greater Dayton RTA is holding public hearings to discuss proposed fare increases that would go into effect incrementally.
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GE Aerospace announced a $20 million investment the Dayton-area. The company says it will go toward equipment upgrades and new tooling for production.
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Walgreens is closing its Westwood pharmacy in West Dayton. This comes amid hundreds of drug stores closing down around the country over the past year.
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Eight college men’s basketball teams are competing this week at UD Arena. The First Four is a tournament for teams to get into the NCAA March Madness tournament.
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A shared commercial cooking space has opened in the Dayton Arcade. The 6888 Kitchen will provide space and business support to Dayton’s food entrepreneurs.
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In January, an Ohio law passed that restricts medical care for transgender youth and bans transgender girls from women's sports. WYSO’s Ngozi Cole interviewed Rick Flynn, executive director of the Greater Dayton LGBT Center, about how to support transgender youth in light of this.