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

DATE: THURSDAY, January 30, 1992                   TAG: 9201300120
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-5   EDITION: METRO 
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IN BUSINESS

Hollins company wins GMC franchise

Virginia Truck Center at Hollins has won the franchise to sell GMC medium trucks in a 17-county area around Roanoke. The company, owned by Frank Ellett, also sells Mack and Freightliner trucks.

The franchise, for trucks of up to 30,000 pounds gross weight, had been held by Dickerson GMC Truck Peterbilt Inc. before it closed last fall. Hart Motor Co. in Salem has the Roanoke-area GMC pickup franchise and Fulton Trucks Inc. sells GMC heavy trucks.

Ellett said he has hired parts personnel and plans to add two mechanics from the former Dickerson company. - Staff report

Food prices down in Roanoke area

Food costs fell slightly this month in Roanoke-area supermarkets, according to a report by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The agency's monthly Market Basket survey showed 40 commonly purchased items cost $72.23 this month in area stores, down 1.7 percent from $73.42 in December and 0.7 percent from $72.72 in January 1991.

In Northern Virginia, a similar order cost $81.52 this month, up 2.1 percent in the month but down 0.8 percent from a year earlier. In Tidewater stores, the order cost $77.12, up 2.5 percent for the month and 1.7 percent for the year. In the Richmond area, the order cost $77.99, up 1.9 percent for the month and 1 percent for the year. - Staff report

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