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

DATE: FRIDAY, April 5, 1991                   TAG: 9104050698
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A5   EDITION: EVENING 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

IN BUSINESS-BRIEFLY . . .

JPS Textile Group, owner of the Angle plant in Rocky Mount and successor to J.P. Stevens & Co., a major textile manufacturer, said it has come out of bankruptcy court protection with the confirmation of its restructuring plan.

\ Americans bought $815 million in U.S. savings bonds in March, the most they have purchased in that month since the program began 50 years ago, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The previous record was $740 million in sales in March 1978.

\ Permatile Concrete Products Co. of Bristol said it has qualified as a certified plant by the National Precast Concrete Association, a trade group.

\ Roanoke Valley Collection Agency Inc. of Roanoke has been named a member of the American Collectors Association Inc., a trade group of organizations handling credit and collection problems for retailers and professionals.

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