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

DATE: Monday, May 27, 1996                  TAG: 9605250408
SECTION: BUSINESS WEEKLY         PAGE: 03   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: By Juanita Raisor

                                            LENGTH:   44 lines

DIGEST

ACCREDITATION

Children's World Learning Centers location at 4300 Silverleaf Drive in Virginia Beach received national accreditation by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

The accreditation is valid for a three-year period, and will be resubmitted at the end of that period to meet the NAEYC accreditation system for preschools, child care centers and school-age programs.

BANKRUPTCIES

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

Atarus Temporaries Inc. filed Chapter 7 liquidation on May 13. Assets and liabilities were not available.

William D. Robertson, mortgage broker and consultant, filed Chapter 13 debt repayment plan on May 14. Assets and liabilities were not available.

INTERNET

First Colony Coffee & Tea Co. Inc. launched its home page on the World Wide Web. The address is www.1stcolony.com. First Colony's E-Mail address is 1stcolony(AT)MSN.com.

CONTRACTS

Mallory Electric Co. in Newport News received a $699,000 contract for electrical utility repairs at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth.

Mid Eastern Builders Inc. in Chesapeake received a $2.4 million contract for rehabilitation of the 26th Street Bridge over the Lafayette River in Norfolk.

S.W. Day Construction Corp. in Chesapeake received a $3.4 million contract for a medical/dental clinic at the Naval Security Group Activity N.W. 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