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Virginia Business - February 2007

February 2007COVER STORY
2006 Small Business Success Story of the Year
NanoSonic spins off university research into commercial products

Piascik & Associates
Central Virginia finalist
Tackling hard tax issues pays off for CPA firm

Geeks On Call
Hampton Roads finalist
Norfolk company dispatches technicians to computer users in distress

Prototype Productions Inc.
Northern Virginia finalist
Ashburn company rebounds after setbacks in 2001

TRANSPORTATION
Turbulence for air travelers?
Airline mergers could raise fares and reduce service to smaller cities
Video report: Improvements to Richmond International Airport


SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
2007 Guide to Doing Business in Virginia
Advice and resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs.


BUSINESS LAW
The bare minimum
Should Virginia raise the minimum wage, or let market forces dictate pay?


BANKING
Taking it to the bank
Capital One returns to its roots as it diversifies and shores up its funding base

Presidential appeal
Will third time be a charm for $1 coins?

PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Thou shalt learn the classics
It's back to basics at some of Virginia's private Christian schools

GATEWAY REGIONAL REPORT
A four-leaf clover?
Fort Lee's expansion is good news for Petersburg

BUSINESS DIVERSITY QUARTERLY REPORT
A closer look at a significant segment of the economy

Staying power
Robin Brooks won't accept second best in shaping her Bedford food company

Coming to America
Architect and home builder helped change Richmond's style
Video report: Carlos Sol

Marketing to growing ethnic groups requires planning, sensitivity

Round up

Resources

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- Welcome from the new publisher: Virginia is for Business

Ideas
- Labor unions need to understand business issues

Around the Old Dominion
- Virginia's commercial space industry takes off
- Chemist's experiments in chocolate draw customers to Blacksburg shop
- Partnership begins branding campaign to promote Hampton Roads identity
- SRI International to open biotech research facility in Harrisonburg

 

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

 


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