ROANOKE TIMES 

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

DATE: TUESDAY, December 20, 1994                   TAG: 9412200095
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-8   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICTATORS

Several major commercial projects drove up the value of Roanoke Valley building permits to nearly $25 million last month. Salem issued a permit for construction of a new $4 million ballpar. Roanoke granted permits for a $7 million addition to the city jail, a $1.5 million industrial building owned by Coachi Investments at 2510 Johnson Ave., a $331,370 renovation project at Community Hospital and $158,642 in improvements at three city schools. Last year's November total was $21 million, including an $11.2 million expansion of the Yokahoma Tire plant. 


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