DATE: Wednesday, May 21, 1997               TAG: 9705210487

SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 

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LOCAL SCENE

CHESAPEAKE

JORDAN NAMED PLANT MANAGER OF SPSA: The Southeastern Public Service Authority named Lewis Jordan plant manager of the agency's solid waste processing plant. He will oversee the activities of the 2,000-ton-per-day capacity Refuse Derived Fuel Plant and will manage the plant's 70-person staff, contract employees, and aluminum and ferrous recycling activities. He was parking administrator, waste management superintendent and assistant director of civic facilities for the city of Norfolk.

NORFOLK

BUCHANAN JOINS ARCHITECTURAL FIRM: Laurie Buchanan was named an intern architect at Glenn & Sadler. She was an intern architect with the Structures Group of Williamsburg.

CANADIAN RAILROAD SEEKS ACCESS TO PORT OF BALTIMORE: The Canadian railroad that Norfolk Southern Corp. agreed to improve links with last week is pushing Maryland officials for access to the port of Baltimore. Officials of the Delaware and Hudson Railway, the U.S. unit of CP Rail System, testified Monday before the Maryland Railroad Merger Advisory Council. They said the agreement to split Conrail Inc. between Norfolk Southern and CSX Corp. threatens the Delaware and Hudson's viability. The railroad gives CP Rail, also known as the Canadian Pacific, connections as far south as Washington. CP Rail and Norfolk Southern agreed last week to improve connections between them and grant each other access to key routes. The agreement preserves CP Rail's connection to Philadelphia, while Norfolk Southern got access to a direct link with a rail serving New England.

PORTSMOUTH

SMALL LOCAL RAILROAD WINS SAFETY AWARD: The small railroad that connects port terminals in South Hampton Roads has won a national safety award for the second time in three years. The Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Co. lost no time to injuries among it 63 employees in 1996. As a result, it was one of seven small railroads nationwide to earn the Jake Jacobson Magnificent Seven Safety Award. The award goes to the seven railroads with the highest employee-hours worked with no lost-time injuries. The award is sponsored by Jake Jacobson, vice president of the Copper Basin Railroad in Arizona, to give small railroads an award equivalent to the E.H. Harriman Memorial Safety Awards given to larger railroads. The Belt Line, jointly owned by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp., operates 38 miles of track in Hampton Roads, connecting the two railroads with the port's marine cargo terminals.

VIRGINIA BEACH

BEACH BULLY RELOCATES: The Beach Bully, a restaurant specializing in open-pit beef and pork barbecue sandwiches, has moved from 30th and Baltic Avenue to 601 19th Street. The new restaurant has added 85 seats and expanded their kitchen facilities which will enable them to extend their catering services to the Peninsula and surrounding areas.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WINS COMMUNITY AWARDS FROM AMERICAN RED CROSS: Electronic Systems has received both the Henry Dunant Society award and the Clara Barton Award from the American Red Cross for its community involvement and financial contributions. The company was one of only five recipients this year to receive the Henry Dunant Society award from the Red Cross's Tidewater Chapter. This award is presented to corporations that have made life-time contributions of $50,000 or more. The Clara Barton Society Award is given annually for financial contributions and support.

PENINSULA

AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN APPROVED: Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's Airport Layout Plan has been approved by the Virginia Department of Aviation and the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan, which will become a guide for developing the airport into the next century, includes three scenarios for growth. Don Patten, chairman of the Peninsula Airport Commission said the airport, once fully developed, will be able to handle the same level of service as Charlotte, N.C., which has become a major hub.

VIRGINIA

HALIFAX DECLARES DIVIDEND: Halifax Corp. voted to pay a quarterly dividend of five cents per share. This dividend is payable June 10, 1997, to shareholders of record May 27, 1997. The company's most recent quarterly dividend payment was five cents per share paid on March 10, 1997. MEMO: To submit an item, send it to Local Scene, The Virginian-Pilot

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