Roanoke Times

& World-News

Business: FRIDAY, July 7, 1995

• RETAILERS' JUNE FIGURES SUPPORT BELIEF THAT ECONOMY IS SLOWING
• SKILLED SERVICE JOBS GROWING FASTER IN ROANOKE THAN IN VA.
• 30-YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE RATE 7.63 PERCENT
• CHAIN TO CLOSE STORE
• ARCHITECT/ENGINEERING FIRM GROWS
• ONLINE GROCERY STORE PUTS SHOPPING AT FINGERTIPS
• IN BUSINESS
• SOFTWARE MERGERS GAIN MOMENTUM