September 2001 in Virginia Business:

Cover Story
Biotech is hot
But are Virginia's labs finally taking off?

Stem Cells: Miracle vs. morality
Norfolk's Jones Institute is at the heart of the economy

News and Features
Do bank mergers mean worse service?
New link ups could boost community service

New weapons for health care: CONSUMERS
Helped by the Net, consumers are taking control and could cut costs

Growth & Development
From railroads to enzymes
In Roanoke high tech could take off, if talent can stay at home

From janitor to CEO
Kent Murphy cleans up at Blacksburg's Luna Innovations

Departments
Minding Your Business
• Need a word check? Wrong spellings can help?
• This HAL is a good computer

Editor's Corner

For the Record

Virginia Weekend

Virginia Ideas