Virginia Business - August 2005

COVER STORY
Room at the top?
Women have moved into senior ranks at state's largest public companies. But no one has ascended the CEO throne, yet.

Catherine West, Capital One Financial Corp.

Brenda Shipplett, Long & Foster Cos. | AUDIO REPORT

Donna Morea, CGI-AMS | AUDIO REPORT

Deborah Johnston, Care Advantage Inc. | AUDIO REPORT

Rita Ricks and Kimbrly Walton, Mirror Enterprises | AUDIO REPORT

WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Virginia's top financial advisers | AUDIO REPORT
Author R.J. Shook picks 30 as role models for industry.

RETIREMENT LIVING
Virginia empty nesters find city living to their liking

Virginia regional retirement community directory

AGRIBUSINESS
Horse Center continues to draw business despite state budget disputes

ADVERTISING SECTION
2005-2006 Virginia Site Selection Guide
Virginia Business' annual collection of economic development articles, maps and stats.

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- Groundbreaking trends

Virginia Ideas
- Smart steps to retirement for women

Letter to the editor
- Smart growth encourages an environmentally friendly point of view

Around the Old Dominion
- Charlottesville's French connection
- Everything old is new again
- Making a federal case against tolls
- Relief for a Prohibition-era hangover?
- No money for college? No problem
- Expansion in Staunton

In the Workplace
- Making work work
- Overcoming interviewing's fatal flaws
- Future trends to watch
- Working father guilt

Followups
An update on companies and trends featured in recent issues:
- D. Stephen Elliott
- Smithfield Foods
- ChildrenFirst

Reporter's Notebook
Notes and thoughts from the travels of Virginia Business writers and editors

For the Record
Mergers & acqusitions	Cutbacks, closings	Stocks, financing
Deals	Products, services	Legal, regulatory
New plants	Divestitures	Noteworthy
People	Expansions
Contracts	Real estate