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

DATE: Monday, April 10, 1995                 TAG: 9504080158
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY          PAGE: 09   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: - By Juanita Raisor
        
                                             LENGTH: Short :   46 lines

DIGEST

INTERNET

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GOV. CONTRACTS

E.V. Williams Co. Inc. in Virginia Beach received a $961,500 contract from the city of Virginia Beach for beach restoration and maintenance.

NEW BUSINESSES

Beverly H. Patrick in Virginia Beach is operating as a professional speaker and consultant to businesses on improving colleague-to-colleague communications. She is the author of a book on office etiquette.

Avis and Ouida Haynes operate a Surface Doctor franchise in Virginia Beach. The franchise offers resurfacing and surface repair for bathrooms.

Contractors Paving Co. Inc. in Virginia Beach received a $605,342 contract from Virginia Beach for widening and signalization on General Booth Boulevard.

Mid Eastern Builders in Chesapeake received a $674,700 contract from the Navy for flightline oil/water separations at NAS Oceana.

They also received a $1.4 million contract from Southampton County to construct a wastewater plant upgrade at the Southampton Correctional Center.

BANKRUPTCIES

Bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk:

Charles William Shirley and Carol Montgomery Shirley, also known as C.W. Shirley Farms, filed Chapter 7 liquidation on March 29, with assets of $795,963.97 and liabilities of $1,041,352.89.

Benjamin J. Levy, real estate developer, filed Chapter 11 reorganization on March 31, with assets of $5,271.62 and liabilities of $27,498,663.84. MEMO: Digest reports news of record about businesses in Hampton Roads. Items

accepted include reports of mergers, acquisitions, relocations,

significant expansions, substantial government contract awards, national

honors and awards.

Information should be sent to Juanita Raisor, Business News, 150 W.

Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510. by CNB