ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, October 15, 1996              TAG: 9610150104
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO 

ROANOKE REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS

The Roanoke Valley logged a 40 percent increase in the value of building permits in September from September 1995 but without any major projects. The permits totaled $11.12 million compared with $7.97 million last year. The largest project, in Salem, was a $295,000 orthodontics clinic for Dr. Richard Tate. Roanoke reported mostly alterations and additions totaling $1,183,000 to commercial buildings, plus nine new houses. Roanoke County issued permits for 49 homes worth $2.65 million, plus 136 additions worth $3.75 million.

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