VIRGINIA BUSINESS

VOLUME 13                              DECEMBER 1998                                        NO. 12

                                         COVER STORY

THE NEW DEAL

By Kelly Jackson Higgins and Robert Burke

Unprecedented competition and computer technology are changing the rules of the
road for Virginia's auto dealers.

                                  NEWS AND FEATURES

IDEAS IN, CASH OUT

By Mike Ashley

Virginia's universities are contributing
more to the economy thanks to innovation
in the laboratory and technology transfer.

                                  REGIONAL REPORT

NORTHERN PIEDMONT

By Maura Singleton

Virginia's breathtaking back yard.

                                  INDUSTRY TRENDS

QUALITY IS JOB 1

By Marjolijn Bijlefeld

Measuring hospital performance is still an inexact science, but quality leaders are emerging in several specialities across the commonwealth.

CLASS-A REUNION

By Bill Edwards

Now that commercial real estate is out of
the doldrums, Virginia developers are
returning to the types of projects that
create some excitement.

POLICY POWER

By Kathleen F. Phalen

Insurance is the Swiss Army knife of financial tools.

PRUNING PREMIUM TAXES

By Denyse Tannenbaum

Virginia has attracted several insurance companies by offering tax credits that
offset surcharges in other states.

                                     SPECIAL SECTIONS

a world of communications revolves around the cable industry

CABLE COMES
OF AGE

Ready or not,
here they come.


© DECEMBER 1998, VIRGINIA BUSINESS MAGAZINE