THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 21, 1997 TAG: 9702210802
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D2 EDITION: FINAL
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BULL RETURNS TO CC: Amy G. Bull has returned to the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce as director, communications and public information. She was the chamber's communications manager and business contact editor for three years before leaving in October 1995 to join the Virginia Port Authority as public relations coordinator.
NORDEN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT: Keith A. Norden was named vice president of marketing for Forward Hampton Roads, the economic development division of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. Prior to this, he was a national product manager for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The chamber also appointed Cindy B. Davenport as program coordinator, business education. Prior to this, she was with Furmanite America Inc. in Virginia Beach. NORFOLK
ALEXANDER NAMED SALES MANAGER: Bob Alexander was named to the newly created position of sales manager at Anzell Automotive, parent company of Big Al's Mufflers & Brakes and Big Al's Franchising. He was formerly part owner and manager of the Oceana Firestone retail outlet. HAMPTON
THEATRE GROUNDBREAKING: A ground-breaking ceremony to start construction on the AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24 Theatre, a megaplex with 24 auditoriums, will be held at 11 a.m. today. The 89,000 square foot building will cover more than 20 acres and include stadium-style seating in each of its 24 auditoriums. The theater is set to open in late fall at the new Hampton Towne Centre off Interstate 64 at the intersection of Hampton Roads Center Parkway and Big Bethel Road. VIRGINIA
GTE LAWSUIT DISMISSED: A federal judge in Richmond on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by GTE Corp. against AT&T Corp. and the State Corporation Commission over a commission ruling aimed at helping AT&T compete with GTE in local telephone service. GTE sued in December after the SCC ordered it to provide AT&T a 23.4 percent discount to lease GTE's network for reselling local service. GTE said the so-called ``wholesale'' discount was so low it would give AT&T an unfair advantage in wooing customers. U.S. District Judge James Spencer ruled that GTE jumped the gun in filing the suit, saying that the phone company first must negotiate an interconnection agreement with AT&T under the terms prescribed by the SCC.
SURRY UNIT OFFLINE: Virginia Power brought its Surry Unit 1 reactor offline Wednesday night. The move came just two days after the company shut its Unit 2 reactor because of an electrical outage in a control panel. Plant operators noticed declining pressure in the reactor coolant system and determined that a controller for a group of heaters had failed. MEMO: To sumbit an item for the Local Scene, please fax it to 446-2531. ILLUSTRATION: Photos
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