Forty years on, Lockheed asks a federal court to give the company a break

For 40 years now, first Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and later Lockheed Martin Corp. have had to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission every little change made to its anti-corruption policies and procedures. Now the Bethesda-based defense giant is asking the court to give the company a break.

At issue is not the disclosures themselves, but the paperwork involved. Lockheed argues that rules have changed since 1976, when the U.S. District Court in D.C. issued requirements tied to alleged payments…

Exclusive: Dayton-area university to sell West Coast campus

Antioch University is nearing a deal to sell one of its largest campuses.

The Yellow Springs-based school is in talks with several interested buyers for its Seattle campus, a single 65,000-square-foot building in the Denney Triangle neighborhood near downtown Seattle. The university intends to sell the building and then move to another location in the downtown Seattle area, said Felice Nudelman, the school’s chancellor.

The project will provide a means for growth for Antioch University, which has…

(Exclusive) Popular Chinese restaurant plans second Dayton-area location

A popular Chinese and Japanese restaurant in Dayton is planning a second location.

CJ Chan, located at 536 Wilmington Pike in Dayton, has leased space for a second restaurant on Alex Bell Road in Moraine in the same center as Chappys Tap Room and Grille.

The restaurant leased 1,800-square-foot and is in the process of designing the space, said Mike Palmer, a broker with Irongate Realtors who represented the restaurant owners. Palmer said within 30 days he expects the owners to begin remodeling…

EXCLUSIVE: Thai company has eyes on Ohio for natural gas cracker plant

A Thai energy corporation is taking a big step toward building a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant in eastern Ohio, Columbus Business First has learned.

PTT Public Company Ltd., a $92.6 billion state-owned business based in Bangkok, is looking to develop the complex in Belmont County, one of the hottest areas for energy exploration in the state, industry sources told me.

State officials are expected to disclose PTT’s plans this week.

PTT, ranked No. 84 on Forbes’ Global 500 list of…

Bienvenue: Georgetown French Market returns

Wisconsin Avenue sidewalks will be crowded with stalls and restaurants will be serving up their best French fare for this weekend’s Georgetown French Market.

This year’s market runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

This will be the 12th annual French Market, which stretches up Wisconsin Avenue from P Street to Reservoir Road, an area of Georgetown known as Book Hill, for nearby Book Hill Park.

Retailers, salons and galleries will all be offering their discounted merchandise in…