The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, January 15, 1996               TAG: 9601130201
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY          PAGE: 06   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   39 lines

DIGEST

NEW BUSINESSES

Stephen Merritt has opened his accounting firm at 6465 College Park Square, Suite 306, in Virginia Beach. Merritt was a partner of Cohen & Merritt.

Joseph W. Burns has acquired a business license to operate CompuGeek, a computer consulting business in Chesapeake.

BUSINESS EXPANSIONS

Dr. T. Roy Jarrett III has joined Dr. Scott De. Banks in the practice of chiropractic. Jarrett is a recent graduate of the Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis. Banks-Jarrett Chiropractic is at 537 Great Neck Road in Virginia Beach.

CONTRACTS

Barker Campbell & Farley received a $5.8 million consolidated contract from the city of Virginia Beach for advertising, public relations and promotion campaigns to market city attractions and economic development opportunities.

Cochran Construction Co. in Hampton received a $533,000 contract for renovation of the Washington auditorium building 166 at the USCG RTC in Yorktown.

Qualicon Corp. in Chesapeake received a $758,500 contract for a wastewater treatment facility at Southeastern Elementary in Chesapeake. 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