Roanoke Times

& World-News

Business: Tuesday, March 18, 1997

• COMMUTER AIRLINES TO EXPAND SERVICE AT ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT
• NEW CORPORATIONS
• IN BUSINESS
• SPORTSWOMEN COME INTO THEIR OWN WITH 55 MILLION WOMEN PLAYING SPORTS, ADVERTISERS SEE DOLLARS IN TARGETED MAGAZINES
• FORD TO START TESTING FAMILY `SUPERCAR' THIS FALL; 70-MPG AUTO USES HYBRID OF DIESEL, ELECTRIC POWER
• WATCHDOG PANEL TO KEEP RAIL JOBS 2,000 CONRAIL EMPLOYEES JUST IN PHILADELPHIA
• U.S. CARS GAIN SLIGHTLY IN CONSUMER REPORTS PICKS JAPANESE MAKES STILL DOMINATE RECOMMENDATIONS NEARLY 2-TO-1
• REPORTED EARNINGS