THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, January 23, 1995 TAG: 9501210113
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 81 lines
NEW BUSINESSES
Speight, Marshall & Francis, a structural engineering firm, has opened at 789 Seahawk Circle, Suite 113B, Virginia Beach.
Daniel W. Speight was an associate and project engineer with Stroud, Pence and Associates in Virginia Beach. Matt Marshall Jr. was in charge of the structural department with The CEGG Partnership. And, Matt Francis was a senior technician with the Stroud, Pence firm.
ACQUISITIONS
Tim L. Whited, chief operating officer with CBC Enterprises in Norfolk, has become a stockholder in the construction company.
NAME CHANGES
ABC Home Health Services Inc. has changed its name to First American Home Care. First American had operations in Hampton, Newport News and Suffolk. The privately held in-home-health-care service company based in Brunswick, Ga., opened an office last month in Chesapeake. Cathy D. Sweet, a registered nurse, is the administrator.
CONTRACTS
Brown Building Corp. in Virginia Beach received a $2.2 million contract from the York County for additions and renovations to the Tabb Elementary School in Yorktown.
O.K. James Construction Inc. in Williamsburg received a $952,000 contract from the city of Chesapeake for alterations to the A.R.T. building for data processing at the Civil Center.
Marine Contracting Corp. in Virginia Beach received a $1.6 million contract from the city of Newport News for for a seafood industrial park wavescreen mooring facility..
Groome Transportation Inc. in Norfolk received a $505,834 contract from the Navy for shuttle bus service for the Sewells Point Area Naval Complex.
Wright Dredging Co. in Chesapeake received a $1.7 million contract from the Savannah base of the Army Corps of Engineers for dredging services at the King's Bay, Ga., Naval Base.
Cottrell Engineering Corp. in Chesapeake received an $822,000 contract from the Army Corps of Engineers in Baltimore for maintenance dredging in Somerset County, Md.
Virtexco Corp. in Norfolk received a $1.4 million contract from the city of Newport News for a Hardwood's Mill water treatment plant.
Hathaway-Duke Construction Co. received a $2.8 million contract (re-bid) from the city of Virginia Beach for Kings Grant and Thoroughgood elementary schools.
Tri State Utilities in Chesapeake received a $1 million contract from the city of Norfolk for upgrade to a sewer in Meadowbrook Terrace.
BANKRUPTCIES
Bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk:
Richard William Davies, Devoe Management Inc., doing business as Three Rivers Electronics, filed chapter 11 reorganization on Jan. 4, with assets of $52,949.20 and liabilities of $130,760.08.
United Mortgages Inc. filed chapter 11 reorganization on Jan. 5. Assets and liabilities were not available.
Marine Hydraulics International Inc., filed chapter 11 reorganization on Jan. 6 with assets of $6.4 million and liabilities of $8.8 million.
Pamela K. Byron, doing business as Express Kuts, filed chapter 7 liquidation on Jan. 9, with assets of $5,712 and liabilities of $14,647.41.
The 1987 bankruptcy filing of H.V. Ewell Building Supplies was reopened on Jan. 11 and converted from chapter 11 to chapter 7 liquidation.
Keith A. Withrow, trading as Withrow Concrete, filed chapter 13 debt repayment plan on Jan. 11. Assets and liabilities were not available.
Bonnie Lee Ferguson, massage therapist, filed chapter 7 liquidation on Jan. 11. Assets and liabilities were not available.
- By Juanita Raisor MEMO: Digest reports news of record about businesses in Hampton Roads. Items
accepted include reports of mergers, acquisitions, leases of more than
20,000 square feet, government contract awards of more than $500,000,
significant expansions, new locations, and appointments or elections of
chairpersons or presidents to professional organizations.
Information should be sent to Juanita Raisor, Business News, 150 W.
Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510.
by CNB