ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, December 12, 1995 TAG: 9512120059
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
Childcare of Virginia has new owners
Childcare of Virginia Inc., a private child-care company with locations in Salem, Roanoke, Roanoke County and Vinton, has been sold.
Charles and Ann Howard, who opened the first Child Care Center in 1968, have sold the business to Michael and Glenna Dunn. They plan to retire but will remain as consultants for four months. Terms of the sale, which was handled through Roanoke business brokers Bundy and Co., were not disclosed.
Michael Dunn, former co-owner of Happy's Recreation Center and Flea Market, will manage business aspects of the company. Glenna Dunn, who has worked in the public school system as a speech pathologist, will direct training and operations.
Child Care Centers were among the first private child-care facilities in the Roanoke Valley. They accept children from 16 months to 12 years old. The Dunns plan to add infant care at two of its four sites in early 1996. The company has 65 full-time employees.
- Staff report
Roasters changing to full service
The Kenny Rogers Roasters fast-food restaurant at Valley View Mall has closed for remodeling and will reopen in February as a full-service restaurant with a new name.
The Roundup - Great Western Food and Drinks will continue to serve selected Kenny Rogers items and will add ribs, steak and seafood to the menu. The restaurant also will serve alcohol.
Remodeling will begin in January and should be completed by the first week in February, said to John Fahlgren of Roasters of Virginia, L.C.
The corporation operates 11 Kenny Rogers Roasters locations, including two others in the Roanoke Valley. John Whittington will be president and managing director of Roundup.
- Staff report
B&W changes name to Framatome
B&W Nuclear Technologies said Monday it plans to unveil its new name and sign next week at the company's headquarters on Old Forest Road in Lynchburg.
The company will be known as Framatome Technologies, to reflect its ownership by Paris-based Framatome, a nuclear engineering firm. The French company acquired 100 percent ownership of the former Babcock & Wilcox unit from McDermott International in 1993.
Framatome Technologies develops products and provides services for the nuclear power industry, including the production of nuclear fuel. Other lines of business include the refurbishment of circuit breakers and computer consulting and training.
- Staff report
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