Virginia Business - January 2002

COVER STORY
Monument to shame
Former Gov. Doug Wilder backs a national slavery museum in Fredericksburg. But will commercialization ruin the project?

HOSPITALITY
Road trips
Virginia's tourism gets a boost because it's an easy car ride from the big cities.

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Whatever happened to the referendum?
In Northern Virginia, a big campaign issue fizzles as the enormity of transport woes becomes clear.

SPECIAL FEATURE - GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2002
Reality check
Budget woes and a bad economy shift legislative priorities.

What a fine mess we're in
All is topsy-turvey as power shapes up amidst a budget disaster.

Top lobbies
Money, smarts and hard work make for the most influential ones. Plus, the top ten most effective lobbying groups.

ADVERTISING SECTION
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DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
Why the slave museum is a good idea.

Minding Your Business
- This tourniquet bandage has new twists.
- Mail room gizmo can filter away anthrax.
- One person's trash is another's treasure.
- E-tailor.

Virginia Ideas
When greed isn't good.

For the Record

Virginia Weekend
Schussing in the Mid-Atlantic.