By Leigh Anne Larance
Shelor Automotive Group may be going
nowhere in its battle over the inventory
tax. But reforms approved by the 1999
General Assembly may make tax disputes
easier on businesses.

By Mike Ashley
Expansions of Old Dominion operations
in
1998 represented more than $1.35 billion in
investments and 15,371 new jobs.
By Catherine Liden Traugot and
Kathleen Phalen
Productivity and quality initiatives
are
common denominators at successful service
companies.
By Robert Burke
Virginia's accident and injury record
is
getting better, but on-the-job deaths
increased from 1995 to 1997, and 1998
numbers show little improvement.

By Robert Burke
Sewing plants may be heading south,
but
there's manufacturing muscle in auto parts,
machinery and electronics.
By Marjolijn Bijlefeld
The profit picture is finally picking
up
for Virginia's managed-care companies.
By Denyse Tannenbaum
Depending on who's talking,
legislation
now under review could be a boon or a
boondoggle.

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