THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, July 1, 1996 TAG: 9606290148
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY PAGE: 05 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JUANITA RAISOR, BUSINESS WEEKLY
LENGTH: 33 lines
Trans World Airlines Inc. opened its East Coast reservations center at Lake Wright Executive Center in Norfolk. The airline said the facility adds 500 jobs to the area and will distribute an annual payroll of $16 million.
The 40,000-square-foot reservations office, with 454 workstations, will handle a portion of TWA's 30 million annual reservations inquiries, the airline said. The airline is transferring about 20 administration/supervisory personnel and approximately 45 reservation personnel.
The facility also houses the TWA Academy with 40 training stations that will conduct up to three classes of about 20 students per class.
Also, the new Firestone Tire and Service Center in Norfolk will deliver you, via a van shuttle, to your office while it services you vehicle, and lend you a pager to alert you when your can is ready.
Firestone opened a couple of weeks ago in the old General Tire facility at 856 Granby St. The company said its service includes oil changes, state inspections, and tire mounting.
Bill Cuomo, manager, said the Firestone location may negotiate corporate discounts for companies with large numbers of employees
The Manhattan Bagel Co. has opened in the Fairfield Shopping Center at the corner of Kempsville and Providence Roads in Virginia Beach. The 1,846 square-foot facility seats 42 diners and is open seven days a week. Robert Robertson, a retired real estate appraiser from Northern Virginia, owns and operates the 13th franchised location in the state. by CNB