Seventeen new people join this year's
flock of the richest individuals and families in the commonwealth. The cutoff for 1999 is
$94 million.

By Nancy Feigenbaum
Despite the extra cost, individuals
and corporations are reviving historic sites to bring charm to their commercial endeavors.

By Robert Burke
The barbell theory of banking holds
that there soon will be nothing but local banks and megabanks, yet First Virginia and
F&M are holding their own.

By Marjolijn Bijlefeld and
Robert Burke
After losing ground to surrounding
counties for decades, Virginia's cities are starting to attract significant commercial
development.

By Lisa Garcia
Economic developers in this corner of
the commonwealth are trying to tap a rich new vein -- information technology. |