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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 4, 1990                   TAG: 9004040732
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: C7   EDITION: EVENING 
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VIRGINIA'S GROWTH PREDICTED TO SLOW

Virginia's growth will continue to slow but the state should rank near the top of the Southeast in 1990, according to a report from the Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center. Last year, Virginia tied with Florida for a 3.9 percent employment growth rate, highest in the region.

A high concentration of government and government-related employment provides partial protection from moderating economic influences in other parts of the Southeast, the Atlanta center said. Virginia has the highest per-capita income in the region.

- Staff report

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