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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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.
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A new law in Ohio is restricting gender-affirming care for transgender children.Activists want affected youth and families to understand the ban's impact and know how to get help.
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Not every crisis needs a police officer. That’s where Dayton’s non-police crisis response team intervenes. Since 2022, they have gone on thousands of 911 calls within the city.
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The University of Dayton is awarding scholarships to doulas in the region, aiming to fight black infant and maternal mortality in the region.
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Two health care units have closed in Miami County early this year. Premier Health closed its labor and delivery unit in Upper Valley Medical Center in February, and Kettering Health closed its ER in Piqua.
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The Ohio Nurses Association has filed a representation petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent CareFlight employees within Premier Health of Dayton.
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The Dayton Arcade District project has received nearly $14 million in tax credits. The $200 million development covers over 800,000 square feet in downtown Dayton, Ohio.