<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
    This Schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from the
    Registrant's predecessor financial statements for each of the three years in
    the period  ended  December  31, 1997 and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
    reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                                     US DOLLARS
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                5,673,000
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<PP&E>                                       3,579,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        6,213,000
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
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<OTHER-SE>                                   3,145,000
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<TOTAL-COSTS>                               33,382,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                              2,147,000
<INCOME-TAX>                                   129,000
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<CHANGES>                                            0
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