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 Virginia
Business - December 2006
COVER STORY
A
league of its own
The University of Virginia plans to use new freedoms
and a $3 billion campaign to blur the line between
public and private universities.
Charlottesville
area growth and development
SPECIAL REPORT:
The Legal
Elite
Virginia's top lawyers
are honored in 13 areas of practice, plus profiles
of selected members of The Legal Elite's 2006
class.. |
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Hard to
find
Independent trust companies
never took off in Virginia.
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
College-town
condos
For parents and alumni, buying property makes sense.
COMMERICAL
INSURANCE
Partly
sunny forecast for 2007
Away from the coast,
insurance rates are expected to drop.
Marsh
says climate change becoming a crucial issue
in its industry
The mild hurricane season this year has not stopped
the world's largest insurance broker from talking
about the weather.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Trends:
Virginia's port a big driver
The
Art of the Deal: Watkins Centre
Market
Overview: A landlord's market
New construction:
WorldStreet
DEPARTMENTS
 Editor's
Corner
- The
effects of money and immigration
Ideas
- Labor
unions need to understand business issues
Publisher's
Profile
- Florence
G. Kingston, director,
Newport News Department of Development
Looking Back
- Early planters'
enterprises were a factor in Virginia's industrial
development
Follow-ups
- An update on past
stories from Virginia Business
Around the Old Dominion
- Webb's win
could put Virginia in play in presidential race
- For-profit college to open
in South Boston next year
- PBM Products believes it
has the formula for market growth
- Studies paint a grim picture for Virginia's beleaguered
commuters
- Company's growth rate ranks high among Hispanic firms
- Home exchange program aims to find inexpensive lodging
for NASCAR fans
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