VIRGINIA BUSINESS

VOLUME 14                                  MAY 1999                                              NO. 5

                                         COVER STORY

TAX REVOLT

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.

                                  NEWS AND FEATURES

ENSURING EXPANSION

By Mike Ashley

Expansions of Old Dominion operations in
1998 represented more than $1.35 billion in
investments and 15,371 new jobs.

MINDING Ps & Qs

By Catherine Liden Traugot and Kathleen Phalen

Productivity and quality initiatives are
common denominators at successful service
companies.

STAYING ALIVE

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.

                                  INDUSTRY TRENDS

ON THE MAKE

By Robert Burke

Sewing plants may be heading south, but
there's manufacturing muscle in auto parts,
machinery and electronics.

RESUSCITATING PROFITS

By Marjolijn Bijlefeld

The profit picture is finally picking up
for Virginia's managed-care companies.

A PUSH FOR PATIENT RIGHTS

By Denyse Tannenbaum

Depending on who's talking, legislation
now under review could be a boon or a
boondoggle.

                                    SPECIAL SECTION


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