August 2000 in Virginia Business:

Cover Story
SPECIAL REPORT:
Globalization hits home

How Global Trade and NAFTA Decimated a Vital Virginia Business
Cheap foreign labor has decimated the apparel industry. Who's next?

South of the Border, an Eager Work Force Waits for Jobs
Mexico's garment industry has graduated from ramshackle maquiladoras to sparkling new, integrated factory complexes.

Hardworking Mexican-Americans Flock to the Old Dominion
Mexican-Americans are moving to Virginia at a fast rate. Employers love to have them.

Don't Blame NAFTA, Virginia must retrain
Our publisher comments on the dilemma.

News and Features
Franchise Free-for-all
A glut of Virginia pro sports teams has many fighting to survive.

Virginia is for Olympians
Northern Virginia may be the site for Olympic events in 2012.

E-Factories
The Internet — and fast-moving data — have revolutionaized how manufacturing industries make goods.
Related link:
• Unfinished Business

Goodbye, Glasses
Upper-income, middle-agers are laying down a few thousand for 20/20 vision as laser surgery goes mainstream.
Related links:
• Before You Blink
• A Real Eye-Opener

Departments
Minding Your Business:
• Screen Stealer
• Cha-ching!
• It's My River, and You Can't Build In It!
• Ruckersville and its Amazing Technicolor DreamWorks
• Virginia is For Lovers

Virginia Weekend
Executive retirees turn to teaching
Related links:
• Retiring to Grade School

Editor's Corner

For the Record