ROANOKE TIMES 

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

DATE: TUESDAY, January 17, 1995                   TAG: 9501170133
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-8   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS

After a run of several good months, the number of building permits issued in the Roanoke Valley dropped in December. Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke County together issued 288 permits for construction valued at $5,278,770 last month. Building officials said no major projects were planned. A year ago, the three governments issued 271 permits worth more than $12 million. That value was driven primarily by expansion by The Kroger Co.'s facilities. November figures were 407 projects worth nearly $24.5 million, including an addition to the Roanoke City Jail and the new Salem baseball park. 


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