Roanoke Times

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Business: Friday, April 18, 1997

• EMPLOYEES' MINDS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE WE HAVE BRAINS, YES, BUT ARE WE USING THEM?
• TOBACCO MAY ABANDON OUTDOOR BILLBOARDS AD PROFITS WOULDN'T GO UP IN SMOKE
• VALLEY BANK SHOWS EARLY PROFITABILITY FASTEST GROWTH IN SOUTHEAST U.S.
• NS PURSUES AMTRAK TO INCREASE SHIPPING ALLIANCE INTENDED TO BETTER COMPETE WITH TRUCKING INDUSTRY
• DIET PEPSI TRIES TO FATTEN ITS MARKET SHARE SPRITE ALSO BEGINS NEW AD CAMPAIGN
• IN BUSINESS
• WITH CORRECT MATH, TRADE DEFICIT SHRINKS FEBRUARY LEVEL DOWN FROM PREVIOUS MONTH'S RECORD HIGH
• REPORTED EARNINGS
• LEGGETT OUTLET CENTER CHANGES NAME TO TAGS