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

DATE: MONDAY, March 6, 1995                   TAG: 9503070005
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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WHERE THE NEW JOBS ARE

They're not all in town, as tax-strapped rural localities step up their efforts to attract tax-rich economic development.

Between 1990 and 1994, the number of jobs in the New River Valley declined, primarily due to the closing of AT&T in Pulaski and lay-offs at the GM-Volvo plant. But employment rolls in the Roanoke Valley, and the three big rural counties within commuting distance - Botetourt, Bedford and Franklin - increased by 6,000.

Where were those new jobs?

60% in Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke County. (3,629 additional jobs)

40% in Botetourt, Bedford and Franklin counties. (2,389 additional jobs)

by CNB