VOLUME 12                               NOVEMBER 1997                                        NO. 11

THE RETURN OF BLACKBEARD

By James Quiggle

North Carolina buccaneers are taking over Virginia's flagship banks. Could Crestar be next?

PHONE FRENZY

By Bill Edwards

Dozens of new operators are scrambling to get a piece of the local phone business in Virginia. Business customers are going to come first.

WHAT ON EARTH?

By Jessica Ronky Haddad

Turmoil at the Department of Environmental Quality has united the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Virginia Manufacturers Association and the Sierra Club.

SOFT TOUCH

By Elizabeth O. Cooper

Massages may be a little out of the ordinary, but soft benefits such as day care and low-interest mortgages get workers attention.

ADVENTURES IN TELECOMMUTING

By Beth Macy

Never mind the naysayers. Working at home can benefit self-starting professionals who can handle isolation.


HAMPTON ROADS

This nautical region charts a new course.

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

A special report on hospitals and health care.

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