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COVER STORY:
Public/Private partnerships
Public project, private risk >

Virginia looks to partnerships
to tackle major jobs.
by Garry Kranz

Makeover for VITA
State expects revised Northrop Grumman deal to work.
by Garry Kranz

Focus on the environment
Southampton partnership would sell
wetland credits.
by Garry Kranz

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE>
Peninsula rebounds
A new town center and increased office park activity signal an end to the area’s ‘deep freeze’.
by Elizabeth Cooper

COMMUNITY PROFILE: Southwest Virginia>
Blazing new trails
The Crooked Road offers a model for promoting a scenic region. by Tim Thornton

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT>>
How Virginia won the prize
A Fairfax County office building close to Uncle Sam pulls in Northrop Grumman.
by Robert Burke and Paula C. Squires

BANKING>>

The good, the bad and the costly
Community bankers say reforms will bring more regulation.by Doug Childers

SPECIAL REPORT:
2010 VIRGINIA CFO AWARDS>>
The headaches of CFOs
Executives still are feeling the effects of the recession. by Richard Foster

List of 2010 Virginia CFO Award nominees

Larry Ryder, Hooker Furniture Corp.
Jennifer Duff, MPAY Inc.
James Arnold, CMA CGM (America) LLC.
Stanley Berman, Global Impact
Stacey Bright, Bristol Virginia Utilities

COLLEGE PLANNING>>
The rising cost of college
Advisers say laws of supply and demand influence tuition trends. by Amelia Vogler