Virginia Business, September 2004

Virginia Business - September 2004

COVER STORY
Genworth’s solo act
Following a successful IPO, Genworth Financial leaves the GE fold. Now it has to prove it can make it on its own.


REGIONAL REPORT
Washington, D.C.
Development revives nation’s capital, but schools and affordable housing remain concerns.

Growth & Development
A roundup of major projects in the D.C. area.

Publisher’s Profile — Anthony A. Williams
An interview with the the fourth mayor of the District of Columbia.

Franklin / Southampton County
With peanuts on the wane, this rural area tries to forge a new identity.

Growth & Development
A roundup of major projects in the Franklin / Southampton region.


MANAGED HEALTH CARE
One in seven Virginians is uninsured
Prescription: reduce numbers by making insurance more affordable for small businesses

Managed health care providers
A directory of health care providers in the state.

 

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Corner
- Fresh starts

 

Around the Old Dominion

Virginia Stat

62%
The percentage of Virginia firms offering health
insurance to employees — 12th-highest in the U.S.

Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

- Working on the railroads
- Virginia makes a digital leap forward
- Loudoun County: Where the jobs are
- Enron’s crimes, Darden’s profit
- Showing off a little Hokie pride
- VA STAT


Technology in Virginia
- Aurora Flight Sciences spreads its wings
- New drugs launch Radford firm’s IPO
- Carilion’s first biotech sale

Commercial Real Estate Quarterly
- Market Leader Profile
- Trends
- Major Transactions from Around the State
- Market Overview
- The Art of the Deal
- Outlook

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