Roanoke Times

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Business: Thursday, March 13, 1997

• TECH RESEARCH CENTER TO GET NEW BUILDING
• SALES EAT LAST OF UNDEVELOPED LAND AT DEANWOOD CENTER 3 FIND ROOM TO GROW
• CHECK OUT COMET HALE-BOPP ON NASA'S WEB SITE
• UNION LEADER RALLIES GE'S SALEM WORKERS CONTRACT TALKS START IN MAY
• IN BUSINESS
• INTEL, MICROSOFT LAUNCH 'DUMBER' COMPUTERS PITCHED AS SAVING THOUSANDS
• SHE'S NOT HURTING MUCH, BUT OTHERS ARE THE LAYOFFS COME AS JOBLESS RATES ARE LOW AND NEW COMPANIES ARE HIRING