VIRGINIA BUSINESS

VOLUME 13                                   MAY 1998                                              NO. 5

COVER STORY

ECONOMIC COME-ONS

By Kelly Jackson Higgins

Industry-specific incentives have been a successful part of economic development, but critics are asking if they're fair to everyone else.


NEWS AND FEATURES

ADDING ON

By Robert G. Greiner

Tired of hearing about the new kids on the block? Check out the impressive expansion plans of these exciting Virginia businesses.

FLOOD, FIRE AND FELONY

By Bill Edwards

When disaster strikes, the viability of your business could depend on the quality of your insurance.

THE PROFIT PROGNOSIS

By Laura E. Bland

The advent of managed care was supposed to put the squeeze on health care providers. But now that the numbers are in, who's squeezing whom?


SPECIAL SECTIONS

Richmond - a city of monuments and silicon wafers

CITY OF THE MICROCHIPS

Richmond's on a quest to become the primary East Coast cluster for semiconductor fabrication.


FANTASTIC 50

Meet 50 private companies with explosive revenue growth.

this year's fast growth stars

Mark Rhodes photo of AMP plant in Harrisonburg

HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANUFACTURING

Virginia's top industrial companies share secrets for boosting productivity and quality.

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