The Virginian-Pilot

THE LEDGER-STAR

: Monday, January 22, 1996

• FORECAST 1996: MANUFACTURING
• CAREER TRACK
• DIGEST
• MIX, MATCH PHONE, TV SERVICES
• TOURIST NUMBERS ARE IFFY, PROGNOSTICATORS SAY
• NORTHERN VA. SURVIVING FEDERAL DOWNSIZING
• STORE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD OUTPACE HOUSING
• OFFICE SPACE APPETITE WILL GROW
• NO INCREASE IN HOME SALES FOR '96
• HOME PRICES NOT EXPECTED TO RISE
• VA. POWER GROWTH TO CONTINUE
• CAUTIOUS SPENDING LIKELY FOR TIDEWATER CONSUMERS
• PORT ACTIVITY TREADING WATER
• U.S. PORTS ADAPTING TO COAL EXPORT BOOM
• REGION'S JOB ENGINE PURRS SLOWLY ON
• MILITARY STILL ANCHORS THE HAMPTON ROADS ECONOMY NAVY DOWNSIZING HAS EBBED WITH 96,000 PERSONNEL STATIONED LOCALLY.
• STABLE WORK ORDERS BOLSTER TIDEWATER YARDS
• BORING SOUNDS GOOD TO AREA FACTORY WORKERS
• BANKERS CHART NEW STRATEGIES SOME STEP UP LOANS, OTHERS WOO SAVERS
• BROKERS, RETIREMENT-MINDED BOOMERS CRAVE STRONG MARKET