Roanoke Times

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New River Valley Economy: SUNDAY, January 24, 1993

• RETAIL CORE SHAPES UP IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
• STATISTICS BUREAU REPORT: VIRGINIA WAGES LAG BEHIND
• GIZMOS
• MEET THE VALLEY'S AMBASSADOR TO THE WORLD
• WHAT'S IN STORE?
• ARSENAL LAYOFF OPENED A DOOR
• HEMMED IN
• ARSENAL MASKS IMPROVEMENT
• BOUCHER'S `SHOWCASE' TOURS BRING IN PROSPECTS
• ONE ANSWER: OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS
• FORMER ARSENAL EMPLOYEE HAS WORK CUT OUT
• WHAT MAKES COMPANIES MOVE HERE?
• PENT-UP DEMAND BOOSTS REAL-ESTATE SALES
• RADFORD IMPOVERISHED? BLAME COLLEGE STUDENTS
• SCHOOL ENROLLMENT NO LONGER DECLINING
• EDUCATION KEEPING VALLEY VIBRANT
• BUILD IT, AND THEY WILL COME
• PULASKI COUNTY INVESTS IN AT&T SITE
• FROM MINES TO ARSENAL, HE'S USED TO LAYOFFS
• ECONOMIC RECOVERY OR MORE OF SAME?
• STATE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT VALLEY
• CENTERPIECE
• JOBS ARE HARD TO COME BY
• ARSENAL PAYS THE PRICE OF PEACE
• ECONOMY SENDS MANY BACK TO SCHOOL
• COUNSELING CENTER KEEPS PLENTY BUSY
• SCHOOLS BEGIN TO SEE RESULTS OF BOND ISSUE
• ADDING WORKERS
• CHOICES
• SHOPPERS
• SOME KEY DATES IN THE ARSENAL'S HISTORY:
• BY THE NUMBERS...