Ed Armentrout
-- former president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership


File created: 1-2-96
Updated: 4-12-96

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Edmund H. Armentrout was president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership from 1992 to 1996 when he accepted a similar position in Memphis, Tennessee.

Personal background -

Childhood spent in Europe:Armentrout's love of culturally rich urban areas stems from his childhood. When he was 11 his parents moved from Virginia to Germany to expose theirtwo sons to a variety of experinces in cities such as Budapest, paris andRome.

Family: Armentrout and his wife, Tori, and two sons.

Professional background -

Previous positions:
1985-88 -- vice president of Central Atlanta Progress Inc.
1988 -- became head of Downtown Columbus Inc.
1992 -- became president of Downtown Dayton Partnership, replacing Thomas Weyandt, DDP's first president.
1996 -- On 3-8-96 DDN reported that Armentrout had accepted a position in Memphis, Tennessee, starting April 1.

Salary: in 1995 his salary was listed as $136,000.

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The Downtown Dayton Partnership is a public/private nonprofit organizationcreated in 1991 to attract and retain downtown businesses. In 1995 it hadan operating budget of $962,500 and 10 employees.
The partnership receives about $200,000 a year in grants and tax revenuesfrom the City of Dayton.
In 1995 Dayton City Commission created a Special Improvement District to tax downtown property owners to support the partnership over a six-year period. The district is expected to generate $4 million through the year 2000, when it may be renewed.

sources: DDN 10-10-93; 3-19-95; 3-8-96