September 2003 Virginia Business

Virginia Business - September 2003

COVER STORY
Changing course
Yanked by federal regulators, Capital One moves away from sub-prime customers, slowing its growth. What does the transition mean for Virginia where the company employs thousands and is in the middle of a huge corporate expansion?

Q&A with Richard Fairbank: Transcript of Virginia Business interview with Capital One's chairman and CEO.

NEWS & FEATURES
Executive Roundtable
As part of our special feature on small business banking, Publisher Doug Forshey interviewed executives at leading banks in Virginia to find out what they are seeing in the small-business market.

Small Business Banking
As part of our focus on small business in Virginia, Publisher Doug Forshey sat down with the directors of the Department of Business Assistance and the Small Business Development Centers to get a better understanding of their role in Virginia’s economic development.

Small Business Development Centers
A directory of Virginia’s 29 Small Business Development Centers

 

TECHNOLOGY IN VIRGINIA
Hampton’s tunnel vision
The city of Hampton goes after the motorsports industry

 

MANAGED HEALTH CARE
Letting consumers have a say
Some companies are trying consumer-driven strategies to drive down costs

Managed Health Care Providers in Virginia
A directory of the state's managed care providers


ADVERTISING SECTIONS
Virginia’s Technology Symposium Comes to Roanoke
Business and governmental leaders will converge this month in Roanoke to discuss solutions to today’s critical technology issues.

Executive Order Sparks Tourism in Commonwealth
Can Gov. Mark Warner’s executive order help boost Virginia’s tourism industry?

55th Annual Virginia Conference on World Trade
Virginia:Profiting in a World of Change


DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner

Minding Your Business
- The eyes have it

Around the Old Dominion
- eBay gets outbid in Norfolk
- Auto sector adding parts
- The graying of Virginia

Letters to the Editor
- Road improvements needed for Northern Virginia to remain "liveable"
- Q is king for this bank president
- Engineering degrees need accreditation

Virginia Ideas

For the Record