Roanoke Times

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Business: FRIDAY, April 1, 1994

• CORPORATE PROFITS REACH 3-YEAR HIGH
• JOBLESS CLAIMS DIP
• MEMO SAYS VOLVO PLANS EXPANSION
• VALLEY BANK TO OPEN AT END OF THIS YEAR WITH $7.5 MILLION
• REPORTED EARNINGS
• LIST PUTS HEAT ON JAPAN
• NEW RIVER REGAINS JOBS
• MORTGAGE RATES KEEP ON RISING
• IN BUSINESS
• TRUCKING TALKS FAIL; STRIKE DATE SET