ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, April 23, 1997 TAG: 9704230030
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
Another 2,300 tire workers join Goodyear strike
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - An additional 2,300 union workers for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. went on strike Tuesday, walking off their jobs at a Fayetteville, N.C., plant operated by Goodyear subsidiary Kelly-Springfield.
The workers join 12,000 Goodyear employees who walked out at nine plants at midnight Saturday.
Goodyear's Kelly-Springfield unit is seeking a temporary restraining order against the strike, which it considers a violation of the union's agreement with the company, said Richard Evans, a Kelly-Springfield spokesman.
The workers who initiated the strike belong to nine locals that are part of the union's master agreement with Ohio-based Goodyear. The Fayetteville workers have their own contract, which expired Sept. 8.
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Norfolk Southern Corp. on Tuesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share on its common stock, payable June 10 to stockholders on May 2.
The Office of Natural Resources of Virginia has recognized several Roanoke-area companies for innovative technologies to reduce air pollutants. The awards went to Allstate Insurance Co.'s Roanoke regional offices, Danville Regional Medical Center, Reicsson Inc. in Lynchburg, The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, Columbia Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, Washington & Lee University in Lexington and The Roanoke Times.
The Virginia Equine Research and Information Services will release "Virginia's Horse," a directory of equine goods, services and information in January 1998. Endorsed by the Virginia Horse Council, the directory will include information on all breeds, businesses and services. A complimentary copy will be sent to all state agricultural departments and horse councils. A percentage of the income from sales at $6 a copy will be placed in educational funds under the Virginia Horse Council and the Virginia Horse Center Foundation in Lexington.
ALLCOM Technologies, a tenant in The New Century Venture Center at 1354 Eighth St., Roanoke, has been acquired by Michigan-based KCI Communications and will operate as One Source Communications. KCI, the country's 18th-largest cellular reseller, said it invested more than $2million in the acquisition. One Source said it expects to create 75 new jobs in the state, 16 of which will be in Roanoke. It plans to open nine retail offices: in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Wytheville, Danville, Martinsville and Lexington.
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