2021
3,200+ Member-Owners!

We can mark the milestone of reaching over 50% Trade Area Zip Code Membership! We are more than 3,200 community member-owners strong.

We’re Hiring!
we're hiring. Be a part of the Gem City Market team!

Things are really picking up momentum now as we expand our Gem City Market team! We’re looking for dedicated, community-oriented servant leaders to grow with us and achieve our mission: To serve, engage, and empower our neighborhoods by providing affordable, high quality food in a clean and welcoming environment that is…Read More

2020
Construction Photos!

More photos of the materials and supplies being transformed into our grocery co-op!

Construction Photos

Construction photos from the site on 09-22-2020 SONY DSC    

Community Meeting Online
Community Meeting Online

Learn about the efforts to bring Play into our outdoor spaces as Play On Purpose presents activities and themes for our outdoor play area. Replay of our online Community Meeting on August 27th is still up online! www.crowdcast.io/e/GCM-August-27  

2,766 Member-Owners!

We have over 2,766 Community-Owners. 1,277 reside within the Trade Area Zip Codes, and 193 of those are $10 Memberships.

Construction at the site! Almost enclosed!

Our architect Matt Sauer visits the site regularly and sends photos on . . . so much action on the site!

Let’s Eat: A child’s view of Gem City Market
Let’s Eat: A child’s view of Gem City Market

Students from both Edison School and Dayton Leadership academy were asked to envision a trip to the market or what they think a grocery should look like: the people or aisles, the produce, or employees. With three drawings from both schools, alongside photography from Jennings, artwork from Oyeyemi, and architectural…Read More

2,700 Community Member-Owners

We have over 2,700 Community-Owners. 1,227 reside within the Trade Area Zip Codes, and 182 of those are $10 Memberships.

Steel! (Click here for larger photos)

We can see the building start to take on shape and form with the steel being placed!

Annual Report Sent to Member-Owners
Annual Report Sent to Member-Owners

Our 2019-2020 Annual Report went out to Member-Owners in July! If you expected to receive it and haven’t seen it, check your spam or promotions filters and tabs. . .

Time-lapse video of concrete pour
Time-lapse video of concrete pour

Click to watch: The walls to the front (with the wood forms) are the retaining walls for the raised outside deck area. The flat pours (concrete level with the ground) are the footers. There is another area at the rear of the lot that is the retaining wall for the…Read More

Concrete Pouring Commences
Concrete Pouring Commences

Construction teams have started on pouring the footers and retaining walls for Gem City Market. Matt Sauer caught a snapshot of a drain basin and catch being poured in the future parking lot!

Announcement: Annual Members Meeting Postponed

The Board has voted to postpone the Annual Members Meeting until such time as it is safe to gather publicly in groups; potentially late summer or early autumn. While physically distancing amid COVID-19 presents challenges for movement building, we are committed building relationships between member-owners, and transparently sharing project information.…Read More

GCM goes to Up & Coming
GCM goes to Up & Coming

In early March 2020, a group of Gem City Market Member-Owners attended the Up & Coming Food Co-op Conference, in Madison Wisconsin. Up & Coming attracts start-up organizing groups, board members, and co-op staff from around the country to learn and grow together. This year the conference was in Madison, WI on…Read More

2019
2,400 Community-Owners

We have over 2,400 Community-Owners. 1,054 reside within the Trade Area, and 125 of those are $10 Memberships.

Finalizing New Market Tax Credits Transaction
Finalizing New Market Tax Credits Transaction

Our financing has been finalized! With the NMTC transaction completed, grading the site and other earthwork will commence after the turn of the year. Click item title to go to a letter from Lela Klein, Executive Director of CO-OP Dayton.  

Grading the site and Earthwork

Site work is moving forward. The construction of essential businesses like grocery stores is allowed during the stay-at-home order. Our General Contractor WISE Construction is taking necessary precautions for the health of all workers on the site, including installing additional hand-washing stations on-site, and confirming the absence of symptoms when…Read More

2nd Annual Members Meeting
2nd Annual Members Meeting

We transitioned an appointed board seat to our third Community Elected Board Seat. Member and Trade Area resident Shavelta Harding was voted in. Jule Rastiskis, who held an appointed board seat stepped down. This rounds out the board to 9 members. The membership also voted yes on whether to pursue…Read More

Community Partnership: Premier Health Announces Neighborhood 50/50 Match @ Community Meeting
Community Partnership: Premier Health Announces Neighborhood 50/50 Match @ Community Meeting

Premier Health has contributed funds allowing Gem City Market to offer $50 Community-Owner Membership Shares to individuals living in the market neighborhood zip codes of: 45402, 05, 06, 16, 17, 26. We have a goal of 1,800 Trade Area Members by open. Before the match was announced, our Trade Area…Read More

Demolition of Building on Site
Demolition of Building on Site

Subcontractor Tallview Palladium demolished the old McCallister’s Art Supply building that stood on the 300-400 block of Salem where Gem City Market will be built.

T-Shirt Design Contest Winner Announced
T-Shirt Design Contest Winner Announced

The winning design was chosen by a panel of judges and was submitted by local textile artist and co-op enthusiast Rachel Dominguez-Benner.

New Logo Reveal @ Community Meeting
New Logo Reveal @ Community Meeting

We’ve traveled a long way together on our way to opening our co-op! Gem City Market began as a big idea… and we had a logo that reflected that. Now we’re ready to embark on a whole new phase of our journey, so we need a bold new identity to…Read More

Deep Listening Campaign Kick-Off @ Community Meeting
Deep Listening Campaign Kick-Off @ Community Meeting

We have a goal of welcoming 600 new $10 Members living in our Trade Area (zip codes 45402, 05, 06, 16, 17, 26) before opening our doors. You can support this goal by joining our team as we get out knocking on doors to talk with residents about the new…Read More

First Annual Block Party
First Annual Block Party

We welcomed hundreds of members and supporters to celebrate with us at the future site of Gem City Market with a Block Party in 2018.

Ceremonial Community Groundbreaking @ Annual Block Party
Ceremonial Community Groundbreaking @ Annual Block Party

We estimate 500 – 700 members and supporters joined us for our Ceremonial Community Groundbreaking. Burgers were grilled, booths were visited, connections were made. We collected nearly 50 grocery receipts, the best way to find out what you really want to buy and cook, to help us stock our shelves…Read More

Community Partnership: Teaching Kitchen with Kettering Health
Community Partnership: Teaching Kitchen with Kettering Health

One feature making Gem City Market more than a grocery store will be the teaching kitchen located within the store. Programming will come from community partners including Kettering Health Network.