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

DATE: Monday, December 4, 1995               TAG: 9512020480
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY          PAGE: 03   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Juanita Raisor
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   57 lines

DIGEST

NEW BUSINESSES

Fareed & Co., advertising, public relations and design company, has opened at 1206 Laskin Road, Suite 201 in Virginia Beach. John Fareed had served as a mall marketing director.

OfficeTeam, a division of Robert Half International temporary employment service company, has opened at 125 St. Paul Blvd. in Norfolk. The branch office is managed by Michelle Manfred.

The Manhattan Bagel Co. has opened at 750 Independence Blvd. in the Pembroke Meadows Shopping Center in Virginia Beach. The chain is a franchised bagel bakery and delicatessen.

Molton, Allen & Williams Corp., a Alabama-based mortgage company, has opened a branch office in the Reflections Office Park on South Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach.

RELOCATIONS

Barnes Design Group, architects/planners, has relocated from North Plaza Trail to 124 S. Lynnhaven Road, Suite 100, in Virginia Beach.

O'Brien & Gere Engineers Inc. relocated from Viking Drive to the Reflections Office Park on South Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach.

NAME CHANGES

Quality Engineering Company Inc., a Chesapeake general/petroleum contractor, has changed its name to Quality Enterprises USA Inc. The company recently established operations in Naples, Fla.

BANKRUPTCIES

Business bankruptcies filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk:

Daniel F. Kepley and Ronda R. Kepley, paint contractor, filed Chapter 7 liquidation on Nov. 16 with assets of $28,988 and liabilities of $81,656.14.

Robbin Albert Bynum, formerly doing business as Par Maintenance, filed Chapter 7 liquidation on Nov. 17 with assets of $19,552.19 and liabilities of $65,643.72.

CONTRACTS

Seema Inc. in Hampton received a $1.4 million contract for cogeneration plant construction at Langley Air Force Base.

Tidewater Construction Corp. in Norfolk received a $558,019 contract for repair to mooring system, pier D DFSP, Craney Island in Portsmouth.

Asphalt Roads & Materials Co. in Virginia Beach received a $1.6 million contract for annual program for 1996 plant mix resurfacing in Norfolk. 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