                                ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, August 13, 1996               TAG: 9608130061
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO

ROANOKE REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Building permits in the Roanoke Valley jumped more than 20 percent in both number and value in July compared with a year ago.

The largest projects were in Roanoke and included $3.38million for remodeling Breckinridge Middle School, $890,000 for a warehouse for Airborne Express, $845,000 for remodeling Jefferson Plaza office building at 1030 S. Jefferson St. by CommuniCare, and $376,000 for remodeling the Revco drugstore on Grandin Road.

Salem issued a permit for $347,000 for a new warehouse for Hershey's Creamery. Roanoke County reported permits for an addition to William Byrd High School and for construction of India Heritage Church at Cotton Hill.

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