ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, December 2, 1995 TAG: 9512040008
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: A-6 EDITION: METRO
MascoTech rejects UAW
Employees of MascoTech Body System and Assembly in Salem turned down a proposed union Thursday by a vote of 66-54. The workers rejected affiliation with the United Auto Workers, said Frank Stoner, a union organizing official for 11 states including Virginia.
The company supplies parts to Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp. in Dublin.
- Staff report
Cadillac recalls 4 1991-95 models
WASHINGTON - Four models of Cadillacs built between 1991 and 1995 gave new meaning to the term climate control. When drivers switched on the air or heat, they turned the luxury cars into pollution machines.
General Motors Corp. has agreed to recall 470,000 Cadillacs equipped with what the government called a ``defeat device'' that caused the cars to emit three times more carbon monoxide than the law allows.
In what the Justice Department said was the first court-ordered recall and the largest automobile case brought under the Clean Air Act, GM must pay an $11 million fine - the second-largest civil penalty assessed under the act.
The automaker also must spend up to $34 million on anti-pollution programs and to fix the recalled 1991-95 models, including Sevilles, DeVilles, Eldorados and Fleetwoods with 4.9-liter V-8 engines.
- Associated Press
Bankruptcies
Five bankruptcies with business affiliations have been filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Western Virginia at Roanoke. One of them is a personal bankruptcy that the court listed as a business because it has commercial connections and could be of interest to business creditors and customers.
Jellystone Park Inc., a campground at Buchanan, filed for reorganization and protection from creditors. The company estimated assets at less than $50,000 and liabilities at more than $100,000.
Petzone Inc., a pet grooming business at Glen Lyn, filed for liquidation, estimating both assets and liabilities at less than $50,000.
Freida Germaine Rainey of Bristol filed for a wage earner plan for repayment of debts with assets of $20,000 and liabilities of $326,970. She does business as Red Flame Enterprises operating as the Red Flame, Gold Flame and Bonfire restaurants at Bristol and Dublin.
Bobby Nathanial Edwards and Tressa Luckado Edwards of Vinton filed for a wage earner plan for repayment of debts, listing assets of $63,640 and liabilities of $60,788. Bobby Edwards operates B.N. Edwards Painting and Wallcovering.
Jeffrey Lynn Corker and Linda Quesenberry Corker of Roanoke filed for liquidation with assets of $119,230 and liabilities of $140,161. Jeffrey Corker operates the Corker Insurance Agency.
- Staff report
Local companies win contracts
Four Western Virginia companies this week were awarded federal contracts:
Electro-Tec Corp. of Blacksburg won a $115,000 contract from the Naval Inventory Control Point in Mechanicsburg, Pa., to supply mechanical power and transmission equipment.
Inland Motor of Radford won a $109,500 contract from the Navy in Philadelphia to supply aircraft components and accessories.
Brunswick Corp. of Marion won a $109,600 contract from Defense Industrial Supply Center in Philadelphia to supply hardware and abrasives.
Aerial Machine and Tool Corp. of Vesta won a $29,096 contract from Defense General Supply Center in Richmond to supply aircraft components and accessories.
- States News Service
Briefly ...
Boone & Co. Realtors on Friday opened Rosewalk, a 34-home subdivision off Virginia 116 in Roanoke. The homes are priced at $140,000 to $150,000 and were built by Jerry Jones and Doug Dalton, Roanoke builders who are completing their first subdivision in the city. Vivian Frank and Jeannine Hanson are the listing agents for Boone.
Martin Bros. Contractors of Roanoke has won a contract to build a 45,000-square-foot pre-engineered addition for Uttermost Co., a manufacturer of home furnishings and interior accessories at Rocky Mount.
The new addition will increase the company's manufacturing capability and existing storage space to support future growth. Kinsey Shane and Associates of Salem provided the architectural design for the facility.
Uttermost recently moved into a new manufacturing facility, also constructed by Martin Bros.
- Staff report
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