The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, January 12, 1995             TAG: 9501120377
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D1   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Daily Digest 
SOURCE: (Staff)
        
                                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

NEWSPAPER TO BUILD BEACH DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star will break ground on a new distribution center in Virginia Beach today. The $1 million facility - 16,200 square feet of office and warehouse space - is located at 589 Central Drive in Oceana Industrial Park near Lynnhaven Parkway. Two distribution centers, including this one, are under construction in Virginia Beach and will increase the newspapers' total distribution facilities to nine in the area. The newspapers are owned by Norfolk-based Landmark Communications Inc. by CNB