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COVER STORY >>

Capitol crisis:
second take
McDonnell inherits a dismal budget without new stimulus money.
by Jessica Sabbath

Fresh faces
Republicans fortify majority by defeating incumbents.
by Jessica Sabbath

JANUARY INTERVIEW:
Bob McDonnell >
Borrowing from business
Governor-elect looks to
private sector for ideas.

POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE>
Transportation
still a chief concern
Political observers size up election and McDonnell’s plans.

2010 COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE FORECAST>
Pain and gain
2010 expected to be a year of reckoning and investor opportunities.
by Paula C. Squires

When less becomes more
Developments conserve land to retain value and views.
by Nicole Anderson Ellis

COMMUNITY PROFILE: Virginia Beach>
Beachhead for business
Resort city’s amenities draw new companies.
by Elizabeth Cooper

HOSPITALS >>
Tracking costs
by Robert Powell

HOTELS & TOURISM>>
Romancing Generation X
Virginia tourism agency plans to market the ‘lovers’ slogan to younger families.
by Donna C. Gregory

BUSINESS SCHOOLS >>
Digital degree
Distance-learning options offer
business school students flexibility.
by Heather B. Hayes

New MBA program at Longwood designed for liberal arts majors
by Heather B. Hayes