THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 24, 1996 TAG: 9607240560
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 63 lines
Newport News Shipbuilding said it opened a Suffolk facility to support the outfitting of aircraft carriers. The CVN Outfitting and Support Facility occupies 90,000 square feet at the former General Electric plant in Suffolk.
The new facility replaces one at the Navy's Cheatham Annex in Yorktown.
The Suffolk warehouse will store material and equipment to be installed on carriers under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. Both Navy and shipyard personnel will work in the facility. (Staff) Computer firm sets up shop at Tyson's Corner
MainControl Inc., a developer of systems for asset management, electronic software distribution and other applications, has established its headquarters in Fairfax County.
The newly formed company is expected to create as many as 260 jobs by the year 2000 and invest $7 million at its Tyson's Corner facility.
The Virginia Department of Business Assistance will provide training to the company's workforce. (Staff) Norfolk Southern board elects new member
The Norfolk Southern Corp. board has elected another former South Carolina governor to its midst. Meeting Tuesday, the board elected Carroll A. Campbell Jr. to replace another former S.C. governor Robert McNair, who recently retired from the Norfolk-based railroad's board after nine years. Campbell served two terms as the Palmetto state's governor from 1987 to 1995. The Republican had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives and also as a state senator and representative. He is president and chief executive of the American Council of Life Insurance. (Staff) Deadline passes in fight over railroad contract
A union representing 32,000 clerical and maintenance workers pledged not to strike for at least seven days as the cooling-off period in its dispute with the nation's freight railroads, including Norfolk Southern Corp., came to an end. The 30-day no-strike, no-lockout period had been scheduled to end at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. While the contract dispute involves only freight railroads, a shutdown could affect thousands of travelers and commuters, because Amtrak and other passenger lines operate over tracks owned by the freight companies. (Associated Press) Wendy's chairman dies while at games in Atlanta
Wendy's International Inc. Chairman James Near died Monday after suffering a heart attack. Near, 58, in Atlanta for the Olympic Games, collapsed while walking to a first aid station in his downtown hotel after experiencing chest pains. Near was named chairman in 1991.
(Bloomberg Business News) Lockheed charged with inflating costs for jets
A whistleblower lawsuit charges Lockheed Martin Corp. with inflating by $147 million the costs of a weapons system for fighter jets. The allegations in a federal court lawsuit have triggered investigations of contracts for Lockheed's ``Lantirn'' night vision program by the U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Defense. Lockheed Martin, the company resulting from a merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta Corp. has won about $6 billion worth of contracts for the Lantirn system. (AP) by CNB