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Generations spent building in Roanoke and beyond By Nanette Levin Its not hard to find a Lionberger Construction project in these parts – and hasn’t been for several generations. Just over the railroad tracks on Starkey Road in southwest Roanoke County sits in a one-story, non-descript, brick building, a construction firm company that’s been a Roanoke mainstay for almost a century. Started as John Senter Company in 1922, they’ve stayed focused on the building industry. While the name has changed
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over the years, along with the client focus, this business remains family owned and operated. Lionberger Construction is now headed by a fourth-generation son, whose grandfather took over the business from his uncle. Sam Lionberger III, CEO of Lionberger