IN BUSINESS

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 26, 1993                   TAG: 9301260494
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS
Union accusations delay Trailer Co. vote
ATKINS - A scheduled vote Thursday for about 400 employees of Utility Trailer Corp. on representation by the United Steel Workers has been postponed. The delay was caused by eight unfair-labor-practice charges filed by the union.
The Winston-Salem, N.C., regional office of the National Labor Relations Board will investigate. The election may be rescheduled, depending on the board's action. The union accused the company of discriminating against workers who support the union, said Ron Yost of the NLRB.
The company made "a lot of threats and isolated union supporters in the plant," said Jim Cunningham, a union organizer. - Staff report
Dublin plant to make 91 trucks for Kroger
The Kroger Co. said it will pay about $5.5 million for 91 tractors to be assembled this year by Volvo-GM Heavy Truck Corp. at Dublin.
Marc Raskin, automotive maintenance manager for Kroger's Mid-Atlantic Marketing office in Roanoke, will inspect the first tractor as it leaves the assembly line Friday, the food company said.
This is the fourth year the Cincinnati-based Kroger's southeastern and midwestern areas have awarded a tractor contract to the Pulaski County plant.
- Staff report
Business financing seminar in Wythe
WYTHEVILLE - A free seminar on how manufacturers and small businesses in Southwest Virginia can obtain financing will be held Feb. 10 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Wytheville Holiday Inn. Registrations are requested by Feb. 3.
The seminar is offered by the Blue Ridge World Trade Association and Small Business Development Center at Wytheville Community College in response to business complaints about difficulties in getting adequate financing to sustain growth.
Representatives from the Small Business Administration, Farmers Home Administration, NationsBank, First Century Bank, Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Revolving Loan Fund, New River Development Corp., Virginia Small Business Financing Domestic Loan Guarantee Program, Virginia Export, Financing Assistance Program and others will answer questions. Further information is available from Jill Burcham, 773-2711 or Teena Dunford, 228-5541. - Southwest bureau

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB