January 2001 in Virginia Business:

Cover Story
Special Report — Northern Virginia
Will Virginia's technology hub secede if the state does not meet its demands?

An introduction to Virginia Business' new series

Northern Virginia Secedes?
The brewing storm between Northern Virginia and the state

Steve Case needs an attitude adjustment
Stop blaming Richmond for your problems

News and Features
Electric Deregulation
Cost savings or catastrophe?

Talk show formats with bells and whistles
Web cast confereing takes off

Need to reach a mass audience fast?
Cvent.com uses the Internet to rouse the troops fast

eMarketWorld cross-fertilizes experts
Company recruits advisors to stay on top of industry trends

General Assembly
The 2001 General Assembly: short but important
Taxes and redistricting are on the table

A Perfect Storm
Legislators face face dilemma of waht kind of tax reform will best assuage Virginia's growing pains

Redistricting will reshuffle power structure
For the first time in a century, Republicans are holding the cards

Virginia's most effective lobbies
Virginia legislators decide who is the cream of the crop

Dominion lobby targets deregulation
Taxes and redistricting are on the table

Home builders push property rights
Builders go head-to-head with slow-growth activists

Car lobby wheels and deals
Association reveals secret to success; honesty and integrity

List of Senators and Delegates for 2001

Departments
Minding Your Business
• Bobbitt doctor reconnects with patients
• To Napster or not to Napster
• Love that golf driver. But is it immoral?
• Great minds think alike
• Workin' it, Judd's Online style

Editor's Corner

For the Record

Virginia Weekend