DATE: Tuesday, October 28, 1997             TAG: 9710280222

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LOCAL SCENE

PORTSMOUTH

WHITE NAMED LEASING/MARKETING CONSULTANT: Tammy L. White was named leasing/marketing consultant with Harbor Tower Apartments. She was an executive assistant for the past five years at Colonna's Shipyard in Norfolk.

VIRGINIA BEACH

ATLANTIC SHORES TO HAVE GRAND OPENING: A grand opening for the retirement community of Atlantic Shores will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Atlantic Shores Community Clubhouse, 1200 Atlantic Shores Drive. The community is located off of Dam Neck Road about a mile west of the ocean.

NEWPORT NEWS

BLESSINGS EXPANDS IN MEXICO: Blessings Corp. said Friday it intends to acquire the 40 percent of Nacional de Envases Plasticos SA of Mexico that it doesn't already own for $18.5 million. Blessings, based in Newport News, makes plastic film products used in disposable health care products and packaging. For the third quarter ended Sept. 30, it had sales of $43.7 million. Nacional de Envases also makes plastic film products. The close is expected in November. MEMO: To submit an item, send it to Local Scene, The Virginian-Pilot

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