Virginia Business April 2004

Virginia Business - April 2004

COVER STORY
Finding the right chemistry
Manufacturing in Virginia is on the way out — or is it? Chemical producers pack a wallop for the state's economy

REGIONAL REPORT: RICHMOND
Preserving the city core
Will Richmond's downtown revival spark more regional cooperation?

Publisher's Q&A
Dr. Eugene Trani, president of Virginia Commonwealth University

Publisher's Q&A
Dr. William Cooper, president of University of Richmond


PROFILE
From trains to the treasury
Richmond's John Snow: President Bush's point man on economic policy

CORPORATE EXPANSIONS
Lots of new investment — not as many jobs

BUSINESS LAW
Move over Delaware
New law raises Virginia's profile as a corporate-friendly state

VACATIONS & RESORTS
When marble isn't enough
Top hotel ratings boost prestige and business — if you can get them

Publisher's Q&A
Gary K. Rosenberg, president and CEO of The Homestead


Virginia's theme parks help drive tourism

SPECIAL SECTION
Commercial Real Estate
The most significant real estate projects of 2003

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- John Snow's new job: Keep the economy rolling

Around the Old Dominion
- New green in the valleys
- Virginia tobacco farmers buy in to a buyout
- Computer Sciences Corp. takes flight in Northern Virginia
- TowneBank's growing appetite
- Travelocity.com hangs up on Dickenson
- U.S. 29's road warriors

For the Record
Mergers & acqusitions Cutbacks, closings Stocks, financing
Deals Products, services Legal, regulatory
New plants Divestitures Noteworthy
People Expansions  
Contracts Real estate