Virginia Business - May 2003

COVER STORY
Citizen soliders
The U.S. miliary depends on part-time armed forces. Yet, their employers suffer. How are Virginia's businesses coping?

SPECIAL FEATURE
2003 Fantastic 50
Our annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the state.

REGIONAL REPORT - Hampton Roads
Port security tightens
War, terrorism force a watch for "dirty" bombs and illegal aliens.

Sprouting Suffolk
This once-sleepy city is the growth champ of Hampton Roads.

War's economic impact limited

Q&A with J. Robert Bray
The man behind Virginia's ports speaks out.


HEALTH CARE
When hospitals close
Closures are rare and big hospital chains often mean they reopen quickly.

SPECIAL SECTIONS
Hospital expansions
Several major hospitals announce expansions that will affect patient care and help local economies.

Virginia insurance brokers see landscape changing
Virginia Business talks with several insurance brokers who comment on the state of the market since 9/11.

Insurance brokers in Virginia
A list of major brokers in the state.

SPECIAL PUBLISHER'S FEATURE
Banking
Virginia's top banking officials on the economy, the banking industry and doing business in Virginia.

DEPARTMENTS
For the Record

Editor's Corner

Minding Your Business
- Creature comforts
- A virtual personal assistant

Around the Old Dominion
- Central Virginia: Composites capital of the state
- They even know Fido
- High-speed rail gets a green light?

For the Record

Virginia Weekend
The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk's waterside gem