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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 6, 1991                   TAG: 9102060147
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS - BRIEFLY . . .

Lionberger Construction Co. of Roanoke said it has been awarded a $1.8 million contract for a 45,000-square-foot employment training program building at Valley Vocational-Technical Center in Fishersville.

\ Two coal companies - AMVEST Minerals Corp. and Electric Fuels Corp. - said they plan to expand the production of a Powell Mountain joint venture in Lee County from 1.5 million tons to 3 millions a year. The expansion will add "a significant number of new jobs," they said.

\ Kroger Co. on Tuesday reported 1990 after-tax earnings of $83.3 million or 96 cents a share, up from a loss of $16.3 million or 23 cents a share in 1989. The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain with regional operations in Roanoke said sales for the year rose 7.6 percent to $20.3 billion. Fourth-quarter after-tax earnings were $67.8 million or 78 cents a share, up 1179 percent from $5.3 million or 7 cents per share; sales rose 7.1 percent to a record $4.9 billion.

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