VOLUME 12                                MAY 1997                                              NO. 5

CHIPS AHOY

by Greg Edwards

Semiconductor manufacturing is a mad dash to market. The chips that will soon be produced in Richmond and Manassas could be obsolete in a couple of years.
MARKEL'S MARKET

by John Rubino

This Richmond insurer has turned specialization into a pot of gold.
SWEET SUCCESS

by Leila Marija Ugincius

Expansions of existing businesses are the hallmarks of sound economic development.

APPOMATTOX BASIN

by Travis Griffin

A section profiling Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg plus the counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex and Surry.
HARD HATS FOR HARDHEADS

by Estelle Jackson

When it comes to workplace safety, little things can make a big difference.

THE HEALTHCARE CRUNCH

by Bill Edwards

Pressure from insurers, employers and patients is pushing health systems toward business-savvy integrated networks that provide cradle-to-grave care.

MANDATE MADNESS

by Kathleen Phalen

Lawmakers are being forced to consider hospital lengths of stay and other standards of care because of tension between health-care providers and insurers.
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