Roanoke Times

& World-News

Business: Thursday, February 20, 1997

• IN BUSINESS
• BELL, COX TO LINK UP NETWORKS PACT WILL ALLOW LOCAL PHONE COMPETITION
• OWNER TO BUILD CONDOS INTO MINIATURE MANSIONS
• METROWIRE - A SEARCH ENGINE FOR LOCAL WEB SITES
• REPORTED EARNINGS
• TRADE DEFICIT WORST IN 8 YEARS JAPANESE IMBALANCE EASES; BUT CHINESE GAP SETS RECORD
• 5 MILLION AMERICANS WORK FOR FOREIGNERS
• TRIGON EXECUTIVE TO STEP DOWN
• 10 BIG COMPANIES POOL RESUMES, JOB TRAINING