Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 1, 1993 TAG: 9310010256
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A-11 EDITION: METRO
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NBC Bank, which operates branches inside six Kroger supermarkets, said it will be open Columbus Day even though it's a national holiday when its competitors are likely to be closed.
James Beckner, manager of the bank in Roanoke, said NBC is open regular hours on four traditional banking holidays - Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day.
The bank will conduct business on Oct. 11, Columbus Day, and Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Employees who work will receive a compensatory day off, he said. - Staff report
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\ Fieldcrest Cannon Inc., an Eden, N.C.-based textile and carpet maker operating a towel mill in Henry County, said Thursday shareholders who sued the company in Delaware Chancery Court over its proposed acquisition of Amoskeag Co. have dropped their attempt to block the buyout.
\ W.B. Goode Co. Inc., a Richmond-based petroleum equipment firm with a branch office in Roanoke, said Thursday it has been acquired by Omega Environmental Inc. of Seattle. Terms were not disclosed. Goode, with revenues of $21 million in its 1993 fiscal year, maintains service station equipment and storage tanks. Omega provides products and services for tank storage and cleanup of contaminated soil. The deal, to be completed in 30 days, will change Goode's name to W.B. Goode Omega.
\ The Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association's board of directors has endorsed Appalachian Power Co.'s proposal to build a high-voltage transmission line between Oceana, W.Va., and Cloverdale. The builders said the project will provide a reliable and economical long-term supply of electricity to Apco's current and future customers.
\ The Britt Agency, a Lynchburg advertising and marketing firm with clients in the Roanoke Valley, has been named a member of the Marketing Communications Agency Network, a professional organization of U.S. and Canadian ad agencies with annual billings of $1 million to $10 million.
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