Roanoke Times

& World-News

Business: TUESDAY, December 21, 1993

• NEW CORPORATIONS
• ROANOKE VALLEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
• FIRST UNION CREATES BIG-LOAN SYNDICATE
• LABOR DISPUTES ARE COSTLY BUSINESS.
• HIGHER RATES FOR SURE
• EASTERN FACTORIES OPTIMISTIC
• IN BUSINESS
• AT HOME, HOLIDAY SALES ARE MERRY
• REPORTED EARNINGS
• NEW COMPANY TO INCLUDE ROANOKE IN COMPUTER-ACCESS NETWORK
• MINE-SAFETY EFFORT BEGUN
• UVA TO CREATE HEALTH-CARE PLAN FOR CENTRAL VA.