VIRGINIA BUSINESS

VOLUME 13                                   JUNE 1998                                              NO. 6

COVER STORY

THE VIRGINIA 100

Virginia Business celebrates 10 years of tracking wealth by adding 17 new names to our annual list of the richest people in the Old Dominion.

REGIONAL REPORT

THE EASTERN SHORE

By Lisa Davis Allison

This often overlooked region is experiencing a new wave of growth.

INDUSTRY TRENDS

REAL PROGRESS

By Bill Edwards

Virginia's bustling economy is building a solid foundation for the state's real estate industry. Here's a market-by-market report.

EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLES

GREENER PASTURES

By Sally Kirby Hartman

Recent legislation is making it easier for all Virginians, not just the landed gentry, to take advantage of historic and scenic easements.

NEWS AND FEATURES

A LITTLE TRUST

By Lisa Davis Allison

The recent rash of bank mergers is boosting the fortunes of the commonwealth's upstart independent trust companies.

INFO-TECH WORLD'S FAIR...FAX

By Denyse Tannenbaum

Fairfax County officials say the 1998 World Congress on Information Technology will put Northern Virginia's high-tech cluster on the world map.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

money doesn't grow on trees


SMALL BUSINESS
FINANCE

A guide to obtaining capital in Virginia.

MEET THE
EDITORS

Get to know
the staff

EDITOR'S
CORNER

Meeting Demands


MINDING YOUR
 BUSINESS


Tippecanoe and Safety Too!

Kosher Hotel Earns
Five Stars ... of David


Good Vibrations


TAKING
STOCK

Monument's Monumental
Discovery


SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

UnderCover Design Center


FOR THE
RECORD

A Monthly
Business Recap


BACON'S
REBELLION

Mountains of Money

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Cover Photograph By Mark Rhodes


© JUNE 1998, VIRGINIA BUSINESS MAGAZINE